The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Mayor

Bill de Blasio Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who was the List of mayors of New York City, 109th mayor of New York City, mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of t ...

was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. On June 22, 2021, the primary elections for the Democratic and Republican primaries were held. The 2021 primaries were the first New York City mayoral election primaries to use

ranked-choice voting Ranked-choice voting may be used as a synonym for: * Ranked voting, a term used for any voting system in which voters are asked to rank candidates in order of preference * Instant-runoff voting (IRV), a specific ranked voting system with single-wi ...

rather than the

plurality voting Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidates in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality) are elected. Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member ...

of previous primaries. On election night,

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founder and radio talk show host

Curtis Sliwa Curtis Sliwa (; born March 26, 1954) is an American activist, radio talk show host, and founder and chief executive officer of the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit crime prevention organization. Sliwa was the Republican Party (United States), Republ ...

won the Republican primary with 67.9% of the vote, defeating New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers founder

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Borough President and former police officer

Eric Adams Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City P ...

had a lead on election night in the

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but did not reach 50% of the vote, meaning that ranked-choice voting would come into play. In the final round of tabulation of the ranked-choice vote in the Democratic primary, Adams defeated former

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Commissioner

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, 50.4%–49.6%. In the general election, Adams handily defeated Sliwa with 67.0% of the vote to become the 110th mayor of New York City and the city's second black mayor, after

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Background

New York City used

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

(

single transferable voting The single transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vo ...

) from 1937 to 1947. Such a system produced benefits to voters and elected a more diverse city council than had been produced under

first-past-the-post voting First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first- ...

before and after. In 2019, New York City voters passed Ballot Question #1 to amend the City Charter to "give voters the choice of ranking up to five candidates in primary and special elections for mayor,

public advocate An ombudsman ( , also ) is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation. They are usually appointed by the government or by parliament (often with a sign ...

comptroller A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accountancy, accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior- ...

, borough president, and

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beginning in January 2021". The first election in the city to use ranked-choice voting (

Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting (IRV; ranked-choice voting (RCV), preferential voting, alternative vote) is a single-winner ranked voting election system where Sequential loser method, one or more eliminations are used to simulate Runoff (election), ...

) was in the 24th council district in Queens, which took place on February 2, 2021. This was the first time ranked-choice voting was used in the New York City mayoral election. In 2019, journalists and political commentators predicted several potential 2021 mayoral candidates, including

Borough President

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Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, NYC Comptroller

Scott Stringer Scott M. Stringer (born April 29, 1960) is an American politician who served as the 44th New York City Comptroller. A Democrat, Stringer also previously served as a New York State Assemblyman, and as the 26th borough president of Manhattan. I ...

, and NYC Public Advocate

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. Incumbent

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was barred by term limits from seeking a third term. By May 2021, thirteen candidates had qualified for the Democratic Party primary, and two for the Republican Party primary. There are also minor party and independent campaigns for the general election in November.

Democratic primary

Polling in late January and early February 2021 showed businessman

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as the Democratic primary frontrunner, with Adams in second place and Stringer in third place. In April,

was accused of sexual abuse by Jean Kim. Stringer denied the allegations, claiming that the relationship had been consensual. In June, a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct. On May 5, 2021, ''

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'' reported that a recent poll found that Eric Adams was leading the Democratic primary contest; this marked the first time since January that any Democratic candidate other than Yang had led in a public poll. On June 7, ''

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'' reported that Adams had maintained a lead in the Democratic primary. On July 6, the

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reported that Adams had won the Democratic primary. ''

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'' stated that Adams, a "former police captain", had prevailed "after appealing to the political center and promising to strike the right balance between fighting crime and ending racial injustice in policing". An earlier report from ''

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'' asserted that Adams had run as a "working-class underdog" and had "hammered away at the message that he was the only candidate who could tackle both crime and police reform".

Candidates

Nominee

Borough President, former NY State Senator from the 20th district (2007–2013), former NYPD captain

Eliminated in primary

*Art Chang, former

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managing director, founder of NYC Votes *

Shaun Donovan Shaun Lawrence Sarda Donovan (born January 24, 1966) is an American government official and housing specialist who served as the 15th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 2009 to 2014, and Director of the US Office of M ...

, former Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (2014–2017),

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(2009–2014), former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (2004–2008) *Aaron Foldenauer, attorney *

, former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Sanitation (2014–2020), former Interim Chair and CEO of the NYC Housing Authority (2019), former Chief Operating Officer of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (2012–2014) * Ray McGuire, former

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executive *

Dianne Morales Dianne Morales is an American nonprofit executive and politician. She was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary. Early life and education Morales is Afro-Latina; her parents are from Puerto Rico. She was born and ra ...

, former social services

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CEO, former schoolteacher * Paperboy Love Prince, Brooklyn rapper *

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, former

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Borough President (2006–2013), former assemblymember for the 67th district (1993–2005) *Joycelyn Taylor, CEO of TaylorMade Contracting *

Maya Wiley Maya D. Wiley (born January 2, 1964) is an American lawyer, professor, and civil rights activist. She has served as president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights since May 2022. Wiley served as counsel to New York City ...

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professor, former chair of the

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(2016–2017), former counsel to

, former

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and

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attorney *

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, lawyer *

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for

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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, former Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017), founder of

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Write-in candidates who did not qualify for ballot access

* Nickie Kane, web designer, entrepreneur and paralegal student at

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* Eddie Cullen, tech entrepreneur and professor at

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*Thomas Downs, restaurant worker *Guiddalia Emilien, real estate agent and small business owner *Garry Guerrier, paramedic and nurse *Max Kaplan, director of social media at Talent Resources * Barbara Kavovit, CEO of Evergreen Construction and former '' Real Housewives of New York City'' cast member *Ira Seidman, data scientist *Ahsan Syed, candidate for NYC Mayor in 2017

Withdrawn candidates

*Michael DeName, former independent US presidential candidate * Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx Borough President (20092021), former NY State Assemblymember (19972009) ''(endorsed Eric Adams)'' *Quanda S. Francis, president of Sykes Capital Management ''(withdrew to run as an independent)'' *

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, entrepreneur,

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veteran ''( running for NYC Comptroller; lost election)'' * Corey Johnson, Speaker of the NYC Council (2018present), NYC Councilmember for the 3rd district (2014present) ''( running for NYC Comptroller)'' *

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, NYC Councilmember for Brooklyn's 38th district (2013–present) ''(endorsed Andrew Yang)'' *Julia Qing Reaves,

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activist *Stephen Bishop Seely, actor *

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, former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Veterans' Services (20172019), former

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brigadier general ''(endorsed Kathryn Garcia)''

Declined

Andy Byford Andrew Byford (born 1965) is a British transport executive who has held several management-level positions in transport authorities around the world, such as the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Autho ...

, former president of the

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(20182020) *

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(2020present),

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Borough President (20142020), NYC Councilmember for the 29th district (20022009), NY State Assemblymember for the 28th district (19941999) * Melissa Mark-Viverito, former NYC Council Speaker (20142017) *

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, US Representative for

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(2019present) ''(endorsed Maya Wiley)'' *

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, former NYC Council Speaker (20062013) *

Max Rose Max Rose (born November 28, 1986) is an American military officer and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York for a single term from 2019 to 2021. A moderate Democrat, he served on the committees for Homeland Secu ...

, former US Representative for

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(20192021) ''(formed exploratory committee but did not run)'' *

Ritchie Torres Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the New York City Council from 2014 to 2020. His congression ...

, US Representative for

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(2021present) ''(endorsed

)'' *

, NYC Public Advocate (2019present), former NYC Councilmember for the 45th district (20102019) ''(running for re-election as NYC Public Advocate)'' ''(endorsed Maya Wiley)'' *

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, chairman of Warner Media News & Sports (2019present)

Results by round

Republican primary

Candidates

Major candidates

Two candidates appeared on the Republican primary ballot. Sliwa ran on a platform opposing the

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movement, supporting a property tax overhaul so that wealthy citizens pay more in comparison to working-class residents, keeping in place the Specialized High School Admissions Test while increasing opportunities for vocational training in charter schools, and focusing on fiscal restraint. He also opposes the killing of unwanted animals and supports making all animal shelters

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Failed to qualify for ballot access

*Abbey Laurel-Smith, businesswoman *Adam Oremland, attorney and social media personality *Bill Pepitone, retired

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officer ''(ran as the candidate for the Conservative Party)'' *Sara Tirschwell, CFO of Foundation House

Withdrawn

*Cleopatra Fitzgerald, activist *Christopher Scott Krietchman, entrepreneur

Declined

* Nicole Gelinas, fellow at the

Manhattan Institute The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (renamed in 1981 from the International Center for Economic Policy Studies) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservative think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs.R. Emmett Tyrrell, ...

* Andrew Giuliani, son of

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani ( , ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and Disbarment, disbarred lawyer who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney ...

, former

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, former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement ''(ran for governor in

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)'' *

Randy Levine Randy Lewis Levine (born February 22, 1955) is an American attorney, the current president of the New York Yankees baseball club and a member of the Board of Directors of A.C. Milan S.p.A. Early life Levine, a Jewish American, was born in Brookl ...

, president of the

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*Kelly Kennedy Mack, president of Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group *Scherie Murray, businessperson, candidate for NY State Assembly in 2015, candidate for NY District 14 * David B. Samadi,

urologist Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''-logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs. Org ...

Eric Ulrich Eric Ulrich (born February 13, 1985) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican, Ulrich represented the 32nd district on the New York City Council from 2009 to 2021. In 2022, he served as New York City Buildings Commissi ...

, NYC Councilmember (2009present)

Endorsements

Opinion polling

Debates

Results

Third parties

Conservative Party

Nominee

*Bill Pepitone, retired

officer

Working Families Party

Candidate

*No candidate nominated

Declined

*Deborah Axt, former director of Make the Road New York *

professor

Empowerment Party

Nominee

*Quanda S. Francis, Sykes Capital Management President and Accountant

Libertarian Party

Nominee

*Stacey Prussman, activist and comedian

Party for Socialism and Liberation

Candidate

* Cathy Rojas, teacher and socialist activist

Independents

Declared

*Thomas Downs, activist *Quanda Francis, president of Sykes Capital Management *Christopher Scott Krietchman

General election

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Though Adams won the election easily in the heavily Democratic city, he received fewer votes than

in either of his two mayoral runs, and lost many heavily

Asian American Asian Americans are Americans with ancestry from the continent of Asia (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants). Although this term had historically been used fo ...

precincts. This is partly attributed to Sliwa's pledge to halt the construction of

homeless shelter Homeless shelters are a type of service and total institution that provides temporary residence for homelessness, homeless individuals and families. Shelters exist to provide residents with safety and protection from exposure to the weather whi ...

s which were proposed by Adams to be built in neighborhoods such as Asian-majority Sunset Park. Other issues of importance to Asian American activist leaders included proposed reforms to the

Specialized High Schools Admissions Test The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) is an examination administered to eighth and ninth-grade students residing in New York City and used to determine admission to eight of the city's nine Specialized High Schools (SHS). As of 20 ...

in high schools,

bail reform Bail is a set of pre-trial restrictions that are imposed on a suspect to ensure that they will not hamper the judicial process. Court bail may be offered to secure the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when r ...

, and plans to build new jails in neighborhoods such as

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Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

* {{2021 United States elections

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Eric Adams

Background

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Write-in candidates who did not qualify for ballot access

Withdrawn candidates

Declined

Results by round

Republican primary

Candidates

Major candidates

Failed to qualify for ballot access

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Opinion polling

Debates

Results

Third parties

Conservative Party

Nominee

Working Families Party

Candidate

Declined

Empowerment Party

Nominee

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Party for Socialism and Liberation

Candidate

Independents

Declared

General election

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

Notes

References

External links