Big Win for NY Mayor Bloomberg

World | November 9, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00
Big Win for NY Mayor Bloomberg New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg (C) celebrates his re-election victory over challenger Fernando Ferrer at his election night headquarters in New York. Photo by EPA/BTA

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg beat Democrat Fernando Ferrer by a wide margin - about as high as any Republican has garnered in a city mayoral race in a century, thus winning a second term. With almost 100% of precincts reporting, Bloomberg had 58.5%, compared with Ferrer's 38.6%. Shortly after 11 p.m. Bloomberg emerged with family members and supporters at the Sheraton Center and boasted of "the most diverse campaign in history" and said, "Never has there been such a broad alliance."

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