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Theodore Roosevelt

Political Offices

What political race did Roosevelt lose in 1886?

Theodore Roosevelt ran for mayor of New York City in 1886 as a Republican with the moniker “Cowboy of the Dakotas.” He finished third behind Democrat Abram Hewitt and Socialist Henry George.

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