1965 New York City mayoral election

1965 New York City mayoral election

← 1961 November 2, 1965 1969 →
Turnout80.8% (registered voters)[1]
 
Candidate John Lindsay Abraham Beame William F. Buckley Jr.
Party Republican Democratic Conservative
Alliance Liberal Civil Service -
Popular vote 1,149,106 1,046,699 341,226
Percentage 45.0% 41.0% 13.4%

Results by Borough
  Beame—40–50%
  Lindsay—50–60%
  Lindsay—40–50%

Mayor before election

Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Democratic

Elected Mayor

John Lindsay
Republican

The 1965 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1965, with Republican Congressman John Lindsay winning a close plurality victory over the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Abraham Beame.

Lindsay received 44.99% of the vote to Beame's 40.98%, a victory margin of 4.01%.[2] Finishing in a distant third was the candidate of the recently formed Conservative Party, conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley Jr., who received 13.36% of the vote. Lindsay and Beame received the Liberal and Civil Service ballot line respectively. Lindsay won a decisive majority in Manhattan, while winning comfortable plurality victories in Queens and Staten Island. Beame won pluralities in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

  1. ^ Cannato 2001, p. 69.
  2. ^ "New York City Mayoral Election 1965". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 25, 2014.