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Comment (* Margin far slimmer than anticipated (Adds Bloomberg quotes, details)
By Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - New York Mayor MichaelBloomberg, who engineered a change in the city's term-limitslaw so he could run again and set a campaign financing record,narrowly won a third term on Tuesday, local media declared.
Bloomberg, who ran as an independent, defeated CityComptroller Bill Thompson, a Democrat, according to The NewYork Times, the Daily News and NY1 television.
With 99 percent of the votes counted, Bloomberg was ahead51 to 46 percent.
His margin was far smaller than expected, given polls thatshowed him as recently as Monday with a double-digit lead andexpectations of a large, lopsided victory.
Bloomberg spent more of his own money in pursuit of publicoffice than any other individual in U.S. history, and he vastlyoutspent his challenger, laying out $13 for every $1...
