1989 New York City Council presidential election

1989 New York City Council presidential election New York City November 5, 1989 1985 New York City Council presidential election 1985 1993 New York City Public Advocate election 1993 (Public Advocate) presidential Democratic Party (United States) Liberal Party of New York Andrew Stein File:Andrew Stein at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg 1,207,493 92.6% Conservative Party of New York Richard F. Birmginham Sr. 3x4.svg 70,206 5.4% President of the City Council Andrew Stein Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Stein Democratic Party (United States) An election was held on November 5, 1989 to elect the President of the New York City Council. Democratic incumbent Andrew Stein was re-elected to a second term in office over token opposition in the Democratic primary and general election. This was the final election for New York City Council President, as the office was split into the offices of New York City Public Advocate and Speaker of the New York City Council following the 1993 elections. Democratic primary Candidates Rafael Mendez, Bronx psychologist and member of the New Alliance PartyParty, Described as Cult, Seeks Role in Primary September 9, 1989 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/09/nyregion/party-described-as-cult-seeks-role-in-primary.html 26 The New York Times Andrew Stein, incumbent City Council President Campaign The New Alliance Party put forward Rafael Mendez as a candidate, seeking to exploit ethnic divisions in the city. With David Dinkins challenging Ed Koch in the concurrent mayoral primary, New Alliance Party members unsuccessfully demanded that Dinkins endorse Mendez to demonstrate his support for the city's Hispanic community. Mendez was critical of "big-money interests that control the political process." The New York Times endorsed Stein on August 31, claiming Mendez had not "run a credible campaign."Opinion: For Stein and Messinger August 31, 1989 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/31/opinion/for-stein-and-messinger.html A24 Results 1989 Democratic Council President primary (unofficial)Results in Tuesday's Primary Elections The New York Times September 12, 1989 B2 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/09/14/issue.html Andrew Stein (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 593,101 75.37% Rafael Mendez Democratic Party (US) 193,842 24.63% 786,943 100.00% General election Candidates Richard F. Birmingham Sr., Staten Island attorney and special counsel to the Council minority leader (Conservative) Barbara Bollaert (Right to Life) Clay Conrad (Libertarian) Jerrry Freiwerth (Socialist Workers) Rafael Mendez, Bronx psychologist (New Alliance) Andrew Stein, incumbent City Council President since 1986 (Democratic and Liberal) Campaign Without a Republican opponent in the general election, Stein was considered assured of re-election, setting him up to run for mayor in 1989 or thereafter. A week before the election, Stein admitted, "I'm not doing the kind of campaigning I would do in a real race. ... Obviously, I have an interest in becoming mayor some day."2 New York City Races Seem Virtually Decided L43 November 5, 1989 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/11/05/265489.html?pageNumber=43 The New York Times Results 1989 New York City Council President election (unofficial)Vote Totals for the Elections Held on Tuesday in New York and New Jersey The New York Times November 9, 1989 B6 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/11/09/issue.html Andrew Stein (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 1,207,493 92.58% Richard F. Birmingham Sr. Conservative Party of New York 70,206 5.38% Barbara Bollaert New York State Right to Life Party 20,093 1.54% 1,304,231 100.00% References Council presidential election New York City Council presidential election New York City Council presidential election New York City Council presidential election