1965 New York City mayoral election

The 1965 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1965, with RepublicanCongressmanJohn Lindsay winning a close plurality victory over the Democratic candidate, New York City ComptrollerAbraham 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, but whose unexpectedly strong support made the race "one of the most memorable ... in New York history." Lindsay and Beame received the Liberal and Civil Service ballot line respectively. 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. This was the first time since 1941, and the last time until 1993, that Republicans won a mayoral election in New York City.