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.
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. 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
- Aaron Foldenauer, attorney
- Max Kaplan
- Dianne Morales, non-profit CEO
- Julia Qing Reaves, LGBTQ+ activist
- Loree Sutton, retired brigadier general
- Joycelyn Taylor
Potential
- Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
- Alicia Glen, former deputy mayor
- Zachary Iscol, entrepreneur and former U.S. Marine
- Corey Johnson, City Council Speaker
- Raymond McGuire, Citigroup executive
- Eva Moskowitz, former City Council member
- Christine Quinn, former City Council Speaker
- Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller
- Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, former Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship; 2020 presidential candidate
Withdrawn
- Michael DeName, formerly independent perennial candidate
- Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx Borough President
Declined
- Jumaane Williams, New York Public Advocate
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Cleopatra Fitzgerald
- Abbey Laurel-Smith
- Bill Pepitone, retired NYPD officer
- Curtis Sliwa, Guardian Angels founder, WABC radio talk show host
Potential
- John Catsimatidis, businessman, owner of the Red Apple Group, Gristedes and the United Refining Company
- Nicole Gelinas, fellow at the Manhattan Institute
- Kelly Mack, president of Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
- Sara Tirschwell, CFO of the mental health nonprofit Foundation House
- Eric Ulrich, New York City Councilman
