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The 2005 Rochester mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005 in the city of Rochester, New York, United States. Robert Duffy was elected to succeed outgoing mayor William A. Johnson Jr. who chose not to seek a fourth term.
Candidates
Democratic
- Robert Duffy - Chief of the Rochester Police Department[1]
- Wade Norwood - City councilman[2]
- Tim Mains - City councilman[3]
- Chris Maj - Business owner[4]
Norwood had been selected by the party convention in April and was backed by local party elites such as Joe Morelle and David Gantt.[5][6] However, he was defeated by Duffy in the primary election.
The primary election was held on September 13, 2005.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Duffy | 10,616 | 49.58% | |
| Democratic | Wade Norwood | 8,397 | 39.22% | |
| Democratic | Tim Mains | 2,186 | 10.21% | |
| Democratic | Chris Maj | 211 | 0.99% | |
| Total votes | 21,410 | 100% | ||
Republican
- John Parrinello - criminal defense attorney [8]
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Duffy | 24,776 | 65.11% | |
| Independence | Robert Duffy | 2,620 | 6.89% | |
| Total | Robert Duffy | 27,396 | 72.00% | |
| Republican | John Parrinello | 6,314 | 16.59% | |
| Working Families | Tim Mains | 3,903 | 10.26% | |
| Red White and Blue | Chris Maj | 439 | 1.15% | |
| Total votes | 38,052 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "Duffy makes three". CITY News.
- ^ "To lead this city: Wade Norwood". CITY News.
- ^ Moore, Barbara. "Tim Mains: New York State's First Openly Gay Elected Official – Shoulders to Stand On Blog".
- ^ Towler, Mary Anna. "Chris Maj: the Dems' long shot". CITY News.
- ^ DeGeorge, Krestia. "Postmortem for a primary". CITY News.
- ^ DeGeorge, Krestia. "Power play". CITY News.
- ^ "2005 Municipal Primary" (PDF).
- ^ Towler, Krestia DeGeorge, Mary Anna. "Looking for a change". CITY News.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "2005 Rochester Mayoral Election" (PDF).