- - david dinknkins is notot prd to be e mayor of t this city. [crowd yelelling] - nonow to polititics inin the big a apple. a final l flurry of campaigigning therere, wherere polls shshow dinkinsnsd by about 1 15 points.. - there was a big voter turnout. one e estimate s said 60%. the e city's 3.2.2 million registereded voters cacast ball. - the nighght of the e electi, i felt t that we hadad a chan. but i kekept tellingng mysel, "don't buiuild yourselelf up "for disapappointment.t. "let yoursrself acceptpt that w we ran the e best race wewe've seen f for mayor."" and then w we won. and it w was very clclose. bubut we won.. [cheerers and applplause] - new yoyork city totonight has the fifirst black k mayor inin its histotory. the rarace to succcceed flambot threree-term mayayor ed koch was the e most contetested anand contentitious in 20 0 y. - - this year,r, voters rejecteded the callsls to fer and spoke e with voiceces of h. [cheers anand applausese]