1969 New York City mayoral election

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The 1969 New York City mayoral election was a contentious race in which incumbent Mayor John Lindsay, running on the Liberal Party line after losing the Republican primary, narrowly won re-election in a three-way contest.

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instanceOf 1969 election in the United States
New York City election
mayoral election
country United States
electedOfficeTermContinuation second term for John Lindsay as Mayor of New York City
electionDate 1969-11-04
electionSystem first-past-the-post voting
electionType municipal election
electorate registered voters of New York City
generalElectionBallotLineOfIncumbent Liberal Party of New York
governingBodyAffected New York City municipal government
incumbentBeforeElection John Lindsay
incumbentLostPrimary true
incumbentRanForReelection true
locatedIn New York City
mainCandidate John J. Marchi
John Lindsay
Mario Procaccino
nextElection 1973 New York City mayoral election
notableFeature Republican vote split between Liberal-backed incumbent and official Republican-Conservative nominee
incumbent mayor ran and won on a third-party line
numberOfCandidates 3
officeholderAfterElection John Lindsay
partyOfCandidate John J. Marchi – Conservative Party of New York State
John J. Marchi – Republican Party (United States)
John Lindsay – Liberal Party of New York
Mario Procaccino – Democratic Party (United States)
partyOfWinnerBallotLine Liberal Party of New York
partyOfWinnerPreviousAffiliation Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
popularVote John J. Marchi – 542,411
John Lindsay – 1,015,913
Mario Procaccino – 972,704
positionContested Mayor of New York City
previousElection 1965 New York City mayoral election
primaryLostBy John Lindsay
primaryLostParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
resultMarginDescription narrow victory for John Lindsay
tookPlaceInDecade 1960s
tookPlaceInState New York
votePercentage John J. Marchi – 22.6%
John Lindsay – 42.4%
Mario Procaccino – 40.6%
wasContentious true
wasThreeWayRace true
winner John Lindsay

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