1981 New York City mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1981 New York City mayoral election New York City presidential no 1977 New York City mayoral election 1977 1985 New York City mayoral election 1985 November 3, 1981 Koch in 1978 (cropped).jpg x150px Ed Koch Democratic 912,622 74.6% File:Frank J. Barbaro.png Frank J. Barbaro 808000 Unity Party (New York) 162,719 13.3% NYCmayoralelectionresultsbyborough1981.svg 250px Borough resultsKoch: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Mayor Ed Koch Democratic Ed Koch Democratic 1,305,36855.67% (4.19 pp) 2,345,001 Republican The 1981 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1981, with Democratic incumbent Mayor Ed Koch being re-elected to a second term by a landslide margin. Koch won both the Democratic and Republican nominations and appeared on the ballot with both of their lines. He only faced opposition from third parties in the election.Wayne Stephen 2008 Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition Rowman & Littlefield Koch received an overwhelming 74.64% of the vote citywide. Koch also swept all five boroughs by landslide margins, breaking 60% of the vote in Manhattan and breaking 70% of the vote in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island.New York City Mayoral Election 1981 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79306 Our Campaigns 7 April 2014 Koch's closest competitor was the short-lived New York Unity Party nominee Frank J. Barbaro, who received 13.31%. Finishing in a distant third and fourth were the Conservative Party nominee, John A. Esposito, who received 4.92%, and Liberal Party nominee, Mary T. Codd, who received 3.41%. Democratic primary Candidates Frank J. Barbaro, Assemblyman from Bensonhurst Melvin Klenetsky, LaRouchite Activist Ed Koch, incumbent mayor Koch won the Democratic Primary with 347,351 votes (59.8%), defeating Barbaro who had 209,369 votes (36.0%) and Melvin Klenetsky who had 24,352 votes (4.2%). Republican primary Candidates John Esposito Ed Koch, incumbent Democratic mayor Koch also won the Republican Primary, defeating Esposito by 44,724 to 22,354. General election Candidates Frank J. Barbaro, Assemblyman from Bensonhurst (Unity) Mary Codd (Liberal) Jeronimo Dominguez, Roman Catholic activist, physician, and candidate for Bronx Borough President in 1979 (Right to Life) John Esposito (Conservative) Judith Jones (Libertarian) Ed Koch, incumbent Mayor (DemocraticRepublican) Wells Todd (Socialist Workers) Results 1981 New York City mayoral election Ed Koch (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 738,288 60.38% 10.39 Ed Koch (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 174,334 14.26% 10.18 Ed Koch (incumbent) Total 912,622 74.64% 24.65 Frank J. Barbaro Unity 162,719 13.31% N/A John Esposito Conservative Party of New York 60,100 4.92% 0.92 Mary Codd Liberal Party of New York 41,718 3.41% 37.56 Jeronimo Dominguez New York State Right to Life Party 32,790 2.68% N/A Judith Jones Libertarian Party (US) 6,902 0.56% 0.49 Wells Todd Socialist Workers Party (US) 5,793 0.47% 0.24 1,222,644 100.00% Results by borough General Election ection Edward I. Koch Democratic – Republican 189,631 132,421 261,292 275,812 53,466 912,622 Frank J. Barbaro Unity 56,702 22,074 48,812 31,225 3,906 162,719 John Esposito Conservative 6,682 7,634 15,388 26,515 3,881 60,100 Mary Codd Liberal 14,228 5,902 7,958 8,795 4,835 41,718 1,222,644 References 30em Mayoral election, 1981 1981 New York City mayoral Category:1981 United States mayoral elections Category:November 1981 in the United States