New York City mayoral election, 1965

New York City mayoral election, 1965

← 1961 November 2, 1965 1969 →
Candidate John Lindsay Abraham Beame William F. Buckley, Jr. Party Republican Democratic Conservative (N.Y.) Alliance Liberal Civil Service - Popular vote 1,149,106 1,046,699 341,226 Percentage 44.99% 40.98% 13.36%
Results by Borough   Beame—40–50%   Lindsay—50–60%   Lindsay—40–50%
Mayor before election Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Democratic Elected Mayor John Lindsay Republican

Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Democratic

John Lindsay
Republican

The New York City mayoral election of 1965 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1965, with Republican Congressman John Lindsay winning a close plurality victory over the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Abraham Beame.

Lindsay received 44.99% of the vote to Beame's 40.98%, a victory margin of 4.01%.

Finishing in a distant third was the candidate of the recently formed Conservative Party, conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley, Jr., who received 13.36% of the vote.

Lindsay, a liberal Republican, also was the nominee of the Liberal Party.

Beame also received the Civil Service ballot line.

Lindsay won a decisive majority in Manhattan, while winning comfortable plurality victories in Queens and Staten Island. Beame won pluralities in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

Linsday would be sworn into office in January 1966, replacing outgoing Democratic Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr..