, ▁Fer rer ▁launched ▁a ▁campaign ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁Tra iling ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls ▁and ▁under ▁increased ▁pressure ▁from ▁party ▁ins iders ▁for ▁a ▁un ified ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁he ▁ab rupt ly ▁dropped ▁out ▁and ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁event ual ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e , ▁Manh attan ▁Bor ough ▁President ▁Ruth ▁Mess inger . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁mayor al ▁campaign ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁election , ▁Fer rer ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁for ▁mayor . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁primary ▁with ▁ 3 4 %, ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁necessary ▁ 4 0 % ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁nom ination ▁and ▁ultimately ▁lost ▁a ▁divis ive ▁run off ▁election ▁to ▁Mark ▁Green ▁following ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 th ▁terror ist ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁to wers . ▁Fer rer , ▁who ▁is ▁of ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁descent , ▁received ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁His pan ic ▁vot ers ▁but ▁not ▁from ▁African - Amer icans . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁Fer rer ▁also ▁finished ▁ahead ▁of ▁City ▁Council ▁Spe aker ▁Peter ▁Vall one ▁and ▁Com pt roller ▁Alan ▁He ves i . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁mayor al ▁campaign ▁ ▁Fer rer ▁was ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁for ▁mayor , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁inc umb ent ▁Mayor ▁Michael ▁Blo om berg ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁election . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁campaign , ▁Fer rer ▁proposed ▁rev