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Bloomberg Wins Re-Election; Democrats Take Governor Races

HeadlineNov 09, 2005

Elections were held across the country Tuesday. In New York, billionaire Mayor Mike Bloomberg was re-elected over Democratic challenger Fernando Ferrer by a margin of 59% to 39%. The New York race marked the most expensive non-Presidential campaign in American history. Bloomberg spent up to $100 million on his re-election–ten times the amount spent by his opponent. Democrats took both gubernatorial races. In New Jersey, Democratic Senator Jon Corzine beat Republican businessman Doug Forrester with 53% of the vote. In Virginia, Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine beat Republican Jerry Kilgore despite last-minute campaigning by President Bush for his opponent.

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