1886 New York City mayoral election

1886 New York City mayoral election
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Nominee Abram Hewitt Henry George Theodore Roosevelt
Party Democratic United Labor Republican
Popular vote 90,552 68,110 60,435
Percentage 41.2% 31.0% 27.5%

Mayor before election

William Russell Grace
nonpartisan candidate

Elected mayor

Abram Hewitt
Democratic

An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 2, 1886.

Candidates included four-term former state assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt, author Henry George, and five-term U.S. Representative Abram Hewitt.[1] Roosevelt, at age 28,[1] would have been the youngest mayor in New York City history had he been elected.[2][3]

The election saw many Republican voters swing their support to Hewitt.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c Brookhiser, Richard (1993). "1886: The Men Who Would Be Mayor". City Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Pollak, Michael (April 15, 2011). "Answers to Questions About New York". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Who Was the Youngest Mayor in New York City?". New-York Historical Society. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Post, Louis F.; Leubuscher, Fred C. "Henry George's 1886 Campaign – An Account of the George-Hewitt Campaign in the New York Municipal Election of 1886". Henry George, The Standard. Retrieved October 7, 2019.