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2021 New York City mayoral election

See also: 2021 New York state elections

The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

2021 New York City mayoral election
← 2017November 2, 20212025 →
 
NomineeEric AdamsCurtis Sliwa
PartyDemocraticRepublican
AllianceIndependent
Popular vote753,801312,385
Percentage67.0%27.8%
Adams:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Sliwa:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data
Mayor before election

Bill de Blasio
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Eric Adams
Democratic

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 rather than the plurality voting of previous primaries.[1][2] On election night, Guardian Angels founder and radio talk show host Curtis Sliwa won the Republican primary with 67.9% of the vote, defeating New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers founder Fernando Mateo.[3] Brooklyn Borough President and former police officer Eric Adams had a lead on election night in the Democratic primary but did not reach 50% of the vote, meaning that ranked-choice voting would come into play.[4] In the final round of tabulation of the ranked-choice vote in the Democratic primary, Adams defeated former New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, 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 David Dinkins.

History

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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, comptroller, borough president, and city council beginning in January 2021".[5] The first election in the city to use ranked-choice voting was in the 24th council district in Queens, which took place on February 2, 2021.[6] 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 Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.[7][8]

Incumbent Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio was barred by term limits from seeking a third term.[9]

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.[10]

Democratic primary

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Main article: 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary

Polling in late January and early February 2021 showed businessman Andrew Yang as the Democratic primary frontrunner, with Adams in second place and Stringer in third place.[11][12]

In April, Scott Stringer was accused of sexual abuse by Jean Kim.[13][14][15] Stringer denied the allegations, claiming that the relationship had been consensual.[16] In June, a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.[17]

On May 5, 2021, Politico 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.[18] On June 7, Spectrum News reported that Adams had maintained a lead in the Democratic primary.[19]

On July 6, the Associated Press reported that Adams had won the Democratic primary.[4] The Guardian 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".[20] An earlier report from The New York Times 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".[21]

Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Write-in candidates who did not qualify for ballot access

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Withdrawn candidates

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Declined

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Results by round

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2021 New York City mayoral Democratic primary election[86]
CandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Eric Adams289,40330.7%289,60330.8%290,05530.8%291,80631.2%295,79831.7%317,09234.6%354,65740.5%404,51350.4%
Kathryn Garcia184,46319.6%184,57119.6%184,66919.6%186,73119.9%191,87620.5%223,63424.4%266,93230.5%397,31649.6%
Maya Wiley201,12721.4%201,19321.4%201,51821.4%206,01322.0%209,10822.4%239,17426.1%254,72829.1%Eliminated
Andrew Yang115,13012.2%115,30112.2%115,50212.3%118,80812.6%121,59713.0%135,68614.8%Eliminated
Scott Stringer51,7785.5%51,8505.5%51,9515.5%53,5995.7%56,7236.1%Eliminated
Dianne Morales26,4952.8%26,5342.8%26,6452.8%30,1573.2%30,9333.3%Eliminated
Raymond McGuire25,2422.7%25,2722.7%25,4182.7%26,3612.8%27,9343.0%Eliminated
Shaun Donovan23,1672.5%23,1892.5%23,3142.5%24,0422.6%Eliminated
Aaron Foldenauer7,7420.8%7,7580.8%7,8190.8%Eliminated
Art Chang7,0480.7%7,0640.8%7,0930.8%Eliminated
Paperboy Prince3,9640.4%4,0070.4%4,0600.4%Eliminated
Joycelyn Taylor2,6620.3%2,6830.3%2,7800.3%Eliminated
Isaac Wright Jr.2,2420.2%2,2540.2%Eliminated
Write-ins1,5680.2%Eliminated
Inactive ballots0 ballots752 ballots1,207 ballots5,314 ballots8,062 ballots26,445 ballots65,714 ballots140,202 ballots

Republican primary

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2021 New York City Republican mayoral primary
← 2017June 22, 2021[87]2025 →
 
CandidateCurtis SliwaFernando Mateo
First round40,79416,719
Percentage67.9%27.8%
First round results by borough
Sliwa:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mateo:      50–60%
Previous Republican nominee

Nicole Malliotakis

Republican nominee

Curtis Sliwa[3]

Candidates

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Major candidates

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The following candidates appeared on the Republican primary ballot.

Sliwa ran on a platform opposing the Defund the Police 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.[88][89][90] He also opposes the killing of unwanted animals and supports making all animal shelters no-kill shelters.[91]

Republican primary candidates
CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef

Fernando Mateo

Founder of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers

February 4, 2021

(Website Archived March 10, 2021, at the Wayback Machine)		[92][93]

Curtis Sliwa

Founder of the Guardian Angels Radio talk show host

March 8, 2020

(Website Archived March 8, 2021, at the Wayback MachineArchived April 22, 2021, at the

Wayback Machine)

[94]

Failed to qualify for ballot access

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  • Abbey Laurel-Smith, businesswoman[51]
  • Adam Oremland, attorney and social media personality[95]
  • Bill Pepitone, retired NYPD officer (ran as the candidate for the Conservative Party)[96]
  • Sara Tirschwell, CFO of Foundation House[97]

Withdrawn

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  • Cleopatra Fitzgerald, activist
  • Christopher Scott Krietchman, entrepreneur

Declined

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Endorsements

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Curtis Sliwa
US Representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Fernando Mateo
Individuals
Organizations

Opinion polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Fernando
Mateo		Curtis
Sliwa		Undecided
Emerson College[A]Jun 7–8, 2021250 (LV)± 6.2%27%33%40%

Debates

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2021 New York City mayoral election Republican primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P  Participant    A  Absent    N  Non-invitee    I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Curtis SliwaFernando Mateo
1[115]March 31, 2021WABCDominic CarterVideoPP
2[105]June 3, 2021PIX11Ayana Harry
Dan Mannarino
Henry Rossoff		VideoPP

Results

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2021 New York mayoral Republican primary election[87]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCurtis Sliwa 40,794 67.9
RepublicanFernando Mateo16,71927.8
Write-in2,5364.2
Total votes60,049 100%

Third parties

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Conservative Party

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Nominee

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Working Families Party

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Candidate

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  • No candidate nominated[117]

Declined

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Empowerment Party

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Nominee

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  • Quanda S. Francis, Sykes Capital Management President and Accountant[119]

Libertarian Party

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Nominee

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  • Stacey Prussman, activist and comedian[120]

Party for Socialism and Liberation

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Candidate

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Independents

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Declared

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  • Thomas Downs, activist[122]
  • Quanda Francis, president of Sykes Capital Management[47][123]
  • Christopher Scott Krietchman

General election

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Debates

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2021 New York City mayoral election general election debate
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P  Participant    A  Absent    N  Non-invitee    I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Eric AdamsCurtis Sliwa
1October 20, 2021Citizens Budget Commission
NBC 4 New York
New York Urban League
Politico
Telemundo 47		Sally Goldenberg
Melissa Russo
David Ushery
Allan Villafaña		VideoPP
2October 26, 2021ABC 7
Hispanic Federation
League of Women Voters
NAACP NYS Conference
Univision 41		Dave Evans
Bill Ritter
Mariela Salgado		VideoPP

Endorsements

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Eric Adams (D)
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Cathy Rojas (PSL)
State legislators
Individuals
Curtis Sliwa (R)
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations

Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Eric
Adams (D)		Curtis
Sliwa (R)		Undecided
Emerson CollegeOctober 22–23, 2021615 (LV)± 3.9%61%25%14%

Results

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Results by precinct, overlayed with neighborhoods

Though Adams won the election easily in the heavily Democratic city, he received fewer votes than Bill de Blasio in either of his two mayoral runs, and lost many heavily Asian American precincts. This is partly attributed to Sliwa's pledge to halt the construction of homeless shelters 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 in high schools, bail reform, and plans to build new jails in neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Manhattan.[178]

General election results[179][180][181]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticEric Adams 753,801 66.99% +0.82%
RepublicanCurtis Sliwa302,68026.90%+2.95%
IndependentCurtis Sliwa9,7050.86%N/A
TotalCurtis Sliwa312,38527.76%+0.17%
Socialism and LiberationCathy Rojas27,9822.49%N/A
ConservativeBill Pepitone12,5751.12%-2.13%
EmpowermentQuanda S. Francis3,7920.34%N/A
LibertarianStacey Prussman3,1890.28%+0.04%
Humanity UnitedRaja Flores2,3870.21%N/A
Save Our CityFernando Mateo1,8700.17%N/A
Out LawbreakerSkiboky Stora2640.02%N/A
Write-in7,0130.62%
Total votes1,125,258 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by WPIX and NewsNation

References

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