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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.
Results[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
