New York's mayor spent $73.9 million during campaign -- a record

Sunday, March 31, 2002

NEW YORK -- Billionaire Republican Michael Bloom-berg spent more than $76 million of his own money to become mayor of New York City -- a record for a non-presidential election in the United States.

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