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Incumbents and minorities win big in major city races
Incumbents and minority candidates scored wins in several large cities. New York's Ed Koch won a historic second term with party cross backing. Miami's Manolo Reboso forced a runoff with Maurice Ferre. Hartford elected Thurman Milner, New England's first black mayor. Houston set a runoff between Kathy Whitmire and Jack Heard. Buffalo Albany Syracuse Pittsburgh Detroit Louisville Cleveland Minneapolis Phoenix also reported re-elections or strong showings.
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Miami
Houston
Hartford
New England
Big City
New York
Ed Koch
Detroit
Coleman Young
Manolo Reboso
Maurice Ferre
Reboso
Ferre
Thurman Milner
Milner
Connecticut
Kathy Whitmire
Jack Heard
Jim McCann
Buffalo
N.Y
James Griffin
Right To Life
Albany
Erastus Cornings
Pittsburgh
Richard Caliguiri
Fred Goehringer
Louisville
Harvey Sloane
George Clark
Cleveland
George Voinovich
Patrick Sweeney
Minneapolis