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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1969 election in the United States
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New York City election ⓘ mayoral election ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffected | New York City municipal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | John Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentLostPrimary | true ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| mainCandidate |
John J. Marchi
NERFINISHED
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John Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Procaccino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1973 New York City mayoral election ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Republican vote split between Liberal-backed incumbent and official Republican-Conservative nominee
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incumbent mayor ran and won on a third-party line ⓘ |
| numberOfCandidates | 3 ⓘ |
| officeholderAfterElection | John Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCandidate |
John J. Marchi – Conservative Party of New York State
NERFINISHED
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John J. Marchi – Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lindsay – Liberal Party of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Procaccino – Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfWinnerBallotLine | Liberal Party of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfWinnerPreviousAffiliation | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVote |
John J. Marchi – 542,411
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLostParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultMarginDescription | narrow victory for John Lindsay ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votePercentage |
John J. Marchi – 22.6%
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John Lindsay – 42.4% ⓘ Mario Procaccino – 40.6% ⓘ |
| wasContentious | true ⓘ |
| wasThreeWayRace | true ⓘ |
| winner | John Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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