NYC Mayor: Bloomberg Wins Controversial Third Term

Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I) won re-election today, a little over a year after he signed a controversial bill that changed the city's term limits law and allowed him to seek a third term.

With just 6% of the precincts reporting, Bloomberg leads Comp. Bill Thompson (D), 53-44%. WNBC-TV is reporting that their parent network has called the race for Bloomberg.

Bloomberg shattered his own record for personal campaign spending for U.S. political office. Through 10/15, he had contributed more than $85M to his own campaign, and he was well on his way to breaking the $100M mark.

Thompson, meanwhile, had spent just $6.6M as of the latest filing deadline, pocketing a little over $3M in public matching funds.

(STEVEN SHEPARD)