Who did Henry George finish ahead of in the 1886 mayoral race?
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer
Theodore Roosevelt finished second in the 1886 New York City mayoral election to Henry George, a social reformer and single-tax advocate. Roosevelt, a Republican, had the support of the city's Tammany Hall machine, while George was the candidate of the United Labor Party. George received more than 60,000 votes, while Roosevelt received just over 50,000.
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