New York Mayor Bloomberg easily re-elected
November 8, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was
re-elected to a second term on Tuesday in a widely predicted
victory after the most costly race in city history, media
outlets reported.
Experts estimate that when all is accounted for, Bloomberg
will have spent $80 million to $100 million of his personal
fortune to defeat a challenge by Democrat Fernando Ferrer, a
former Bronx borough president who trailed in public opinion
polls by as much as 38 points.
A longtime Democrat, Bloomberg switched parties in 2001 to
run for mayor in the less-crowded Republican field but his
views have stayed along more liberal lines, an asset in a city
where Democrats outnumber Republicans 5-to-1.
Source: reuters