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New York City mayoral election, 2005
| Mayoral Candidate |
Popular Vote |
Percent |
Party
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| Michael R. Bloomberg |
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Republican |
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Democrat |
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The shape of the election
The New York City mayoral election of 2005 will occur on Tuesday November 8, 2005, with incumbent Republican mayor Michael Bloomberg expected to face a Democratic opponent as well as many third party candidates. Current Democratic challengers include City Council speaker Gifford Miller, former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer, current Manhattan borough president C. Virginia Fields, and Congressman Anthony D. Weiner. Bloomberg's 2001 opponent Mark Green has stated that he will stay out of the 2005 race. Current issues include education, taxes, the city budget and the proposed West Side Stadium planned for the 2012 Olympic Games, for which New York City is one of the finalists to serve as host city. The Republican and Democratic primary elections are scheduled for Tuesday September 13, 2005.
Scheduled events
Potential candidates for mayor
- Fernando Ferrer - former City Council member (1982-87), former Bronx borough president (1987-2001) and 2001 primary candidate narrowly defeated by Mark Green. Ferrer is the current front-runner and was endorsed by New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer and Carl McCall.
- C. Virginia Fields - current Manhattan borough president (1997-present) recently endorsed by Congressman Charles B. Rangel and Charles Barron , who dropped out of the mayoral race on February 13, 2005.
- Gifford Miller - current City Council member (1993-present) and current City Council Speaker (1996-present) endorsed by several city Democratic politicians, has a fundraising lead over other Democratic challengers and was endorsed by Carolyn Maloney.
- Anthony D. Weiner - former aide to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, former City Council member (1991-1999) and current congressman representing New York's 9th Congressional District.
- Bob Kerrey - a former Navy SEAL, former governor of Nebraska (1983-87), former Senator from Nebraska (1989-2001), 1992 presidential candidate, member of the 9/11 Commission and current president of New School University. According to The New York Times, Kerrey is considering a mayoral run against Mayor Bloomberg as Kerrey is "angry about the way New York City is being treated by Washington, D.C." [1]
- Michael Bloomberg - incumbent New York City mayor elected in 2001.
- Tom Ognibene - former Queens City Councilman (1992-2002) and minority leader who was endorsed by the leaders of the Queens County Republican Committee on February 10, 2005. According to the New York Sun, Ognibene is expected to win the endorsement of the Conservative Party [2].
- Steve Shaw - 30-year old former investment banker and Republican primary challenger to Mayor Bloomberg.
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Other candidates
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Opinion polling
Last updated: 06-01-2005 06:55:50
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