2021 New York City mayoral election

The 2021 New York City mayoral election will be held in November 2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio is unable to run for a third term due to term limits. The election will be the first New York City mayoral election to use ranked-choice voting in the primaries.[1]

2021 New York City mayoral election

Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio Democratic

Before official declarations, journalists and political commentators predicted several potential candidates, including Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.[2][3] By summer 2020, though, while many candidates have declared themselves for both major parties, most of them are first-time candidates who have never held political office rather than sitting elected officials.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Shaun Donovan, former commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[4]
• Aaron Foldenauer, attorney[5]
• Max Kaplan[6]
• Dianne Morales, non-profit CEO[7]
• Julia Qing Reaves, LGBTQ+ activist[6]
• Loree Sutton, retired brigadier general[8]
• Joycelyn Taylor[9]
• Maya Wiley, New School professor, former counsel to Bill de Blasio, and former chairwoman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board[6][10][11]

Potential

• Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President[10]
• Alicia Glen, former deputy mayor[10]
• Zachary Iscol, entrepreneur and former U.S. Marine[12]
• Corey Johnson, City Council Speaker[10][13]
• Raymond McGuire, Citigroup executive[14][15]
• Eva Moskowitz, former City Council member[10]
• Christine Quinn, former City Council Speaker[10]
• Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller[13][16]
• Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, former Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship; 2020 presidential candidate[17]
• Jeff Zucker, Chairman of Warner Media News & Sports[18]

Withdrawn

• Michael DeName, formerly independent perennial candidate[6][19]
• Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx Borough President[20]

Declined

• Jumaane Williams, New York Public Advocate (running for re-election)[21]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Cleopatra Fitzgerald[6][22]
• Abbey Laurel-Smith[6]
• Bill Pepitone, retired NYPD officer[23]
• Curtis Sliwa, Guardian Angels founder, WABC radio talk show host[24]

Potential

• John Catsimatidis, businessman, owner of the Red Apple Group, Gristedes and the United Refining Company[25]
• Nicole Gelinas, fellow at the Manhattan Institute[26]
• Kelly Mack, president of Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group[26]
• Sara Tirschwell, CFO of the mental health nonprofit Foundation House[26]
• Eric Ulrich, New York City Councilman[27]

References

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2. "Candidate Roster For NYC Mayoral Race Beginning To Take Shape". CBS New York. November 6, 2019.
3. Hicks, Nolan (October 23, 2019). "Public Advocate Jumaane Williams entertains possible mayoral bid". New York Post.
4. Paybarah, Azi (February 3, 2020). "He Worked for Obama and Bloomberg. Could He Be N.Y.C.'s Next Mayor?". The New York Times.
5. Foldenauer, Aaron. "Meet Aaron". Retrieved May 10, 2020.
6. "Candidate List: 2021 Citywide Elections". New York City Campaign Finance Board. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
7. Coltin, Jeff (August 5, 2019). "Dianne Morales wants to be New York City's first female mayor". City & State New York. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
8. Sanders, Anna (November 7, 2019). "Ex-de Blasio veterans official Loree Sutton officially enters 2021 race for NYC mayor". New York Daily News.
9. "Joycelyn Taylor". Taylor For 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
10. Whitford, Emma (October 21, 2019). "Who might contend to be Herroner in 2021?". City & State New York.
11. Goldenberg, Sally. "Civil rights activist and former de Blasio official considering run for mayor". Politico PRO. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
12. The New York Post - "Decorated combat vet with ties to Hillary Clinton considering NYC mayoral bid"
13. Goodman, J. David (January 28, 2019). "The 2021 New York City Mayoral Race: Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You". The New York Times.
14. "Citigroup exec Raymond McGuire planning NYC mayoral run". Page Six. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
15. Schwartz, Brian (January 14, 2020). "Citigroup executive Ray McGuire, a political moderate, considers running for mayor of New York". CNBC. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
16. Khursid, Samar (July 9, 2019). "Scott Stringer Has a Plan for That". Gotham Gazette.
17. Budryk, Zack (March 3, 2020). "Yang 'looking' at running for mayor of New York City". The Hill. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
18. Swanson, Ian (June 1, 2020). "CNN's Zucker hints at New York City mayoral run in 2021: 'I always like a challenge'". TheHill. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
19. "Michael Dename Jr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
20. Paybarah, Azi (January 26, 2020). "Top Latino Mayoral Hopeful in New York City Drops Out". The New York Times.
21. "December 9, 2019: NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams". WCNY. December 9, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
22. Gazette, Gotham. "Who's Running for What in the 2021 New York City Elections". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
23. "Bill Pepitone for NYC Mayor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
24. Campanile, Carl (March 8, 2020). "Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa vows to run for mayor". New York Post. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
25. Small, Eddie (January 14, 2020). "John Catsimatidis considering mayoral run". The Real Deal New York.
26. Levine, Jon (June 27, 2020). "Republicans see opening in 2021 New York City mayoral race". New York Post. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
27. Brown, Nicole (August 7, 2019). "Who's running for NYC mayor? A rundown of possible 2021 candidates". AMNY. Retrieved February 29, 2020.