including the following: Albuquerque- former Mayor Martin Chavez (D) was elected to his previous job to serve a second term. Boston- Incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino (D), breaking a campaign pledge he had made in his first election in 1993 to serve only two terms, was re-elected to a third term. Buffalo- Incumbent Mayor Anthony Masiello (D) was re-elected. Charlotte- Incumbent Mayor Pat McCrory (R) was re-elected to a fourth term. Greensboro, North Carolina- Incumbent Mayor Keith Holliday won re-election in the runoff against Roch Smith Jr. Houston- Incumbent Mayor Lee P. Brown (D) defeated Councilman Orlando Sanchez to win re-election to a third term. Jersey City- Former Public Safety Director of Hudson County Glenn D. Cunningham (D) won an open seat election to succeed outgoing Mayor Bret Schundler (R). Cunningham became Jersey City's first Black mayor. Kansas City, Kansas- Incumbent Mayor Carol Marinovich was re-elected. Los Angeles- City Attorney James Hahn (D) defeated former State Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa (D) in the runoff to succeed term-limited Mayor Richard Riordan (R). Villaraigosa would defeat Hahn four years later. Monroe- Chairman of the Monroe City Council Jamie Mayo was elected Mayor of Monroe, Louisiana in 2001. Mayo is the second African-American to be elected Mayor of Monroe. New York City- In a tight race to succeed term-limited Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) that was complicated due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Democrat turned Republican billionaire Michael Bloomberg defeated then-Public Advocate Mark J. Green (D), thus giving the Republican party its third consecutive victory for the Mayorship of New York City despite that city's strong Democratic tendency. Pittsburgh- Incumbent Mayor Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. (D) was re-elected Raleigh- Incumbent Mayor Paul Coble (R) was defeated by former Councilman Charles Meeker (D). References 2001 elections in the United States 2001 November 2001 events in the United States