1989 New York City mayoral election
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The 1989 New York City mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 7.
Incumbent Mayor Ed Koch, who had served since 1978, ran for an unprecedented fourth term in office but was defeated in the Democratic Party primary by Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins. Dinkins went on to narrowly defeat U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Rudy Giuliani, the candidate of both the Republican Party and Liberal Party of New York.[1] Dinkins won with 50.42% of the vote to Giuliani's 47.84%.[2]
Whereas the two preceding mayoral elections of the 1980s had been landslide victories for Koch, who had not lost a single borough and had received the co-endorsement of the Republican Party in 1981, this election was a closely contested race. Dinkins won majorities in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, while Giuliani carried Queens and won a landslide on Staten Island. Four years later, in the 1993 election, Dinkins and Giuliani would face each other again in a re-match and Dinkins would narrowly lose to Giuliani in his bid for re-election.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- David Dinkins, Manhattan Borough President
- Harrison J. Goldin, New York City Comptroller
- Ed Koch, incumbent Mayor since 1978
- Richard Ravitch, former Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Declined[]
- Andrew Stein, President of the New York City Council
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Dinkins | Goldin | Koch | Stein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson/Singer Inc.[3] | Dec. 10, 1988 | 1,204 | 34% | 6% | 29% | 17% |
Results[]
| Democratic primary | |||||||
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| Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Staten Island | Total | ||
| David N. Dinkins | 151,113 | 101,274 | 170,440 | 113,952 | 11,122 | 547,901 | |
| Edward I. Koch | 96,923 | 66,600 | 139,268 | 129,262 | 24,260 | 456,313 | |
| Harrison J. Goldin | 6,889 | 4,951 | 9,619 | 5,857 | 1,493 | 28,809 | |
| Richard Ravitch | 17,499 | 5,946 | 13,214 | 9,443 | 1,432 | 47,534 | |
| 1,080,557 | |||||||
Republican primary[]
Results[]
Giuliani won the Republican Primary, defeating Ron Lauder 77,150 (67.0%) to 37,960 (33.0%)
General election[]
Results[]
| General election | |||||||
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| Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Staten Island | Total | ||
| Dinkins' lead over Giuliani | + 97,600 | + 72,471 | + 39,071 | – 94,670 | – 67,392 | + 47,080 | |
| Democratic | David N. Dinkins | 255,286 | 172,271 | 276,903 | 190,096 | 22,988 | 917,544 |
| Republican - Liberal - Independent | Rudolph W. Giuliani | 157,686 | 99,800 | 237,832 | 284,766 | 90,380 | 870,464 |
| Right to Life | Henry Hewes | 3,025 | 2,571 | 4,140 | 5,647 | 2,077 | 17,460 |
| Conservative | Ronald S. Lauder | 1,701 | 1,139 | 2,328 | 3,062 | 1,041 | 9,271 |
| Others | 1,904 | 714 | 1,197 | 947 | 194 | 4,956 | |
| 1,819,695 | |||||||
Giuliani vote was 815,387 Republican and 55,077 Liberal. Other vote was 1,732 Lenora Fulani-New Alliance; 1,671-James Harris-Socialist Workers; 1,118 Warren Raum-Libertarian; 435 Mazelis-Workers League.
References[]
- ^ Roberts, Sam. "THE 1989 ELECTIONS: THE NEW YORK VOTE; Almost Lost at the Wire". nytimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "New York City Mayoral Election 1989". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ Anekwe, Simon (10 Dec 1988). "Poll shows Dinkins can unseat Mayor Ed Koch". The New York Times. p. 1.
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