New York City mayoral election, 2005

The New York City mayoral election of 2005 will occur on Tuesday November 8, 2005, with incumbent Republican mayor Michael Bloomberg running against former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer, the Democratic nominee. They will also face several third party candidates.

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New York City - 2005 - November 8 - 2005 - Republican - Mayor - Michael Bloomberg - Bronx - Borough president - Fernando Ferrer - Democratic

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Bloomberg's 2001 opponent Mark Green has stated that he will stay out of the 2005 race; he is currently running for New York state attorney general in 2006. On April 17, 2005, former Nebraska Senator and president of New School University Bob Kerrey briefly considered a mayoral run against Mayor Michael Bloomberg. However, by April 20, Senator Kerrey decided not to challenge Bloomberg. The first television ads were launched in English and Spanish by the Bloomberg campaign on May 18th. On May 28th, the Independence Party endorsed Michael Bloomberg for re-election.

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2001 - Mark Green - Attorney general - 2006 - April 17 - Nebraska - Senator - New School University - Bob Kerrey - Independence Party

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Current issues include education, taxes, crime, transportaion, public housing, homeland security funding and the city budget. One prominent issue throughout 2005 was New York's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games as New York City was one of the finalists to serve as host city. On June 6th, the planned West Side Stadium was defeated by the Public Authorities Control Board when Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno refused to vote for it. As a result, the New Mets Stadium has been supported by Mayor Bloomberg as the centerpiece of the revised bid. On July 6th, the IOC awarded London with the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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New York's bid - 2012 Olympic Games - West Side Stadium - Sheldon Silver - Joe Bruno - New Mets Stadium - IOC - London

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In July, candidates filed nominating petitions with the City Board of Elections. Republican candidate Steve Shaw was unable to obtain the required 7,500 sigatures necessary to be on the primary ballot in September and has since dropped out of the race. http://www.shawformayor.com/ Tom Ognibene, a Republican candidate, was unable to obtain the necessary 7,500 signatures of registered voters to appear on the Republican primary ballot; however, he could still run on the Conservative Party line. On August 3rd, Fernando Ferrer began running campaign advertisements and was endorsed by City Comptroller William C. Thompson, by ACORN on September 1st and the New York Times two days later. On August 12th, the Gifford Miller campaign launched their own television ads. The Democratic candidates held their first debate on August 16th. The Anthony Weiner campaign launched television ads on August 19th, the same day voter registration for the primary elections ended. The Democratic candidates held their second televised debate on August 21st; the live debate was sponsored by WCBS and the New York Times. On August 25th, a federal judge refused to allow Tom Ognibene on Republican ballot. The Democratic candidates held two final debates with the first on on WNBC on September 7th and on WABC on September 8th. On September 10th, Reverend Al Sharpton endorsed Ferrer.

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Steve Shaw - Tom Ognibene - William C. Thompson - ACORN - New York Times - Gifford Miller - Anthony Weiner - Primary election - WCBS - WNBC - WABC - Al Sharpton

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The Democratic primary was held on Tuesday September 13th with initial reports showing Fernando Ferrer recieving 39.95% of the votes, just short of the 40% needed to avoid a run-off with second-place Anthony Weiner. Despite at first seeming poised to continue, the next morning Anthony Weiner conceded the election to Fernando Ferrer. However, the city election board insisted on proceeding with a $12 million election to be held on Tuesday September 27, with an additional debate even planned. This prompted a lawsuit supported by both candidates to prevent the election, the circumstance of which was avoided by a final count giving Ferrer just slightly over 40% of the vote.

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After winning the Democratic nomination, Ferrer was endorsed by Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton on September 16th. On September 19th, Ferrer recieved the endorsement of SEIU Local 1199, former mayor David Dinkins on September 23rd and Andrew Cuomo on September 29th. Ferrer was endorsed by the Working Families Party on September 27th but will not appear on the Working Families Party line in November. Prior to the primary, Ferrer was endorsed by New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer, Carl McCall, Geraldine Ferraro, Sheldon Silver, the Transport Workers Union, current Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrión, Jr. and Ruth Messinger. Ferrer was also endorsed by Representatives Joseph Crowley, Gregory W. Meeks, Major Owens, José Serrano, Ed Towns and Nydia Velázquez.

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Charles Schumer - Hillary Clinton - SEIU Local 1199 - David Dinkins - Andrew Cuomo - Working Families Party - Eliot Spitzer - Carl McCall - Geraldine Ferraro - Sheldon Silver - Adolfo Carrión, Jr. - Ruth Messinger - Joseph Crowley - Gregory W. Meeks - Major Owens - José Serrano - Ed Towns - Nydia Velázquez

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On October 6, a mayoral debate was held at the Apollo Theater from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM with Fernando Ferrer and Tom Ognibene; Mayor Michael Bloomberg was absent.

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