# 2021 New York City mayoral election

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The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
On June 22, 2021, the primary elections for the Democratic and Republican primaries were held. The 2021 primaries were the first New York City mayoral election primaries to use ranked-choice voting rather than the plurality voting of previous primaries. On election night, Guardian Angels founder and radio talk show host Curtis Sliwa won the Republican primary with 67.9% of the vote, defeating New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers founder Fernando Mateo. Brooklyn Borough President and former police officer Eric Adams had a lead on election night in the Democratic primary but did not reach 50% of the vote, meaning that ranked-choice voting would come into play. In the final round of tabulation of the ranked-choice vote in the Democratic primary, Adams defeated former New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, 50.4%–49.6%.
In the general election, Adams handily defeated Sliwa with 67.0% of the vote to become the 110th mayor of New York City and the city's second black mayor, after David Dinkins.

## Background

New York City used proportional representation (single transferable voting) from 1937 to 1947. Such a system produced benefits to voters and elected a more diverse city council than had been produced under first-past-the-post voting before and after.
In 2019, New York City voters passed Ballot Question #1 to amend the City Charter to "give voters the choice of ranking up to five candidates in primary and special elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president, and city council beginning in January 2021". The first election in the city to use ranked-choice voting (Instant-runoff voting) was in the 24th council district in Queens, which took place on February 2, 2021. This was the first time ranked-choice voting was used in the New York City mayoral election.
In 2019, journalists and political commentators predicted several potential 2021 mayoral candidates, including Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
Incumbent Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio was barred by term limits from seeking a third term.
By May 2021, thirteen candidates had qualified for the Democratic Party primary, and two for the Republican Party primary. There are also minor party and independent campaigns for the general election in November.

## Democratic primary

Polling in late January and early February 2021 showed businessman Andrew Yang as the Democratic primary frontrunner, with Adams in second place and Stringer in third place.
In April, Scott Stringer was accused of sexual abuse by Jean Kim. Stringer denied the allegations, claiming that the relationship had been consensual. In June, a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.
On May 5, 2021, Politico reported that a recent poll found that Eric Adams was leading the Democratic primary contest; this marked the first time since January that any Democratic candidate other than Yang had led in a public poll. On June 7, Spectrum News reported that Adams had maintained a lead in the Democratic primary.
On July 6, the Associated Press reported that Adams had won the Democratic primary. The Guardian stated that Adams, a "former police captain", had prevailed "after appealing to the political center and promising to strike the right balance between fighting crime and ending racial injustice in policing". An earlier report from The New York Times asserted that Adams had run as a "working-class underdog" and had "hammered away at the message that he was the only candidate who could tackle both crime and police reform".

### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President, former NY State Senator from the 20th district (2007–2013), former NYPD captain

#### Eliminated in primary

* Art Chang, former JPMorgan Chase managing director, founder of NYC Votes
* Shaun Donovan, former Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (2014–2017), United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2009–2014), former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (2004–2008)
* Aaron Foldenauer, attorney
* Kathryn Garcia, former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Sanitation (2014–2020), former Interim Chair and CEO of the NYC Housing Authority (2019), former Chief Operating Officer of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (2012–2014)
* Ray McGuire, former Citigroup executive
* Dianne Morales, former social services non-profit CEO, former schoolteacher
* Paperboy Love Prince, Brooklyn rapper
* Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller, former Manhattan Borough President (2006–2013), former assemblymember for the 67th district (1993–2005)
* Joycelyn Taylor, CEO of TaylorMade Contracting
* Maya Wiley, The New School professor, former chair of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (2016–2017), former counsel to Bill de Blasio, former ACLU and NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney
* Isaac Wright Jr., lawyer
* Andrew Yang, candidate for President of the United States in 2020, former Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017), founder of Venture for America

#### Write-in candidates who did not qualify for ballot access

* Nickie Kane, web designer, entrepreneur and paralegal student at City University of New York
* Eddie Cullen, tech entrepreneur and professor at Purdue University
* Thomas Downs, restaurant worker
* Guiddalia Emilien, real estate agent and small business owner
* Garry Guerrier, paramedic and nurse
* Max Kaplan, director of social media at Talent Resources
* Barbara Kavovit, CEO of Evergreen Construction and former Real Housewives of New York City cast member
* Ira Seidman, data scientist
* Ahsan Syed, candidate for NYC Mayor in 2017

#### Withdrawn candidates

* Michael DeName, former independent US presidential candidate
* Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx Borough President (2009–2021), former NY State Assemblymember (1997–2009) (endorsed Eric Adams)
* Quanda S. Francis, president of Sykes Capital Management (withdrew to run as an independent)
* Zach Iscol, entrepreneur, United States Marine Corps veteran (running for NYC Comptroller; lost election)
* Corey Johnson, Speaker of the NYC Council (2018–present), NYC Councilmember for the 3rd district (2014–present) (running for NYC Comptroller)
* Carlos Menchaca, NYC Councilmember for Brooklyn's 38th district (2013–present) (endorsed Andrew Yang)
* Julia Qing Reaves, LGBT+ activist
* Stephen Bishop Seely, actor
* Loree Sutton, former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Veterans' Services (2017–2019), former US Army brigadier general (endorsed Kathryn Garcia)

#### Declined

* Andy Byford, former president of the NYC Transit Authority (2018–2020)
* Melinda Katz, Queens County District Attorney (2020–present), Queens Borough President (2014–2020), NYC Councilmember for the 29th district (2002–2009), NY State Assemblymember for the 28th district (1994–1999)
* Melissa Mark-Viverito, former NYC Council Speaker (2014–2017)
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, US Representative for New York's 14th congressional district (2019–present) (endorsed Maya Wiley)
* Christine Quinn, former NYC Council Speaker (2006–2013)
* Max Rose, former US Representative for New York's 11th congressional district (2019–2021) (formed exploratory committee but did not run)
* Ritchie Torres, US Representative for New York's 15th congressional district (2021–present) (endorsed Andrew Yang)
* Jumaane Williams, NYC Public Advocate (2019–present), former NYC Councilmember for the 45th district (2010–2019) (running for re-election as NYC Public Advocate) (endorsed Maya Wiley)
* Jeff Zucker, chairman of Warner Media News & Sports (2019–present)

### Results by round

2021 New York City mayoral Democratic primary election :
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 8 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Eric Adams | 289,403 | 30.7% | 289,603 | 30.8% | 290,055 | 30.8% | 291,806 | 31.2% | 295,798 | 31.7% | 317,092 | 34.6% | 354,657 | 40.5% | 404,513 | 50.4% |
| Kathryn Garcia | 184,463 | 19.6% | 184,571 | 19.6% | 184,669 | 19.6% | 186,731 | 19.9% | 191,876 | 20.5% | 223,634 | 24.4% | 266,932 | 30.5% | 397,316 | 49.6% |
| Maya Wiley | 201,127 | 21.4% | 201,193 | 21.4% | 201,518 | 21.4% | 206,013 | 22.0% | 209,108 | 22.4% | 239,174 | 26.1% | 254,728 | 29.1% | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Andrew Yang | 115,130 | 12.2% | 115,301 | 12.2% | 115,502 | 12.3% | 118,808 | 12.6% | 121,597 | 13.0% | 135,686 | 14.8% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Scott Stringer | 51,778 | 5.5% | 51,850 | 5.5% | 51,951 | 5.5% | 53,599 | 5.7% | 56,723 | 6.1% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Dianne Morales | 26,495 | 2.8% | 26,534 | 2.8% | 26,645 | 2.8% | 30,157 | 3.2% | 30,933 | 3.3% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Raymond McGuire | 25,242 | 2.7% | 25,272 | 2.7% | 25,418 | 2.7% | 26,361 | 2.8% | 27,934 | 3.0% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Shaun Donovan | 23,167 | 2.5% | 23,189 | 2.5% | 23,314 | 2.5% | 24,042 | 2.6% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Aaron Foldenauer | 7,742 | 0.8% | 7,758 | 0.8% | 7,819 | 0.8% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Art Chang | 7,048 | 0.7% | 7,064 | 0.8% | 7,093 | 0.8% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Paperboy Prince | 3,964 | 0.4% | 4,007 | 0.4% | 4,060 | 0.4% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Joycelyn Taylor | 2,662 | 0.3% | 2,683 | 0.3% | 2,780 | 0.3% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Isaac Wright Jr. | 2,242 | 0.2% | 2,254 | 0.2% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Write-ins | 1,568 | 0.2% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Inactive ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots | 752 ballots | 752 ballots | 1,207 ballots | 1,207 ballots | 5,314 ballots | 5,314 ballots | 8,062 ballots | 8,062 ballots | 26,445 ballots | 26,445 ballots | 65,714 ballots | 65,714 ballots | 140,202 ballots | 140,202 ballots |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Major candidates

Two candidates appeared on the Republican primary ballot.
Republican primary candidates :
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
| Fernando Mateo | Founder of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers | February 4, 2021 (Website Archived March 10, 2021, at the Wayback Machine) | |
| Curtis Sliwa | Founder of the Guardian Angels Radio talk show host | March 8, 2020 (Website Archived March 8, 2021, at the Wayback MachineArchived April 22, 2021, at the Wayback Machine) | |
Sliwa ran on a platform opposing the Defund the Police movement, supporting a property tax overhaul so that wealthy citizens pay more in comparison to working-class residents, keeping in place the Specialized High School Admissions Test while increasing opportunities for vocational training in charter schools, and focusing on fiscal restraint. He also opposes the killing of unwanted animals and supports making all animal shelters no-kill shelters.

#### Failed to qualify for ballot access

* Abbey Laurel-Smith, businesswoman
* Adam Oremland, attorney and social media personality
* Bill Pepitone, retired NYPD officer (ran as the candidate for the Conservative Party)
* Sara Tirschwell, CFO of Foundation House

#### Withdrawn

* Cleopatra Fitzgerald, activist
* Christopher Scott Krietchman, entrepreneur

#### Declined

* Nicole Gelinas, fellow at the Manhattan Institute
* Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy Giuliani, former special assistant to the president, former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (ran for governor in 2022)
* Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees
* Kelly Kennedy Mack, president of Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
* Scherie Murray, businessperson, candidate for NY State Assembly in 2015, candidate for NY District 14
* David B. Samadi, urologist
* Eric Ulrich, NYC Councilmember (2009–present)

### Endorsements

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* Nicole Malliotakis, US Representative from New York's 11th congressional district (2021–present), former NY State Assemblymember for the 64th district (2013–2020) and the 60th district (2011–2012), and nominee for mayor in 2017
State legislators
* Michael Tannousis, NY State Assemblymember for the 64th district (2021–present)
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* Joe Borelli, NYC Councilmember (2015–present)
* Steven Matteo, NYC Councilmember (2014–present)
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* John Catsimatidis, businessman and radio talk show host
* Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City (1994–2001), former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1983–1989), former US Associate Attorney General (1981–1983)
* Peter T. King, US Representative from New York's 2nd congressional district (2013–2021) and US Representative from New York's 3rd congressional district (1993–2013)
* Geraldo Rivera, journalist and political commentator
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* New York Young Republican Club
* Brooklyn Republican Party
* Staten Island Republican Party
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* Michael Flynn, former US National Security Advisor (2017)
Organizations
* Manhattan Republican Party
* Queens Republican Party
* Bronx Republican Party

### Opinion polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Fernando Mateo | Curtis Sliwa | Undecided |
| Emerson College | Jun 7–8, 2021 | 250 (LV) | ± 6.2% | 27% | 33% | 40% |

### Debates

2021 New York City mayoral election Republican primary debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | Participants |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Curtis Sliwa | Fernando Mateo |
| 1 | March 31, 2021 | WABC | Dominic Carter | Video | P | P |
| 2 | June 3, 2021 | PIX11 | Ayana Harry Dan Mannarino Henry Rossoff | Video | P | P |

### Results

2021 New York mayoral Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Curtis Sliwa | 40,794 | 67.9 |
| | Republican | Fernando Mateo | 16,719 | 27.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,536 | 4.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,049 | 100% |

## Third parties
### Conservative Party
#### Nominee

* Bill Pepitone, retired NYPD officer

### Working Families Party
#### Candidate

* No candidate nominated

#### Declined

* Deborah Axt, former director of Make the Road New York
* Maya Wiley, The New School professor

### Empowerment Party
#### Nominee

* Quanda S. Francis, Sykes Capital Management President and Accountant

### Libertarian Party
#### Nominee

* Stacey Prussman, activist and comedian

### Party for Socialism and Liberation
#### Candidate

* Cathy Rojas, teacher and socialist activist

### Independents
#### Declared

* Thomas Downs, activist
* Quanda Francis, president of Sykes Capital Management
* Christopher Scott Krietchman

## General election
### Debates

2021 New York City mayoral election general election debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | Participants |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Eric Adams | Curtis Sliwa |
| 1 | October 20, 2021 | Citizens Budget Commission NBC 4 New York New York Urban League Politico Telemundo 47 | Sally Goldenberg Melissa Russo David Ushery Allan Villafaña | | P | P |
| 2 | October 26, 2021 | ABC 7 Hispanic Federation League of Women Voters NAACP NYS Conference Univision 41 | Dave Evans Bill Ritter Mariela Salgado | | P | P |

### Endorsements

U.S. Senators
* Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader (2021–present) and US Senator from New York (1999–present)
U.S. Representatives
* Adriano Espaillat, US Representative from New York's 13th congressional district (2017–present)
* Sean Patrick Maloney, US Representative from New York's 18th congressional district (2013–2023), Chair of the House of Representatives Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (2021–2023)
* Grace Meng, US Representative from New York's 6th congressional district (2013–present)
* Jerry Nadler, US Representative from New York's 10th congressional district (2013–2023), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee (2019–2023)
* Thomas Suozzi, US Representative from New York's 3rd congressional district (2017–2023), County Executive of Nassau County (2002–2009)
State officials
* Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York (2021–present)
State legislators
* Peter J. Abbate Jr., NY State Assemblymember for the 49th district (1987–present)
* Joseph Addabbo Jr., NY State Senator for the 15th district (2009–present)
* Stacey Pheffer Amato, NY State Assemblymember for the 23rd district (2017–present)
* Jamaal Bailey, NY State Senator for the 36th district (2017–present), Chair of the Bronx County Democratic Committee (2020–present)
* Carmen De La Rosa, NY State Assemblymember for the 72nd district (2017–present)
* Inez Dickens, NY State Assemblymember for the 70th district (2017–present)
* Erik Dilan, NY State Assemblymember for the 54th district (2015–present)
* Charles Fall, NY State Assemblymember for the 61st district (2019–present)
* Andrew Gounardes, NY State Senator for the 22nd district (2019–present)
* Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, NY State Assemblymember for the 42nd district (2015–present), Chair of the Kings County Democratic Committee (2020–present)
* Alicia Hyndman, NY State Assemblymember for the 29th district (2016–present)
* Roxanne Persaud, NY State Senator for the 19th district (2015–present)
* Jenifer Rajkumar, NY State Assemblymember for the 38th district (2021–present)
* José Rivera, NY State Assemblymember for the 78th district (2001–present)
* James Sanders Jr., NY State Senator for the 10th district (2013–present)
* Diane Savino, NY State Senator for the 23rd district (2005–present)
* Clyde Vanel, NY State Assemblymember for the 33rd district (2017–present)
* Jaime Williams, NY State Assemblymember for the 59th district (2016–present)
Local officials
* Adrienne Adams, NYC Councilmember (2017–present)
* Alicka Ampry-Samuel, NYC Councilmember (2018–present)
* Diana Ayala, NYC Councilmember (2018–present)
* Justin Brannan, NYC Councilmember (2018–present)
* Selvena Brooks-Powers, NYC Councilmember (2021–present)
* Laurie Cumbo, NYC Councilmember (2014–present)
* Darma Diaz, NYC Councilmember (2021–present)
* Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City (2014–2021)
* Rubén Díaz Jr., Borough President of The Bronx (2009–present), former NY State Assemblymember for the 85th district (2003–2009) & 75th district (1997–2002)
* Oswald Feliz, NYC Councilmember (2021–present)
* Corey Johnson, Speaker of the NYC Council (2018–2021), NYC Councilmember (2014–2021)
* Peter Koo, NYC Councilmember (2010–present)
* Karen Koslowitz, NYC Councilmember (2010–present)
* Farah Louis, NYC Councilmember (2019–present)
* Alan Maisel, NYC Councilmember (2014–present)
* Daneek Miller, NYC Councilmember (2014–present)
* Francisco Moya, NYC Councilmember (2018–present)
* Donovan Richards, Borough President of Queens (2020–present), NYC Councilmember (2014–2020)
* Kevin Riley, NYC Councilmember (2021–present)
* Ydanis Rodríguez, NYC Councilmember (2010–present)
* Debi Rose, NYC Councilmember (2010–present)
* Rafael Salamanca, NYC Councilmember (2016–present)
* Eric Ulrich, NYC Councilmember (2016–present) (Republican)
Individuals
* Ottis Anderson, former professional football player for the New York Giants and Super Bowl XXV MVP
* Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City (2002-2013)
* Karim Camara, former NY State Assemblymember for the 43rd district (2005–2015)
* Andrew Cuomo, former Governor of New York (2011-2021)
* Fernando Ferrer, Vice Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 2005 Democratic nominee for Mayor, former Borough President of The Bronx (1987–2001)
* Kathryn Garcia, Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department, 2021 Democratic candidate for Mayor
* Taj Gibson, professional basketball player
* Dwight Gooden, former professional baseball all-star player for the New York Mets
* Aurelia Greene, former NY State Assemblymember for the 77th district (1982–2009)
* Larry Holmes, former professional boxer
* Ed Kranepool, former professional baseball all-star player for the New York Mets
* Bertha Lewis, activist
* Abner Louima, activist and victim of police violence in 1997 by NYPD
* Bill Maher, comedian, actor, political commentator, and television host
* Carl McCall, former NY State Comptroller (1993–2002), former NY State Senator for the 28th district (1975–1980)
* David Paterson, 55th Governor of New York (2008–2010), former Lieutenant Governor of New York (2007–2008), former State Senator (1985–2006)
* Charles Rangel, former US Representative from New York's 13th congressional district (1971–2017)
* Bret Stephens, conservative journalist, editor, and columnist
* Norman Siegel, attorney and former executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union
* Aaron Teitelbaum, one of two Grand Rebbes of Satmar
* Edolphus Towns, former US Representative from New York's 10th congressional district (1983–2013)
* Keith L. T. Wright, Chair of the New York Democratic Committee (2009–present), former Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee (2012–2014), former NY State Assemblymember for the 70th district (1993–2016)
* Andrew Yang, Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017), entrepreneur and candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2021 (Formerly Democratic, Independent and Forward Party since 2021)
* Angela Yee, radio personality
Organizations
* Citizens Union
* Stonewall Democratic Club of New York
* Vulcan Society
Labor unions
* Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726-Staten Island, Local 1056-Flushing, Local 1179-Queens, Local 1181
* Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000
* District Council 37
* Council of Hotel Workers and Trades Professionals
* New York City District Council of Carpenters
* New York State Court Officers Association
* New York State Nurses Association
* Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153
* Public Employees Federation
* Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ
* Transport Workers Union Local 100
* Uniformed Fire Officers Association
* UNITE HERE Local 100
Newspapers
* El Especialito
* The Irish Echo
* The Jewish Press
* Jewish Voice
* New York Post
* Our Time Press
* Queens Chronicle
State legislators
* Julia Salazar, NY State Senator for the 18th district (2019-present) (Democrat)
Individuals
* Kristin Richardson Jordan, poet and activist; Democratic nominee for New York City's 9th City Council district in 2021 (Democrat)
U.S. Representatives
* Nicole Malliotakis, US Representative from New York's 11th congressional district (2021–present), former NY State Assemblymember for the 64th district (2013–2020) and the 60th district (2011–2012), and nominee for mayor in 2017
State legislators
* Michael Tannousis, NY State Assemblymember for the 64th district (2021–present)
Local officials
* Joe Borelli, NYC Councilmember (2015–present)
* Steven Matteo, NYC Councilmember (2014–present)
Individuals
* John Catsimatidis, businessman and radio talk show host
* Vito Fossella, US Representative from New York's 13th congressional district (1997-2009), NYC Councilmember (1994-1997)
* Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City (1994–2001), former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1983–1989), former US Associate Attorney General (1981–1983)
* Peter T. King, US Representative from New York's 2nd congressional district (2013–2021) and US Representative from New York's 3rd congressional district (1993–2013)
Organizations
* New York Young Republican Club

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Eric Adams (D) | Curtis Sliwa (R) | Undecided |
| Emerson College | October 22–23, 2021 | 615 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 61% | 25% | 14% |

### Results

Though Adams won the election easily in the heavily Democratic city, he received fewer votes than Bill de Blasio in either of his two mayoral runs, and lost many heavily Asian American precincts. This is partly attributed to Sliwa's pledge to halt the construction of homeless shelters which were proposed by Adams to be built in neighborhoods such as Asian-majority Sunset Park. Other issues of importance to Asian American activist leaders included proposed reforms to the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test in high schools, bail reform, and plans to build new jails in neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Manhattan.
General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eric Adams | 753,801 | 66.99% | +0.82% |
| | Republican | Curtis Sliwa | 302,680 | 26.90% | +2.95% |
| | Independent | Curtis Sliwa | 9,705 | 0.86% | N/A |
| | Total | Curtis Sliwa | 312,385 | 27.76% | +0.17% |
| | Socialism and Liberation | Cathy Rojas | 27,982 | 2.49% | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bill Pepitone | 12,575 | 1.12% | −2.13% |
| | Empowerment | Quanda S. Francis | 3,792 | 0.34% | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Stacey Prussman | 3,189 | 0.28% | +0.04% |
| | Humanity United | Raja Flores | 2,387 | 0.21% | N/A |
| | Save Our City | Fernando Mateo | 1,870 | 0.17% | N/A |
| | Out Lawbreaker | Skiboky Stora | 264 | 0.02% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7,013 | 0.62% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,125,258 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |