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The New York City mayoral election of 1993 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1993, with Republican nominee U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Rudolph Giuliani narrowly defeating incumbent Democratic mayor David Dinkins. They also faced several third-party candidates. The election was a re-match between the same two candidates from 1989, when Dinkins had narrowly defeated Giuliani to win the mayoralty. ==History== Dinkins had narrowly defeated Giuliani in the previous election. As in his unsuccessful 1989 campaign, Giuliani also ran on the Liberal Party ballot, while the Conservative Party line was held by activist George Marlin.〔("Q&A: George Marlin" ), ''The New York Sun'', March 21, 2007; accessed June 24, 2007〕 The city was suffering from a spike in unemployment associated with a nationwide recession, and with a rise in local unemployment rates from 6.7% in 1989 to 11.1% in 1992.〔New York State Department of Labor statistics,(【引用サイトリンク】title=Workforce industry data )〕 Giuliani promised to focus the police department on shutting down petty crimes and nuisances as a way of restoring the quality of life: Under Dinkins' Safe Streets, Safe Cities program, crime in New York City decreased more dramatically and more rapidly, both in terms of actual numbers and percentage, than at any time in modern New York City history.〔(''A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic'' by David N. Dinkins with Peter Knobler )〕 The rates of most crimes, including all categories of violent crime, made consecutive declines during the last 36 months of Dinkins' four-year term, ending a 30-year upward spiral and initiating a trend of falling rates that continued beyond his term. Despite the actual abating of crime, Dinkins was hurt by the perception that crime was out of control during his administration. Dinkins and Giuliani never debated during the campaign, unable to agree on how to approach a debate.〔〔Katharine Q. Seeley ("In G.O.P. Debate Today, Which Tack for Giuliani?" ), ''The New York Times'', May 3, 2007. Accessed March 31, 2008.〕 Jimmy McMillan, the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, made his first run for political office in this election. In the course of his campaign, McMillan was at one point tied to a tree and doused with gasoline;〔Parente, Michele (1993-06-25). "A Political Attack? Would-be mayor tied to tree." ''New York Newsday''.〕 he would later climb the Brooklyn Bridge and refuse to come down from it unless television stations broadcast his message.〔Raftery, Tom and Miguel Garcilazo (1993-10-27). OWNER OF THE FLYEST HAIR ON EARTH "'Rambo' jams up B'klyn Bridge." ''New York Daily News''.〕 He was ultimately disqualified from the ballot for coming 300 petition signatures short of the 7,500 needed to qualify for the general election ballot. Dinkins was endorsed by ''The New York Times'' and ''Newsday'',〔("Why Dinkins Lost" ), ''Newsday'', November 4, 1993〕 while Giuliani was endorsed by the ''New York Post'' and, in a key switch from 1989, the ''New York Daily News''.〔(In an Endorsement, a Search for Signals ) NY Times, November 1, 1993〕 Dinkins earned 48.3 percent of the vote, down from 51 percent in 1989. Although he was a moderate with a substantial history of building coalitions and supporting Jewish causes, one factor in Dinkins' loss was his perceived indifference to the plight of the Jewish community during the Crown Heights riot. Another was a strong turnout for Giuliani in Staten Island; a referendum on Staten Island's secession from New York City was placed on the ballot that year by Governor Mario Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Dinkins defeated Giuliani handily in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, but Giuliani's margin in the other two boroughs was large enough to win the election. Giuliani won by a margin of 53,367 votes. He became the first Republican elected Mayor of New York City since John Lindsay in 1965. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New York City mayoral election, 1993」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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