Election Name: | 1905 New York City mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1903 New York City mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1903 |
Next Election: | 1909 New York City mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1909 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1905 |
Image1: | Picture of George B. McClellan, Jr..jpg |
Nominee1: | George B. McClellan Jr. |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 228,407 |
Percentage1: | 37.8% |
Nominee2: | William Randolph Hearst |
Party2: | Municipal Ownership League |
Color2: | CD7F32 |
Popular Vote2: | 224,989 |
Percentage2: | 37.2% |
Image3: | William Mills Ivins Sr. Crop.jpg |
Nominee3: | William Mills Ivins Sr. |
Party3: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 137,184 |
Percentage3: | 22.7% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | George B. McClellan Jr. |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | George B. McClellan Jr. |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
There was evidence of electoral fraud against Hearst linked to the Tammany Hall machine, as well as violence and intimidation against Hearst poll watchers.[1]