New York City mayoral election, 1969

New York City mayoral election, 1969

← 1965 November 4, 1969 1973 →
Candidate John Lindsay Mario Procaccino John J. Marchi Party Liberal Democratic Republican Alliance Independent Civil Service Conservative Popular vote 1,012,633 831,772 542,411 Percentage 42.36% 34.79% 22.69%
Results by Borough   Procaccino—40–50%   Marchi—60–70%   Linsday—30–40%   Lindsay—60–70%
Mayor before election John Lindsay Republican Elected Mayor John Lindsay Freedom Party

John Lindsay
Republican

John Lindsay
Freedom Party

The New York City mayoral election of 1969 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1969, with incumbent Liberal Party Mayor John Lindsay elected to a second term.

Lindsay defeated the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Mario Procaccino, and the Republican candidate, state senator John Marchi.

Lindsay received 42.36% of the vote to Procaccino's 34.79%, a Liberal victory margin of 7.57%.

Marchi finished a distant third with 22.69%.

Linsday, a liberal originally elected in 1965 as a Republican with Liberal Party support, had lost the Republican primary to Marchi, but still managed to be re-elected as a Liberal. Lindsay also received the Independent ballot line.

Procaccino also received the Civil Service ballot line, while Marchi received the Conservative Party ballot line.

Reflecting the 3-way split in the race, with each candidate garnering double-digit support citywide, the five boroughs split between all 3 candidates. Lindsay scored a big victory in Manhattan with 67.1% of the vote, while also winning a narrow plurality in Queens with 36.3% of the vote. Procaccino won pluralities by small margins in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Marchi, a state senator from Staten Island, won that borough with 62.0% of the vote.