An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 2, 1886.
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Candidates included four-term former state assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt, author Henry George, and five-term U.S. Representative Abram 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]
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 | |
Democratic gain from nonpartisan candidate |