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Bloomberg's election marked the first time in New York City history that two different Republicans had been elected mayor consecutively. New York City has not been won by a Republican in a presidential election since Calvin Coolidge won in 1924 .
In 2001, New York's Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani, was ineligible for re-election due to the city's limit of two consecutive terms. Bloomberg, who had been a lifelong member of the Democratic Party, decided to run for mayor on the Republican ticket. [89] Voting in the primary began on the morning of September 11, 2001.
The incumbent Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, an independent who left the Republican Party in 2008, won reelection on the Republican and Independence Party/Jobs & Education lines with 50.7% of the vote over the retiring City Comptroller, Bill Thompson, a Democrat (also endorsed by the Working Families Party), who won 46.3%. [1]
As if the race for the White House isn't crowded enough, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might add his name to the mix. Michael Bloomberg could throw his name into Clinton-Trump race ...
As of 2024, the 2005 election was the last time a Republican was elected mayor of New York City, and the last time a Republican line carried Brooklyn. Bloomberg left the Republican Party in 2007 to register as an independent, though he was nominated for re-election by the Republican Party in 2009.
Republican-turned-independent Michael Bloomberg may enter what is expected to be a very crowded Democratic Party field; Laura Ingle reports. Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg eyes 2020 run [Video ...
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has reportedly donated $50 million to back Kamala Harris under pressure from a fellow billionaire.. The news of Bloomberg’s financial support comes ...
He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg was the mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election. Bloomberg was a life-long Democrat until 2001, when he switched to the Republican Party before running