1977 New York City mayoral election

1977 New York City mayoral election

← 1973 November 8, 1977 1981 →
  New York mayor Ed Koch
Candidate Ed Koch Mario Cuomo
Party Democratic Liberal
Popular vote 717,376 587,913
Percentage 50.0% 41.0%

Borough results
Koch:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Cuomo:      40–50%      60–70%

Mayor before election

Abraham Beame
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ed Koch
Democratic

The New York City mayoral election of 1977 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 1977.

Incumbent mayor Abraham Beame, a Democrat, was challenged by five other Democrats, including Representative Ed Koch, New York Secretary of State Mario Cuomo, and feminist activist and former Representative Bella Abzug for the Democratic nomination. Koch won the initial vote in the Democratic primary as well as a runoff vote held between him and Cuomo. In the general election, Koch beat Cuomo, who ran on the Liberal Party ticket, and Roy M. Goodman, who ran on the Republican ticket.


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