2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary

2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary
← 2017 June 22, 2021[1] 2025 →
 
Candidate Eric Adams Kathryn Garcia Maya Wiley
First round 289,403
(30.7%) 		184,463
(19.6%) 		201,193
(21.4%)
Final round 404,513
(50.4%) 		397,316
(49.6%) 		Eliminated
 
Candidate Andrew Yang Scott Stringer
First round 115,130
(12.2%) 		51,778
(5.5%)
Final round Eliminated Eliminated
First round results by borough
Previous Democratic nominee

Bill de Blasio

 Democratic nominee

Eric Adams[2]

The Democratic Party primary for the 2021 New York City mayoral election took place on June 22, 2021. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams defeated 12 other candidates, including Kathryn Garcia, Maya Wiley and Andrew Yang.[3] Adams went on to defeat Republican Curtis Sliwa and other candidates in the November 2, 2021 general election.

The New York City Board of Elections was substantially criticized for its handling of the race, the first after New York's initial implementation of ranked-choice voting (RCV). A week after election day, the Board announced a discrepancy in the initial results, posting in a tweet that approximately 135,000 additional votes, originating from a test run, had been added to the total count.[4][5]

  1. ^ "DEM Mayor Citywide". New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Matthews, Karen (July 6, 2021). "Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC's mayoral race". Associated Press. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Matthews, Karen (July 6, 2021). "Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC's mayoral race". Associated Press. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Glueck, Katie (June 29, 2021). "New York Mayor's Race in Chaos After Elections Board Counts 135,000 Test Ballots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Error mars vote count in NYC mayoral primary". AP News. June 30, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2024.