# 2021 New York County District Attorney election

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The 2021 New York County District Attorney election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the New York County District Attorney. The incumbent, Cyrus Vance Jr., had announced in March 2021 that he would not seek a fourth term.
The Democratic primary election was held on June 22, 2021. Despite the introduction of ranked-choice voting for other elected positions in New York City, this race used plurality voting, as it is a state position, rather than a city position.
A key issue in the election was which candidate would be best equipped to criminally prosecute or civilly sue former President Donald Trump.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* Tahanie Aboushi, civil rights attorney
* Alvin Bragg, former New York State Chief Deputy Attorney General and former federal prosecutor
* Liz Crotty, former Assistant District Attorney for Manhattan
* Tali Farhadian Weinstein, former federal prosecutor
* Diana Florence, former prosecutor for the Manhattan Attorney General's office
* Lucy Lang, former assistant attorney general for Manhattan
* Eliza Orlins, public defender, former contestant on Survivor and The Amazing Race
* Dan Quart, New York State Assemblymember for the 73rd district (2011–present)

### Endorsements

U.S. senators
* Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007
U.S. representatives
* Jamaal Bowman, U.S. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district since 2021
* Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since 2019
Local officials
* Justin Brannan, member of the New York City Council from the 43rd district since 2018
* Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate since 2019
State senators
* Jabari Brisport, member of the New York State Senate from the 25th district since 2019
* Jessica Ramos, member of the New York State Senate from the 13th district since 2019
* Gustavo Rivera, member of the New York State Senate from the 33rd district since 2011
State assemblymembers
* Zohran Mamdani, member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district since 2021
* Marcela Mitaynes, member of the New York State Assembly from the 51st district since 2021
* Yuh-Line Niou, member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district since 2017
Individuals
* Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for governor of Michigan in 2018
* Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council
* Cynthia Nixon, actress and activist, candidate for governor of New York in 2018
* Linda Sarsour, civil rights activist
Organizations
* Citizen Action of New York
* Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
* Real Justice PAC
* Moms Demand Action
* Progressive Change Campaign Committee (second choice)
* Working Families Party
Labor unions
* UNITE HERE Local 100
Federal legislators
* Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district since 1998
* Jerry Nadler, U.S. Representative for New York's 10th congressional district since 1992
State senators
* Robert Jackson, member of the New York State Senate from the 31st district since 2019
State assemblymembers
* Inez Dickens, member of the New York State Assembly from the 70th district since 2021
* Al Taylor, member of the New York State Assembly from the 71st district since 2021
Individuals
* Harry Belafonte, singer and activist
* Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
* Gwen Carr, activist, mother of Eric Garner
* Hazel Dukes, former national president of the NAACP
* C. Virginia Fields, former Manhattan Borough President
* Dan Garodnick, former New York City Councilmember
* Dan Goldman, former assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2007–2017), former general counsel for the U.S. House Intelligence Committee (2019–2020)
* Renée Elise Goldsberry, actress and singer/songwriter
* Elizabeth Holtzman, former New York City Comptroller, former Brooklyn District Attorney, former U.S. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district
* John Legend, singer
* David Paterson, 55th Governor of New York (2008–2010), former Lieutenant Governor of New York (2007–2008), former State Senator (1985–2006)
* Christine Quinn, former Speaker of the New York City Council
* Charles Rangel, former U.S. Representative for New York's 13th congressional district
* Rachael Rollins, District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
* Yusef Salaam, member of the Central Park Five
* Zephyr Teachout, attorney and law professor, candidate for governor of New York in 2014 and attorney general of New York in 2018
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* Color of Change PAC
* Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund
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* 1199 SEIU
* 32BJ SEIU
* Communications Workers of America Local 1180
* Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
* United Federation of Teachers
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* Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State
* Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General
U.S. representatives
* Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative for New York's 13th congressional district since 2017
* Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district since 2021
* Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative for New York's 7th congressional district since 1993
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* Carol Bellamy, former President of the New York City Council
* Ben Jealous, former President of the NAACP
* Robbie Kaplan, lawyer, co-founder of Time's Up
* Ruth Messinger, former Manhattan Borough President
* Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author and activist
* Gloria Steinem, activist
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* New York Daily News
* New York Post
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* Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181
* International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers New York State District Council & Local 361
* International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 12
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3
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* Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 28
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* Rosanna Arquette, actor and director
* Valerie Bell, activist and mother of Sean Bell
* Valerie Castile, activist and mother of Philando Castile
Individuals
* Rabia Chaudry, attorney and author
* Charlotte Clymer, activist and author
* Simran Jeet Singh, activist and writer
Organizations
* Progressive Change Campaign Committee (first choice)
Labor unions
* United Auto Workers Region 9A
U.S. representatives
* Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district since 1993
Local officials
* Diana Ayala, member of the New York City Council from the 8th district since 2018
State senators
* John Liu, member of the New York State Senate from the 11th district since 2019
* José M. Serrano, member of the New York State Senate from the 29th district since 2019
State assemblymembers
* Harvey Epstein, member of the New York State Assembly from the 74th district since 2018
* Ron Kim, member of the New York State Assembly from the 40th district since 2013
* Robert J. Rodriguez, member of the New York State Assembly from the 68th district since 2011
* Carmen De La Rosa, member of the New York State Assembly from the 72nd district since 2017
* Rebecca Seawright, member of the New York State Assembly from the 76th district since 2015
Individuals
* Michael Blake, former member of the New York State Assembly from the 79th district
* Jeffrey Mark Deskovic, activist
* Mark Green, former New York City Public Advocate
* Aravella Simotas, former member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district since 2013
* Thomas Sung, founder of Abacus Federal Savings Bank
* Michael K. Williams, actor
Organizations
* National Association of Social Workers
* Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Labor unions
* Communications Workers of America Local 1101
* International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 1

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tahanie Aboushi | Alvin Bragg | Liz Crotty | Tali Farhadian Weinstein | Diana Florence | Lucy Lang | Eliza Orlins | Dan Quart | Other | Undecided |
| Data For Progress (D) | June 9–16, 2021 | 451 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 25% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 14% | – |
| Benenson Strategy Group (D) | April 16–21, 2021 | 390 (LV) | – | 5% | 6% | 2% | 16% | 5% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 44% |

### Results

Democratic primary for the 2021 New York County district attorney election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alvin Bragg | 85,720 | 34.2% |
| | Democratic | Tali Farhadian Weinstein | 76,892 | 30.7% |
| | Democratic | Tahanie Aboushi | 27,458 | 11.0% |
| | Democratic | Lucy Lang | 18,910 | 7.5% |
| | Democratic | Diana Florence | 12,246 | 4.9% |
| | Democratic | Liz Crotty | 11,453 | 4.6% |
| | Democratic | Eliza Orlins | 10,610 | 4.2% |
| | Democratic | Dan Quart | 6,984 | 2.8% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 330 | 0.13% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 250,603 | 93.7% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16,908 | 6.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 267,511 | 100.0% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Thomas Kenniff, former prosecutor

### Results

Republican primary for the 2021 New York County district attorney election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas Kenniff | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |

## General election
### Results

2021 New York County district attorney election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alvin Bragg | 211,686 | 83.6 |
| | Republican | Thomas Kenniff | 41,211 | 16.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 397 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 253,294 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |