1969 New York City mayoral election

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Candidate  | John Lindsay | Mario Procaccino | John J. Marchi
Party  | Liberal | Democratic | Republican
Alliance  |  | Civil Service | Conservative
Popular vote  | 1,012,633 | 831,772  | 542,411
Percentage  | 42.4% | 34.8%  | 22.7%

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Results by Borough

Procaccino—40–50%

Marchi—60–70%

Lindsay—30–40%

Lindsay—60–70%

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| Mayor before election

John Lindsay
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John Lindsay
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The 1969 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1969, with incumbent Liberal Party Mayor John Lindsay elected to a second term. Lindsay defeated the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Mario Procaccino, and the Republican candidate, state senator John Marchi.

Lindsay received 42.36% of the vote to Procaccino's 34.79%, a Liberal victory margin of 7.57%.[1] Marchi finished a distant third with 22.69%.

In one of the most unusual primary seasons since the consolidation of greater New York, the incumbent Lindsay and former mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. both lost their parties' respective primaries. In the Republican primary, Lindsay was defeated narrowly by state senator John J. Marchi of Staten Island. Procaccino won the Democratic primary with less than 33% of the vote against four opponents, including Wagner, Bronx Borough President Herman Badillo, Congressman James H. Scheuer, and author Norman Mailer, who ran on a platform proposing secession from the state of New York.

## Background

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### 1965 election

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Incumbent mayor John Lindsay was elected in 1965 as a Republican with Liberal Party support. However, Lindsay failed to win a majority of the vote, primarily due to the rise of the Conservative Party, which polled over thirteen percent of the vote behind candidate William F. Buckley Jr. Liberal Party support, which typically went to the Democratic Party nominee, was therefore crucial to Lindsay's win.

### Race relations

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In summer 1967, New York was one of many American cities rocked by urban riots, with four killed after an off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed a Puerto Rican man, Renaldo Rodriguez, who lunged at him with a knife. In response to the unrest throughout the country, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.[2] Lindsay served on the Commission and used it as an opportunity to publicly campaign for urban renewal, visiting riot-damaged sites accompanied by national and local press, and he was influential in its final report.[3]

In April 1968, one month after the report was released, rioting broke out in more than 100 American cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. In New York, however, Lindsay was credited with averting a crisis when he traveled personally to the Black-majority neighborhood of Harlem to tell residents that he regretted King's death and was working to end urban poverty.[4] His administration also sponsored the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, at which Lindsay was introduced as "our blue-eyed soul brother."[5]

### Blizzard of 1969

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See also: February 1969 nor'easter

On February 10, 1969, New York City received 15 inches (38 cm) of snow and in one day alone, 14 people died and 68 were injured.[6] For three days, the city was completely paralyzed; streets, subways, airports, and schools were suspended. Lindsay faced repeated criticism during and after the blizzard that he had prioritized his native borough of Manhattan over the four other boroughs, particularly Queens, which remained unplowed over one week after the storm.[7] The criticism prompted Lindsay to visit Queens but, after his limousine became trapped in Rego Park, he was forced to abandon it in favor of a four-wheel truck and was heckled by local residents.[8]

Ultimately, 42 people died as a result of the snowstorm, half of them in Queens, and 288 were injured.[9] Biographer Vincent J. Cannato attributed Lindsay's failed handling of the snowstorm to a hesitation to exceed his budget and potentially, deliberate sabotage by the city's sanitation workers, who held a grudge against Lindsay for his heavy-handed negotiation tactics during their 1968 strike.[10]

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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* John Lindsay, incumbent mayor since 1966
* John J. Marchi, state senator from Staten Island

#### Withdrawn

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* Vito P. Battista, State Assemblyman from Brooklyn and perennial candidate (ran for Controller; endorsed Marchi)

### Results

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Marchi claimed victory at 12:40 a.m. in a speech claiming that the primary "mark[ed] the beginning of [a] revitalized Republican Party."

In conceding the results, Lindsay proclaimed that they were "not the voice of the Republicans of this city ... not the voice of the Democrats ... not the voice of New York." He pledged to wage a new campaign against "the twin horsemen of doubt and fear" with a "new coalition" in city politics.

1969 New York City Republican primary  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | John J. Marchi | 113,698  | 51.43%
| Republican | John Lindsay (incumbent)  | 107,366  | 48.57%
Total votes  | 221,064  | 100.00%

#### Results by borough

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1969 Republican primary

| Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Staten Island | Total
| [Lindsay minus Marchi] | \+ 31,779 | – 3,910 | – 13,119 | – 13,811 | – 7,271 | – 6,332
| John V. Lindsay | 44,236 | 12,222  | 20,575  | 26,658  | 3,675  | 107,366
| John J. Marchi | 12,457  | 16,132 | 33,694 | 40,649 | 10,946 | 113,698
| 221,064

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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* Herman Badillo, Bronx Borough President
* Norman Mailer, author
* Mario Procaccino, New York City Comptroller
* James H. Scheuer, U.S. Representative from the Bronx
* Robert F. Wagner Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Spain and former mayor of New York City (1954–65)

#### Withdrawn

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* Vincent L. Broderick, former New York Police Commissioner and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York[11]
* Hugh Carey, U.S. Representative from Brooklyn (ran for City Council President; endorsed Wagner)
* Norman Frank, public relations advisor to the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (endorsed Procaccino)
* Robert A. Low, member of the City Council (ran for City Council President; endorsed Carey)
* John M. Murphy, U.S. Representative from Staten Island
* Paul R. Screvane, former President of the City Council (endorsed Wagner)

### Results

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1969 New York City Democratic primary  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Mario Procaccino | 255,529  | 32.85%
| Democratic | Robert F. Wagner Jr. | 224,464  | 28.86%
| Democratic | Herman Badillo | 217,165  | 27.92%
| Democratic | Norman Mailer | 41,288  | 5.31%
| Democratic | James H. Scheuer | 39,350  | 5.06%
Total votes  | 777,796  | 100.00%

#### Results by borough

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1969 Democratic primary

| Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Staten Island | Total
| Mario Procaccino | 26,804  | 50,465 | 87,650 | 79,002 | 11,628 | 255,529

percentage

| 16% | 34% | 36% | 40% | 52% | 33%
| Robert F. Wagner Jr. | 40,978  | 33,442  | 81,833  | 61,244  | 6,967  | 224,464

percentage

| 25% | 23% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 29%
| Herman Badillo | 74,809 | 48,841  | 52,866  | 37,880  | 2,769  | 217,165

percentage

| 45% | 33% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 28%
| Norman Mailer | 17,372  | 4,214  | 10,299  | 8,700  | 703  | 41,288

percentage

| 10% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5%
| James H. Scheuer | 7,117  | 10,788  | 11,942  | 8,994  | 509  | 39,350

percentage

| 4% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 5%
| 777,796

## General election

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### Candidates

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* John Lindsay, incumbent mayor since 1966 (Liberal and Independent)
* John J. Marchi, state senator from Staten Island (Republican and Conservative)
* Mario Procaccino, New York City Comptroller (Democratic and Civil Service)
* Rasheed Storey (Communist)

Lindsay was also nominated on an independent ticket, while Procaccino received the Civil Service ballot line, and Marchi received the Conservative Party ballot line.

### Campaign

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During the campaign, Lindsay made a conscious effort to appeal to Jewish New Yorkers through symbolic gestures. In late September, he gave an extraordinary reception to Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir in a sukkah, emphasizing his support for the State of Israel in the Arab–Israeli conflict.[12]

### Results

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Turnout dropped to 2.4 million from 2.6 million in 1965. (In the same election, Lindsay's 1965 opponent Abe Beame was easily returned to his old job of Comptroller.)[13]

1969 New York City mayoral election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Lindsay (incumbent) | 872,660 | 36.50% | 25.5
| Independent | John Lindsay (incumbent) | 139,973 | 5.85% |
| Total | John Lindsay (incumbent)  | 1,012,633  | 42.35%  |  2.6
| Democratic | Mario Procaccino | 774,708 | 32.40% |  6.1
| Civil Service  | Mario Procaccino | 57,064 | 2.39% |  0.1
| Total  | Mario Procaccino | 831,772  | 34.79%  |  6.2
| Republican | John J. Marchi | 329,506 | 13.78% |
| Conservative | John J. Marchi | 212,905 | 8.91% |  5.5
| Total  | John J. Marchi | 542,411  | 22.69%  | N/A
| Communist | Rasheed Storey  | 4,018  | 0.17%  | N/A
Total votes  | 2,390,834  | 100.00%  |

* By themselves, the straight Democratic and Republican lines added up to less than 50% of the mayoral vote (1,104,214 or 46.2%), but more than the total vote for Lindsay (1,012,633 or 42.4%).
* Procaccino's general election votes on the Democratic line alone (774,708) were slightly fewer than the total votes received by all candidates in the Democratic primary (777,796).
* Lindsay's general election votes on the Liberal line alone (872,660) exceeded Procaccino's total votes on all lines (831,772).

#### Results by borough

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Reflecting the three-way split in the race, three candidates garnered double-digit support citywide, and the five boroughs split between the three candidates. Lindsay scored a mayor victory in Manhattan with 67.1% of the vote, while also winning a narrow plurality in Queens with 36.3% of the vote. Procaccino won pluralities by small margins in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Marchi won Staten Island with 62.0% of the vote.

1969 General Election  | party | Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Richmond [Staten Is.] | Total | %

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John V. Lindsay | Liberal \- Independent | 328,564 | 161,953 | 256,046 | 249,330 | 16,740 | 1,012,633 | 42.4%
67.1% | 40.1% | 36.0% | 36.3% | 17.5%
Mario Procaccino | Democratic \- Civil Service Fusion | 99,460 | 165,647 | 301,324 | 245,783 | 19,558 | 831,772 | 34.8%
20.3% | 41.0% | 42.4% | 35.8% | 20.5%
John Marchi | Republican \- Conservative | 61,539 | 76,711 | 152,933 | 192,008 | 59,220 | 542,411 | 22.7%
12.6% | 19.0% | 21.5% | 27.9% | 62.0%

subtotal

| 489,563 | 404,311 | 710,303 | 687,121 | 95,518 | 2,386,816 | 99.8%
Rasheed Storey | Communist |  | 4,018 | 0.2%

T O T A L

|  | 2,390,834 | 100.0%

## References

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1. ^ "New York City Mayoral Election 1969". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
2. ^ Hrach, Thomas J. (2008). The News Media and Disorders: The Kerner Commission's Examination of Race. ISBN 9780549689546. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
3. ^ Hrach, Thomas J. (2008). The News Media and Disorders: The Kerner Commission's Examination of Race. ISBN 9780549689546. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
4. ^ Purnick, Joyce (December 21, 2000). "Remembering A Mayor, Faults and All". New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
5. ^ Greene, Bryan (June 2017). "Parks and Recreation: Harlem at a Crossroads in the Summer of '69". Poverty and Race Research Action Council.
6. ^ Fox, Sylvan (February 11, 1969). "A Paralyzed City Digs Out of Snow; 14 Dead, 68 Hurt". The New York Times, p. 1.
7. ^ Stern, Michael (February 20, 1969). "Now Is the Winter of Discontent in Queens; Snow Mess Makes Baysiders Feel City Couldn't Care Less About Them", The New York Times.
8. ^ Chan, Sewell (February 10, 2009). "Remembering a Snowstorm That Paralyzed the City". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
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## Further reading

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* Cannato, Vincent, J. The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York (2001) pp 389–42 excerpt
* Klebanoff, Arthur M. "Is There a Jewish Vote." Commentary 49.1 (1970): 43–47.
* Lizzi, Maria C. "" My Heart Is as Black as Yours": White Backlash, Racial Identity, and Italian American Stereotypes in New York City's 1969 Mayoral Campaign." Journal of American Ethnic History (2008): 43-80. in JSTOR
* Morris, Charles R. The Cost of Good Intentions: New York City and the Liberal Experiment (1980)
* Taffet, Jeffrey F. (2013). "The Snubs and the 'Sukkah': John Lindsay and Jewish Voters in New York City". American Jewish History. 97 (4): 413–438.413-438&rft.date=2013&rft.aulast=Taffet&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey+F.&rft_id=http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type;=summary&url;=/journals/american_jewish_history/v097/97.4.taffet.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1969+New+York+City+mayoral+election" class="Z3988">

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