November 4, 1989 (1989-11-04) 1989 → 69,851 56,479 53.29% 43.09% | George Arthur Nicholas Constantino 56,479 4,741 43.09% 3.62% | |
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The Buffalo mayoral election of 1985 took place on November 4, 1985 and resulted in incumbent mayor Jimmy Griffin losing his primary to local politician George K. Arthur but secured the Republican nomination, defeating Arthur. This marks the last time that a candidate won the mayorship on the Republican line. Griffin won over his two opponents.
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Buffalo mayoral election, 1985 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA