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Mayoral election in Albany, New York (2025)
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| 2025 Albany elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 3, 2025, April 10, 2025, & May 27, 2025 |
| Primary election: June 24, 2025 General election: November 4, 2025 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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The city of Albany, New York, is holding a general election for mayor on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for June 24, 2025. The filing deadline for the primary was April 3, 2025, the opportunity to ballot filing deadline was April 10, 2025, and the independent candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2025.
As of 2025, Albany does not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors serve a four-year term.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Albany
Dorcey Applyrs and Rocco Pezzulo are running in the general election for Mayor of Albany on November 4, 2025.
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| Dorcey Applyrs (D / Working Families Party) | ||
| Rocco Pezzulo (R / Conservative Party) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Albany
Dorcey Applyrs defeated Dan Cerutti, Corey Ellis, and Carolyn McLaughlin in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Albany on June 24, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dorcey Applyrs | 52.1 | 6,564 | |
| Dan Cerutti | 27.9 | 3,513 | ||
| Corey Ellis | 10.6 | 1,340 | ||
| Carolyn McLaughlin | 7.4 | 930 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 240 | ||
| Total votes: 12,587 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Rocco Pezzulo advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Albany.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Rocco Pezzulo advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Mayor of Albany.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Dorcey Applyrs advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Mayor of Albany.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2025
June 24, 2025
November 4, 2025
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Mayoral partisanship
Albany has a Democratic mayor. As of October 2025, the mayors of 35 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, seven are Republicans, one is independent, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of five state capital mayors is unknown. While most mayoral elections in state capital cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.
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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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