Mayoral Campaigns
He sought unsuccessfully the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York in 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981 and 1985, coming closest on his second try, when he was defeated by then-New York City comptroller Abe Beame in a runoff primary. In 2001, Badillo unsuccessfully sought the Republican mayoral nomination, losing badly to billionaire businessman and political neophyte Michael Bloomberg, who would later prevail in the general election.
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