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1905 New York City mayoral election

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1905 New York City mayoral election
← 1903 November 7, 1905 1909 →
 
Nominee George B. McClellan Jr. William Randolph Hearst William Mills Ivins Sr.
Party Democratic Municipal Ownership League Republican
Popular vote 228,407 224,989 137,184
Percentage 37.8% 37.2% 22.7%

Borough results
McClellan:      40–50%
Hearst:      30–40%

Mayor before election

George B. McClellan Jr.
Democratic

Elected mayor

George B. McClellan Jr.
Democratic

An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 7, 1905.

Candidates included incumbent mayor George B. McClellan Jr., newspaper publisher and two-term U.S. Representative William Randolph Hearst, and reform advocate William Mills Ivins Sr.

McClellan was reelected with 37% of the vote.

There was evidence of electoral fraud against Hearst linked to the Tammany Hall machine, as well as violence and intimidation against Hearst poll watchers.[1]

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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New York City mayoral election, 1905[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George B. McClellan Jr. 228,407 37.8
Municipal Ownership League William Randolph Hearst 224,989 37.2
Republican William Mills Ivins Sr. 137,184 22.7
Socialist Algernon Lee 11,817 2.0
Socialist Labor John Kinneally 2,276 0.4
Total votes 604,673 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Hearst's Flamboyant Run For City Hall in 1905". CUNY Matters. 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Jackson, Kenneth (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale University Press and The New York Historical Society. ISBN 0-300-05536-6.