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Mayoral election in Albany, New York (2021)
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| 2021 Albany elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 25, 2021 |
| Primary election: June 22, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Albany, New York, held a general election for mayor on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Albany
Incumbent Kathy Sheehan defeated Alicia Purdy, Greg Aidala, and Valerie Faust in the general election for Mayor of Albany on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Sheehan (D) | 63.1 | 8,837 |
 | Alicia Purdy (R / Conservative Party)  | 17.0 | 2,385 | |
| Greg Aidala (Independence Party) | 16.9 | 2,374 | ||
 | Valerie Faust (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 419 | ||
| Total votes: 14,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Albany
Incumbent Kathy Sheehan defeated Valerie Faust in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Albany on June 22, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Sheehan | 62.7 | 4,316 |
| Valerie Faust | 33.7 | 2,324 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.6 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 6,886 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alicia Purdy advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Albany.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Alicia Purdy advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Mayor of Albany.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2021
June 22, 2021
November 2, 2021
- New York Proposal 1, Redistricting Changes Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 2, Environmental Rights Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 3, Remove 10-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 4, Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 5, NYC Civil Court Jurisdiction Amendment (2021)
- City elections in Albany, New York (2021)
- Albany, New York, Proposal 6, Ward Residency Requirement for Common Council Candidates Charter Amendment (November 2021)
- Albany, New York, Proposal 7, Community Police Review Board Authority for Investigations and Oversight of Complaints against Police (November 2021)
Mayoral partisanship
Fifteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2021. The following office changed partisan control:
- Daniel Rickenmann (R) was elected as mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, on November 16, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Stephen Benjamin (D) did not run for re-election.
Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 38 state capitals were affiliated with the Democratic Party, six were Republicans, one was independent, and two were nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of three state capital mayors was unknown.
What was at stake?
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About the city
- See also: Albany, New York
Albany is a city in Albany County, New York. As of 2020, its population was 99,224.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Albany utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Albany, New York | ||
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| Albany | New York | |
| Population | 99,224 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 21 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 53.8% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 29% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 8.6% |
| Multiple | 7.1% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.1% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.7% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 42.5% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $48,512 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 22.9% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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