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Adrienne Adams
Adrienne Adams (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 28. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Adams (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of New York. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
Biography
Adams earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College.[1]
At the time of her 2017 run for city council, Adams was a child development associate instructor and corporate trainer.[1] Her experience also includes service as the chair of Community Board 12, the executive secretary for the board of directors of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's IVYAKAdemy Day Care Center, and a member of the Queens Borough Public Library Board of Trustees, the Governor's Local Planning Committee for the Jamaica Downtown Revitalization Initiative, and the Jamaica NOW Leadership Council.[2]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Mayor of New York
The following candidates are running in the general election for Mayor of New York on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Eric Adams (Safe&Affordable / EndAntiSemitism) | |
 | Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party) | |
 | Curtis Sliwa (R / Protect Animals) | |
 | Irene Estrada (Conservative Party) | |
 | Andrew Cuomo (Fight and Deliver) | |
 | James Walden (Integrity) (Unofficially withdrew)  | |
| Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life) | ||
 | Montell Moseley (Independent) (Write-in) | |
 | Karen Stachel (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kyle Gutierrez (Independent)
- Abbey Laurel-Smith (Independent)
- Gowri Krishna (Working Families Party)
- Jean Anglade (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Zohran Mamdani in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 1,071,730 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deirdre Levy (D)
- Cleopatra Fitzgerald (D)
- Corinne Fisher (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Curtis Sliwa in round 1 .
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kris Lord (R)
- Joe Alny (R)
- James Manning (R)
- Gonzalo Duran (R)
- Naomi Coley (R)
- Fátimazöhra Nouinou (R)
- John Harris (R)
- Ronen Nahom (R)
- David Rem (R)
- Darren Dione Aquino (R)
- Montell Moseley (R)
Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Irene Estrada in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gowri Krishna in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Adams received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 28
Incumbent Adrienne Adams defeated Rusat Ramgopal in the general election for New York City Council District 28 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adrienne Adams (D) | 85.0 | 6,521 |
 | Rusat Ramgopal (R / Common Sense Party) | 14.1 | 1,079 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 72 | ||
| Total votes: 7,672 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 28
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Adrienne Adams in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 28
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rusat Ramgopal in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Adams in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 28
Incumbent Adrienne Adams defeated Ivan Mossop Jr. in the general election for New York City Council District 28 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrienne Adams (D) | 88.8 | 13,488 |
 | Ivan Mossop Jr. (R) | 11.0 | 1,671 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 15,192 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 28
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Adrienne Adams in round 1 .
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Total votes: 14,035 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ivan Mossop Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 28.
2017
New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[3] Adrienne Adams (D) defeated Hettie Powell (Working Families) and Ivan Mossop Jr. (R) in the general election for the District 28 seat on the New York City Council.
| New York City Council, District 28 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Adrienne Adams |
86.10% | 14,767 | |
| Working Families | Hettie Powell | 8.36% | 1,434 | |
| Republican | Ivan Mossop Jr. | 5.36% | 919 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 31 | ||
| Total Votes | 17,151 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "General Election - November 7, 2017," accessed January 2, 2018 | ||||
Adrienne Adams defeated Richard David and Hettie Powell in the Democratic primary election for the District 28 seat on the New York City Council.[4]
| New York City Council, District 28 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Adrienne Adams |
39.17% | 3,499 |
| Richard David | 31.59% | 2,822 |
| Hettie Powell | 28.98% | 2,589 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 23 |
| Total Votes | 8,933 | |
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
Adams received endorsements from the following in 2017:[5]
- Queens Democratic Party
- U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley
- U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks
- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D)[6]
2016
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent James Sanders, Jr. defeated Adrienne E. Adams in the New York State Senate District 10 general election.[7][8]
| New York State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James Sanders, Jr. Incumbent |
96.52% | 84,582 | |
| Women's Equality | Adrienne E. Adams | 3.48% | 3,054 | |
| Total Votes | 87,636 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent James Sanders, Jr. defeated Adrienne E. Adams in the New York State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[9][10]
| New York State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James Sanders, Jr. Incumbent |
57.95% | 5,495 | |
| Democratic | Adrienne E. Adams | 42.05% | 3,988 | |
| Total Votes | 9,483 | |||
Sanders also ran on the Working Families party ticket. Adams also ran on the Women's Equality party ticket.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Adrienne Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Adrienne Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Adrienne Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
In the New York Campaign Finance Board's voter guide, Adams listed her top three issues as:
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| —Adrienne Adams[12] | ||
2016
Adams' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Education Equity Economic Development Minority & Women Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) Affordable Housing |
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| —Adrienne Adams' campaign website, (2016)[13] | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of New York |
Officeholder New York City Council District 28 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Adrienne Adams for NY," accessed August 31, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Adrienne Adams," accessed August 31, 2017
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Observer, "Queens Democratic Party to Back Adrienne Adams to Replace Ruben Wills," July 27, 2017
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Gov. Cuomo Endorses Queens Democrats Adrienne Adams, Peter Koo for City Council Primaries," August 29, 2017
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedseventeen - ↑ Adams for NY, "Issues," accessed October 12, 2016
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