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An election forMayor of New York City was held on November 2, 1886.
Candidates included four-term former state assemblymanTheodore Roosevelt, authorHenry George, and five-term U.S. RepresentativeAbram 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]
Daniel De Leon, the future leader of theSocialist Labor Party of America, campaigned for George.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Abram Hewitt | 90,552 | 41.23 | |
| United Labor | Henry George | 68,110 | 31.01 | |
| Republican | Theodore Roosevelt | 60,435 | 27.52 | |
| Prohibition | William T. Wardwell | 532 | 0.24 | |
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