2021 New York City borough president elections

The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2, 2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020 (and won re-election).

2021 New York City borough president elections

← 2017 November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02) 2025 →

Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 4 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 769,221[a] 277,127[a] Percentage 71.11% 25.62% Swing 6.12% 5.56%

The winning candidates were as follows:

• Manhattan: Mark Levine, New York City Council member (Democratic)
• Brooklyn: Antonio Reynoso, New York City Council member (Democratic)
• Queens: Donovan Richards, incumbent borough president (Democratic)
• The Bronx: Vanessa Gibson, New York City Council member (Democratic)
• Staten Island: Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative (Republican)

Overview

Borough	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Manhattan	223,248	84.98%	34,163	13.00%	5,309	2.02%	262,720	100.0%	Democratic hold
Brooklyn	235,118	72.84%	74,068	22.94%	13,617	4.22%	322,803	100.0%	Democratic hold
Queens	181,947	66.86%	89,645	32.94%	538	0.20%	272,130	100.0%	Democratic hold
The Bronx	94,886	79.93%	15,920	13.41%	7,905	6.66%	118,711	100.0%	Democratic hold
Staten Island	34,022	32.27%	63,331	60.07%	8,071	7.66%	105,424	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	769,221	71.11%	277,127	25.62%	35,440	3.28%	1,081,788	100.0%

Manhattan

2021 Manhattan presidential election

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Nominee Mark Levine Lou Puliafito Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 223,248 34,163 Percentage 85.0% 13.0%

Precinct results Levine:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

President before election Gale Brewer Democratic Elected President Mark Levine Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Gale Brewer was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Lindsey Boylan, former deputy secretary for economic development and special advisor to the governor, candidate for New York's 10th congressional district in 2020^[1]
• Elizabeth R. Caputo, former chair of Manhattan's Community Board 7^[1][2]
• Brad Hoylman, state senator for the 27th district^[1][2]
• Ben Kallos, councilmember^[1][2]
• Mark Levine, councilmember^[2]
• Guillermo Perez, candidate for New York State Assembly District 71 in 2018^[1][3]
• Kimberly R. Watkins, President of Community Education Council^[1][2]

Declined

• Ydanis Rodriguez, councilmember^[4]

Withdrew

• Thomas Lopez-Pierre, candidate for New York City Council District 7 in 2017^[1][5]

Endorsements

Brad Hoylman

Federal legislators

• Jerry Nadler, U.S. Representative from New York's 10th congressional district (1992–present)^[6]

State legislators

• Yuh-Line Niou, assemblymember^[7]
• Jessica Ramos, state senator for the 13th district^[8]
• Julia Salazar, state senator for the 18th district^[8]

Individuals

• C. Virginia Fields, founder of National Black Commission on Health, former Manhattan Borough President (1998-2005)^[9]
• David Paterson, former governor of New York^[10]
• Zephyr Teachout, professor, former candidate for Governor of New York in 2014 and Attorney General of New York in 2018 (first choice)^[11]
• Keith L. T. Wright, former assemblymember for the 70th district, Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee^[12]

Labor unions

• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union^[13]
• United Federation of Teachers^[14]

Organizations

• Citizens Union (first choice)^[15]
• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club^[16]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund^[17]

Ben Kallos

Federal legislators

• Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative from New York's 12th congressional district^[18]

Organizations

• American Institute of Architects New York^[19]

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181^[20]
• Communications Workers of America Local 1101, 1102, 1106, and 1109^[21][22]
• International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 12^[21]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14, 15, 30, 94, 211, and 891^[23]

Mark Levine

Federal legislators

• Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative from New York's 7th congressional district^[24]
• Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative from New York's 13th congressional district^[25]

State legislators

• Catalina Cruz, state assemblymember for the 39th district^[26]

Local officials

• Diana Ayala, councilmember from the 35th district^[26]
• Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller^[27]

Individuals

• Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council^[28]
• Charles Rangel, former U.S. Representative from New York's 13th congressional district^[29]

Labor unions

• Communications Workers of America Local 1180^[30]
• District Council 37^[31]
• Hotel Trades Council^[32]
• New York City Central Labor Council^[33]
• New York State Nurses Association^[34]
• Professional Staff Congress^[35]
• SEIU 32BJ^[36]
• Transport Workers Union Local 100^[37]
• Workers United, New York New Jersey Regional Joint Board^[38]

Organizations

• 314 Action^[39]
• American Institute of Architects New York^[40]
• Citizen Action New York^[41]
• Citizens Union (second choice)^[15]
• Emgage Action^[42]
• New York League of Conservation Voters^[43]
• Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC^[44]

Kim Watkins

Individuals

• Zephyr Teachout, professor, former candidate for Governor of New York in 2014 and Attorney General of New York in 2018 (second choice)^[11]

Polling

First-past-the-post polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Lindsey Boylan	Elizabeth Caputo	Brad Hoylman	Benjamin Kallos	Mark Levine	Kimberly Watkins	Undecided
Data for Progress (D)[45]	Jun 18–20, 2021	451 (LV)	± 5.0%	7%	6%	22%	14%	26%	2%	22%

Results

2021 Manhattan Borough President Democratic primary results^[46]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Mark Levine	7	100,718	53.8%	​​
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	7	86,660	45.1%	​​
	Democratic	Elizabeth Caputo	6	42,446	20.4%	​​
	Democratic	Ben Kallos	5	35,837	16.3%	​​
	Democratic	Lindsey Boylan	4	28,314	12.5%	​​
	Democratic	Guillermo Perez	3	17,767	7.6%	​​
	Democratic	Kim Watkins	2	13,014	5.5%	​​
	Write-in		1	550	0.2%	​​

Republican primary

Declared

• Lou Puliafito, Republican candidate for New York's 76th State Assembly district in 2020 and Reform candidate in 2018^[47]

Endorsements

Lou Puliafito

Organizations

• New York Young Republican Club^[48]

Libertarian Party

Declared

• Michael Lewyn, law professor at Touro Law Center^[49]

General election

Results

2021 Manhattan borough president election^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mark Levine	223,248	84.98%	+1.83%
	Republican	Lou Puliafito	34,163	13.00%	+1.00%
	Libertarian	Michael Lewyn	4,874	1.85%	+0.02%
	Write-in		435	0.17%
Total votes			262,720	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Brooklyn

2021 Brooklyn presidential election

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Nominee Antonio Reynoso Menachem Raitport Party Democratic Republican Alliance Conservative Popular vote 235,118 74,068 Percentage 72.8% 22.9%

Precinct results Reynoso:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Raitport:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

President before election Eric Adams Democratic Elected President Antonio Reynoso Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Eric Adams was term-limited and barred from running for a third consecutive term. Instead of retiring, Adams successfully ran for mayor.

Democratic primary

Twelve candidates made it onto the ballot in the Democratic primary, of which three were regarded as the frontrunners; City Councilmembers Robert Cornegy and Antonio Reynoso, and State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon.^[51]

Declared

• Robert Cornegy, councilmember^[1][2]
• Kimberly Council, non-profit executive^[52]
• Khari Edwards, activist^[52]
• Robert Elstein, artist and teacher^[52]
• Mathieu Eugene, councilmember^[2]
• Pearlene Fields, member of Brooklyn Community Board 17^[52]
• Anthony Jones, District Leader for the 55th State Assembly District^[52]
• Shanduke McPhatter, activist^[1]
• Trisha Ocona, businesswoman^[53]
• Robert Ramos Jr., labor unionist^[52]
• Antonio Reynoso, councilmember^[1][2]
• Jo Anne Simon, assemblymember^[1]
• Lamor Whitehead-Miller, pastor^[1][2]

Withdrew

• Rafael Espinal, councilmember^[1]
• Emmanuel Whitmore^[1]

Declined

• Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City^[54]

Endorsements

Robert Cornegy

Federal officials

• Edolphus Towns, former U.S. Representative from New York's 10th congressional district^[55]

State officials

• Rodneyse Bichotte, assemblymember for the 42nd district^[56]
• William Colton, assemblymember for the 47th district^[57]
• Erik Martin Dilan, assemblymember for the 54th district^[57]
• Simcha Eichenstein, assemblymember for the 48th district^[58]
• Simcha Felder, state senator for the 17th district^[58]
• Mathylde Frontus, assemblymember for the 46th district
• Roxanne Persaud, state senator for the 19th district^[57]
• Diane Savino, state senator for the 23rd district^[57]
• Frank Seddio, former assemblymember for the 59th district^[55]
• Darryl C. Towns, former assemblymember for the 54th district^[55]
• Jaime Williams, assemblymember for the 59th district^[57]
• Tremaine Wright, former assemblymember for the 56th district^[55]

Local officials

• Justin Brannan, councilmember from the 43rd district^[56]
• Laurie Cumbo, councilmember from the 35th district^[57]
• Chaim Deutsch, former councilmember from the 48th district^[57]
• Darma Diaz, councilmember from the 37th district^[57]
• David G. Greenfield, former councilmember from the 48th district^[55]
• Alan Maisel, councilmember from the 46th district^[57]
• Kalman Yeger, councilmember from the 44th district^[58]

Individuals

• Spike Lee, director^[59]
• Tracy Morgan, actor^[59]

Labor unions

• Correction Officers' Benevolent Association^[60]
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 237^[59]
• Transport Workers Union of America Local 100^[61]

Khari Edwards

Federal officials

• Yvette Clarke, U.S. Representative from New York's 9th congressional district^[62]

State officials

• Kevin Parker, state senator for the 21st district^[62]
• N. Nick Perry, assemblymember for the 58th district^[63]
• Diana Richardson, assemblymember for the 43rd district^[62]
• Latrice Walker, assemblymember for the 55th district^[62]

Local officials

• Alicka Ampry-Samuel, councilmember from the 41st district^[63]

Labor unions

• District Council 37^[63]

Robert Ramos Jr.

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[64]

Antonio Reynoso

Federal legislators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont^[65]
• Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Representative from New York's 7th congressional district^[66]

State officials

• Maritza Davila, assemblymember for the 53rd district^[67]
• John Liu, state senator for the 11th district^[68]
• Marcela Mitaynes, assemblymember for the 51st district^[67]
• Jessica Ramos, state senator for the 13th district^[67]
• Julia Salazar, state senator for the 18th district^[69]

Local officials

• Margaret Chin, councilmember from the 1st district^[67]
• Brad Lander, councilmember from the 39th district^[70]
• Helen Rosenthal, councilmember from the 6th district^[67]
• Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate^[69]

Individuals

• Cynthia Nixon, actress; Candidate for Governor of New York in 2018^[67]
• Sandy Nurse, activist and carpenter; Candidate for New York City Council District 37^[55]
• Zephyr Teachout, attorney; Candidate for Governor of New York in 2014^[62]

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 16^[67]

Organizations

• Make the Road Action^[71]
• Our Revolution^[72]
• Working Families Party^[73]

Jo Anne Simon

Federal legislators

• Elizabeth Holtzman, former U.S. Representative from New York's 16th congressional district^[62]
• Jerry Nadler, U.S. Representative from New York's 10th congressional district^[74]

State officials

• Peter J. Abbate Jr., assemblymember for the 49th district^[62]
• Robert Carroll, assemblymember for the 44th district^[63]
• Andrew Gounardes, state senator for the 22nd district^[63]
• Joan Millman, former assemblymember for the 52nd district^[63]
• Velmanette Montgomery, former state senator for the 25th district^[63]

Local officials

• Betsy Gotbaum, former New York City Public Advocate^[15]

Labor unions

• United Federation of Teachers^[75]

Organizations

• Citizens Union^[15]
• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club^[16]

Newspapers and publications

• New York Amsterdam News^[76]

Lamor Whitehead-Miller

Individuals

• Fivio Foreign, rapper and songwriter^[77]
• Maino, rapper^[77]
• Tasha Page-Lockhart, gospel musician^[77]

Polling

Ranked-choice polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	RCV count	Robert Cornegy	Kimberly Council	Khari Edwards	Mathieu Eugene	Antonio Reynoso	Jo Anne Simon	Others	Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group (D)[78][A]	Apr 16–21, 2021	514 (LV)	± 4.3%	BA[c]	10%	7%	7%	6%	10%	8%	2%	50%
				1	20%	15%	14%	13%	20%	17%	–
				2	23%	17%	18%	–	22%	19%
				3	27%	–	22%	–	29%	22%
				4	33%	–	–	–	41%	27%
				5	45%	–	–	–	55%	–

First-past-the-post polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Robert Cornegy	Kimberly Council	Khari Edwards	Mathieu Eugene	Antonio Reynoso	Jo Anne Simon	Others	Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group (D)[78][A][d]	Apr 16–21, 2021	514 (LV)	± 4.3%	10%	7%	7%	6%	10%	8%	2%	50%

Results

2021 Brooklyn Borough President Democratic primary results^[79]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Antonio Reynoso	11	107,963	54.9%	​​
	Democratic	Jo Anne Simon	11	88,794	45.1%	​​
	Democratic	Robert Cornegy	10	70,173	29.4%	​​
	Democratic	Mathieu Eugene	9	27,175	10.2%	​​
	Democratic	Khari Edwards	9	25,211	9.5%	​​
	Democratic	Kim Council	8	20,959	7.7%	​​
	Democratic	Robert Ramos Jr.	7	12,128	4.4%	​​
	Democratic	Anthony Jones	6	10,392	3.7%	​​
	Democratic	Trisha Ocana	5	9,570	3.4%	​​
	Democratic	Robert Elstein	4	7,151	2.5%	​​
	Democratic	Pearlene Fields	3	5,222	1.8%	​​
	Democratic	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	2	4,084	1.4%	​​
	Write-in		1	706	0.2%	​​

General election

Results

2021 Brooklyn borough president election^[80]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Antonio Reynoso	235,118	72.84%	−10.11%
	Republican	Menachem Raitport	66,490	20.60%	+8.10%
	Conservative	Menachem Raitport	7,578	2.35%	−0.25%
	Total	Menachem Raitport	74,068	22.94%	+7.84%
	Rent Is Too Damn High	Anthony Jones	8,567	2.65%	N/A
	Voices for Change	Shanduke McPhatter	4,415	1.37%	N/A
	Write-in		635	0.20%
Total votes			322,803	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Queens

2021 Queens presidential election

← 2020 (special) 2025 →

Nominee Donovan Richards Thomas Zmich Party Democratic Republican Alliance Conservative Popular vote 181,947 89,645 Percentage 66.9% 32.9%

Precinct results Richards:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Zmich:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

President before election Donovan Richards Democratic Elected President Donovan Richards Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Donovan Richards assumed office in December 2020 after winning the November special election, and ran for a full term. He succeeded Sharon Lee, who became acting Borough President after Melinda Katz resigned to take office as Queens County District Attorney.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Elizabeth Crowley, former councilmember, candidate for Queens Borough President in 2020^[1]
• Donovan Richards, incumbent Borough President^[1]
• Jimmy Van Bramer, councilmember^[1]

Withdrew

• Alicia Hyndman, New York State Assemblymember for the 29th district^[1]

Endorsements

Elizabeth Crowley

Individuals

• Elizabeth Holtzman, former U.S. Representative from New York's 16th congressional district^[81]

Donovan Richards

Federal legislators

• Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative from New York's 5th congressional district^[82]

State legislators

• David Weprin, assemblymember for the 24th district^[83]

Individuals

• Costa Constantinides, former councilmember from the 22nd district^[84]

Labor unions

• New York City Central Labor Council^[33]
• SEIU Local 32BJ^[85]
• United Federation of Teachers^[86]

Organizations

• New York League of Conservation Voters^[43]
• Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC^[87]

Jimmy Van Bramer

State legislators

• Ron Kim, assemblymember for the 40th district^[88]
• Jessica Ramos, state senator for the 13th district^[88]

Local officials

• Brad Lander, councilmember for the 39th district^[89]

Individuals

• Rana Abdelhamid, nonprofit founder and candidate for New York's 12th congressional district in 2022^[90]
• Dianne Morales, former nonprofit leader, and 2021 candidate for Mayor of New York City^[91]
• Cynthia Nixon, actress, former candidate for Governor of New York in 2018^[92]
• Kal Penn, actor^[93]

• Zephyr Teachout, attorney, professor, former candidate for Governor of New York in 2014 and Attorney General of New York in 2018^[88]

Polling

Ranked-choice polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	RCV count	Elizabeth Crowley	Stan Morse	Donovan Richards	Diana Sanchez	Jimmy Van Bramer	Others	Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group (D)[78][A]	Apr 16–21, 2021	358 (LV)	± 5.2%	BA[c]	20%	2%	28%	6%	9%	2%	33%
				1	31%	3%	43%	9%	14%	–
				2	33%	–	43%	10%	14%
				3	36%	–	46%	–	18%
				4	44%	–	56%	–	–

First-past-the-post polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Elizabeth Crowley	Stan Morse	Donovan Richards	Diana Sanchez	Jimmy Van Bramer	Others	Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group (D)[78][A][d]	Apr 16–21, 2021	358 (LV)	± 5.2%	20%	2%	28%	6%	9%	2%	33%

Results

2021 Queens Borough President Democratic primary election results^[94]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Donovan Richards	3	92,222	50.3%	​​
	Democratic	Elizabeth Crowley	3	91,153	49.7%	​​
	Democratic	Jimmy Van Bramer	2	34,306	17.6%	​​
	Write-in		1	919	0.5%	​​

Republican primary

Declared

• Danniel Maio, local activist and 2016 candidate for the New York's 6th congressional district^[95]
• Thomas Zmich, 2020 candidate for New York's 6th congressional district, retired union leader and organizer^[96]

Endorsements

Thomas Zmich

• Queens County Republican Party
• Conservative Party of New York State

Danniel Maio

Individuals

• Curtis Sliwa

Results

2021 Queens borough president election^[97]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Donovan Richards (incumbent)	181,947	66.86%	−2.99%
	Republican	Thomas Zmich	80,353	29.53%	+5.01%
	Conservative	Thomas Zmich	9,292	3.41%	+1.18%
	Total	Thomas Zmich	89,645	32.94%	+5.22%
	Write-in		538	0.20%
Total votes			272,130	100.0%
	Democratic hold

The Bronx

2021 Bronx presidential election

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Nominee Vanessa Gibson Janelle King Sammy Ravelo Party Democratic Republican Conservative Popular vote 94,886 15,920 7,735 Percentage 79.9% 13.4% 6.5%

Precinct results Gibson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% King:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

President before election Rubén Díaz Jr. Democratic Elected President Vanessa Gibson Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Rubén Díaz Jr. was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Fernando Cabrera, councilmember^[1][2][98]
• Nathalia Fernandez, assemblymember for the 80th district^[1][2]
• Vanessa Gibson, councilmember^[1][2][98]
• Victor H. Gutierrez^[1][2][98]
• Luis R. Sepúlveda, state senator for the 32nd district^[1]
• Bryan Hodge Vasquez^[1]

Withdrew

• Rafael Salamanca, councilmember^[99]

Endorsements

Fernando Cabrera

State legislators

• Jose Rivera, assemblymember for the 78th district^[100]

Organizations

• Sergeants Benevolent Association^[101]

Nathalia Fernandez

State legislators

• Brian Benjamin, state senator, for the 34th district^[102]
• Michael Blake, former assemblymember for the 79th district^[103]
• Kenny Burgos, assemblymember for the 85th district^[103]
• Chantel Jackson, assemblymember for the 79th district^[103]

Vanessa Gibson

Federal legislators

• Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative from New York's 15th congressional district^[104]

State legislators

• Latoya Joyner, assemblymember for the 77th district^[104]

Local officials

• Diana Ayala, councilmember for the 8th District^[104]
• Corey Johnson, Speaker of the New York City Council (2018-present) and councilmember for the 3rd district^[102]
• Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate^[104]

Individuals

• James Vacca, former councilmember for the 13th district^[105]

Organizations

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club^[16]
• Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC^[87]

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU^[106]
• SEIU 32BJ^[107]
• United Federation of Teachers^[104]

Newspapers and publications

• New York Amsterdam News^[76]

Polling

Ranked-choice polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	RCV count	Fernando Cabrera	Nathalia Fernandez	Vanessa Gibson	Samuel Ravelo	Luis Sepúlveda	Others	Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group (D)[78][A]	Apr 16–21, 2021	249 (LV)	± 6.2%	BA[c]	10%	12%	25%	4%	9%	5%	34%
				1	17%	19%	42%	7%	16%	–
				2	19%	23%	42%	–	16%
				3	25%	29%	45%	–	–
				4	–	42%	58%	–	–

First-past-the-post polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Fernando Cabrera	Nathalia Fernandez	Vanessa Gibson	Samuel Ravelo	Luis Sepúlveda	Others	Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group (D)[78][A][d]	Apr 16–21, 2021	249 (LV)	± 6.2%	10%	12%	25%	4%	9%	5%	34%

Results

2021 Bronx Borough President Democratic primary election^[108]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Vanessa Gibson	3	49,401	53.5%	​​
	Democratic	Fernando Cabrera	3	42,957	46.5%	​​
	Democratic	Nathalia Fernandez	2	14,501	14.3%	​​
	Democratic	Luis R. Sepúlveda	2	10,444	10.3%	​​
	Democratic	Sammy Ravelo	2	1,971	1.9%	​​
	Write-in		1	582	0.6%	​​

Official results for each round are as follows:

2021 Bronx Borough President Democratic primary election [108]
Candidate	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Vanessa Gibson	40,097	39.5%	40,148	39.7%	49,401	53.0%
Fernando Cabrera	34,022	33.5%	34,130	33.7%	42,957	46.5%
Nathalia Fernandez	14,397	14.2%	14,501	14.3%	Eliminated
Luis R. Sepúlveda	10,047	10.3%	10,444	10.3%	Eliminated
Sammy Ravelo	1,958	1.9%	1,971	1.9%	Eliminated
Write-ins	582	0.6%	Eliminated
Inactive Ballots	0 ballots		226 ballots		8,178 ballots

Results

2021 Bronx borough president election^[109]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Vanessa Gibson	94,886	79.93%	−8.15%
	Republican	Janelle King	15,920	13.41%	+6.83%
	Conservative	Sammy Ravelo	7,735	6.52%	+3.93%
	Write-in		170	0.14%
Total votes			118,711	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Staten Island

2021 Staten Island presidential election

← 2017 2025 →

Nominee Vito Fossella Mark Murphy Leticia Remauro Party Republican Democratic Conservative Popular vote 63,331 34,022 7,892 Percentage 60.1% 32.3% 7.5%

Precinct results Fossella:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Murphy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No votes

President before election James Oddo Republican Elected President Vito Fossella Republican

Incumbent Republican James Oddo was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Republican primary

Declared

• Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative^[110]
• Jhong Kim, businessman^[111]
• Steven Matteo, councilmember^[1][2]
• Leticia Remauro, businesswoman^[2][1]

Endorsements

Vito Fossella

Executive officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States^[112]

Federal

• Peter King, former U.S. Representative from NY-02^[113]

Local officials

• Rudy Giuliani, 2008 Republican presidential candidate and former mayor of New York City (1994–2001)^[113]
• James Molinaro, former Staten Island Borough President^[113]

Organizations

• New York Young Republican Club^[114]

Steven Matteo

Organizations

• Amalgamated Transit Union^[115]
• Detectives' Endowment Association^[115]
• New York Young Republican Club^[116]
• Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York^[117]
• Uniformed Firefighters Association^[118]

Leticia Remauro

Executive officials

• Bernard Kerik, former Interior minister of the Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority^[117]

Organizations

• Conservative Party of New York State^[119]
• New York League of Conservation Voters^[43]

Results

2021 Staten Island Borough President Republican primary results^[120]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Republican	Vito Fossella	3	9,459	51.2%	​​
	Republican	Steven Matteo	3	9,018	48.8%	​​
	Republican	Leticia Remauro	2	2,487	12.7%	​​
	Republican	Jhong Kim	2	556	2.8%	​​
	Write-in		1	151	0.8%	​​

Democratic primary

Declared

• Lorraine Honor, activist and businesswoman^[121]
• Radhakrishna Mohan, labor unionist^[122]
• Mark Murphy, businessman and nominee for New York's 11th congressional district in 2012^[123]
• Brandon Stradford, community advocate^[124]
• Cesar Vargas, attorney and reservist^[125]

Endorsements

Lorraine Honor

Federal officials

• Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative from NY-12^[117]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[126]
• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club^[16]

Mark Murphy

State officials

• Mike Cusick, State assemblymember^[117]
• Charles Fall, State assemblymember^[117]
• Diane Savino, State senator^[117]

Local officials

• Debi Rose, New York City councillor^[117]

Labor unions

• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union^[127]

Organizations

• New York League of Conservation Voters^[43]

Results

2021 Staten Island Borough President Democratic primary election^[128]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Mark Murphy	3	16,355	65.0%	​​
	Democratic	Lorraine Honor	3	8,815	35.0%	​​
	Democratic	Cesar Vargas	2	5,103	19.1%	​​
	Democratic	Brandford Stradford	3	2,831	10.2%	​​
	Democratic	Radhakrishna Mohan	2	2,098	7.4%	​​
	Write-in		1	335	1.2%	​​

General election

Results

2021 Staten Island borough president election^[129]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Vito Fossella	63,331	60.07%	−14.73%
	Democratic	Mark Murphy	32,528	30.85%	+8.16%
	Staten Island 1st	Mark Murphy	1,494	1.42%	N/A
	Total	Mark Murphy	34,022	32.27%	+8.05%
	Conservative	Leticia Remauro	7,892	7.49%	−1.93%
	Write-in		179	0.17%
Total votes			105,424	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 2021 New York City mayoral election
• 2021 New York City Comptroller election
• 2021 New York City Council election

Notes

1. Totals may be combined with that of other parties who cross-endorsed Democratic Party candidates via electoral fusion.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. Before allocation (including undecided respondents)
4. First-choice results from a ranked-choice poll

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by StudentsFirstNY, a pro-charter schools group.

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