Michael Bloomberg defeats William Thompson(Bill Thompson) and wins third term as New York mayor

Michael Bloomberg defeats William Thompson(Bill Thompson) and wins third four-year term as mayor.Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor in against a Democratic challenger who stoked voter resentment over the way Bloomberg changed term-limits law so he could stay in office.

Bloomberg defeated William Thompson Jr. 51 percent to 46 percent.

Mike bloomberg was the Republican and Independence Party’s nominee for the 2009 NYC mayoral race. Bloomberg’s Democratic opponent is current City Comptroller, Bill Thompson (also endorsed by the Working Families Party). Bloomberg won the election on November 3, 2009.

Bloomberg’s record on education, as well as on service delivery in general, was key to reelection. He had a fight on his hands partly because of term limits and partly because so many New Yorkers feel squeezed by rising costs, including taxes, subway and bus fares, parking fees and revenue-producing ticket blitzes.

In the short term, that means rejecting UFT demands for generous salary increases. Taxpayers are in no position to shoulder hikes of 4% a year at a time when inflation is below zero and the private sector is shedding thousands of jobs.