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OfficeCity Council
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1969 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 1969 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 1969 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 01, 1970 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1974 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last Modifiednystate63 September 20, 2004 10:36pm
Data SourcesNYC Board of Elections - 1969 Annual Report
DescriptionIn October of 1972, Clingan resigned his post as minority leader and became a Democrat. However, Liberal members of the council pointed out that there would be two at-large Democrats from Manhattan, which violated the city charter. Clingan's status for the remainder of the term is unclear.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1965
NameCarlos M. Rios Votes190,380 (43.98%)
Term01/01/1966 - 01/01/1970 Margin121,730 (+28.12%)
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1965
NameLester Baum Votes145,389 (33.59%)
Term01/01/1966 - 01/01/1970 Margin76,739 (+17.73%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 17, 1969 Manhattan Council-At-Large-D Primary Robert I. Postel
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Eldon R. Clingan Robert I. Postel (I) St. Sen. Lester Baum Bruce A. McAllister Barbara Lawrence
PartyLiberal Democratic Republican Conservative West Side
Votes187,482 (48.82%) 108,388 (28.22%) 58,631 (15.27%) 24,601 (6.41%) 4,942 (1.29%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -79,094 (-20.60%) -128,851 (-33.55%) -162,881 (-42.41%) -182,540 (-47.53%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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