1886 New York City mayoral election

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. Roosevelt, at age 28, would have been the youngest mayor in New York City history had he been elected.

The election saw many Republican voters swing their support to Hewitt.

Campaign

• Henry George, political economist and tax reformer (United Labor)
• Abram Hewitt, U.S. Representative and former chair of the Democratic National Committee (Democratic)
• Theodore Roosevelt, former Assemblyman from the Upper East Side (Republican)
• William T. Wardwell (Prohibition)

Daniel De Leon, the future leader of the Socialist Labor Party of America, campaigned for George.

Results

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