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Elections are held every four years in the off-year immediately after United States presidential election years in Albany, New York to elect the city's mayor.
Elections before 2005
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The 2005 Albany mayoral election occurred on November 8, 2005. Incumbent Democrat Gerald Jennings was reelected to a fourth consecutive term.
Primaries
Primary elections were held on September 13, 2005.
Democratic
- Candidates
- Gerald Jennings - incumbent mayor
- Archie Goodbee - retired broadcasting executive[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 10,223 | 68.32% | |
| Democratic | Archie Goodbee | 4,741 | 31.68% | |
| Total votes | 14,964 | 100% | ||
Conservative
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Jennings (write-in) | 22 | 81.48% | |
| Conservative | Joseph Sullivan (write-in) | 3 | 11.11% | |
| Conservative | Paul Latimer (write-in) | 1 | 3.70% | |
| Conservative | Joseph McElroy (write-in) | 1 | 3.70% | |
| Total votes | 27 | 100% | ||
General election
In the general election, Jennings defeated Green Party candidate Alice Green, and Republican Party candidate Joseph Sullivan, a perennial candidate and local activist.[3] This was a great result for Green who, 7 years earlier as the running mate of Al Lewis, helped the nascent Green Party of New York to achieve automatic ballot access by winning over 50,000 votes in the 1998 New York gubernatorial election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 14,295 | 63.86% | |
| Independence | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 561 | 2.51% | |
| Conservative | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 511 | 2.28% | |
| Total | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 15,367 | 68.65% | |
| Green | Alice Green | 5,548 | 24.79% | |
| Republican | Joseph Sullivan | 1,465 | 6.54% | |
| Benzie Johnson (write-in) | 4 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 22,384 | 100% | ||
2009
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The Albany, New York mayoral election of 2009 occurred on November 3, 2009. It saw the reelection of Democrat Gerald Jennings to a fifth consecutive term.
Democratic primary
The Democratic Party primary was held on September 15, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Gerald Jennings defeated Corey Ellis, a city council member, by a vote of 8,130 to 6,301.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 8,130 | 56.34% | |
| Democratic | Corey Ellis | 6,301 | 43.66% | |
| Total votes | 14,431 | 100% | ||
General election
In the general election, Jennings (running on both the Democratic and Conservative Party lines) defeated Ellis (running as the Working Families Party candidate), and Republican Party candidate Nathan Lebron. Jennings got 10,466 votes in total, Ellis came in second with 4,801 votes, and LeBron got 1,178 votes; there were also a few dozen write-in votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 9,953 | 60.41% | |
| Conservative | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 513 | 3.11% | |
| Total | Gerald Jennings (incumbent) | 10,466 | 63.52% | |
| Working Families | Corey Ellis | 4,801 | 29.14% | |
| Republican | Nathan Lebron | 1,178 | 7.15% | |
| Write-ins | 31 | 0.19% | ||
| Total votes | 16,476 | 100% | ||
2013
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The Albany, New York mayoral election of 2013 took place on November 5, 2013. The general election was preceded by the primaries on September 10, 2013. The winner of the election was Democratic nominee Kathy Sheehan.
Incumbent Democratic mayor Gerald Jennings did not seek reelection.
Background
The 2013 mayoral election was the City of Albany's first open-seat mayoral election since 1993. Incumbent mayor Gerald Jennings announced on May 14, 2013, that he would not run for a sixth term.[9] Jennings is the second-longest-serving mayor in the history of Albany (Erastus Corning 2nd was the city's longest-tenured mayor).[10]
Democratic primary
On November 17, 2012, Sheehan announced herself as a candidate for mayor.[11] On September 10, 2013, Sheehan defeated Corey Ellis in the Democratic primary.[12] According to official returns released on October 9, Sheehan won the Democratic nomination with 7,468 votes (65.72%) to Ellis's 3,294 votes (28.99%), with 601 write in votes (5.29%) and a few void and blank ballots.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathy Sheehan | 7,468 | 65.72% | |
| Democratic | Corey Ellis | 3,294 | 28.99% | |
| Write-ins | 601 | 5.29% | ||
| Total votes | 14,431 | 100% | ||
General election
In addition to Sheehan, who ran on the Democratic, Working Families, and Independence Party lines, Jesse D. Calhoun was the candidate of the Republican Party, Joseph P. Sullivan ran on the Conservative Party line, and Theresa M. Portelli (a former Albany City school board member) ran on the Green Party line.[14]
On November 5, Sheehan won the general election in a landslide, receiving over 83% of the total vote.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathy Sheehan | 11,884 | 75.55% | |
| Working Families | Kathy Sheehan | 826 | 5.25% | |
| Independence | Kathy Sheehan | 424 | 2.70% | |
| Total | Kathy Sheehan | 13,134 | 83.49% | |
| Republican | Jesse D. Calhoun | 1,025 | 6.52% | |
| Green | Theresa M. Portelli | 715 | 4.55% | |
| Conservative | Joseph P. Sullivan | 681 | 4.33% | |
| Write-ins | 176 | 1.12% | ||
| Total votes | 15,731 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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The 2017 mayoral election in Albany, New York, was held on November 7, 2017, and resulted in the incumbent Kathy Sheehan, a member of the Democratic Party, being re-elected to a second term over Conservative Party candidate Joseph Sullivan, Green Party candidate Bryan Jimenez, and Independence Party candidate Frank Commisso Jr.[16][17]
Democratic primary
Sheehan won the Democratic primary election with less than 50 percent of the vote. Frank Commisso Jr., a member of the Albany Common Council; and Carolyn McLaughlin, the president of the Common Council, also ran.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathy Sheehan | 6,650 | 49.37 | |
| Democratic | Frank Commisso Jr. | 4,446 | 33.01 | |
| Democratic | Carolyn McLaughlin | 2,056 | 15.26 | |
| Write-ins | 317 | 2.35 | ||
| Total votes | 13,469 | 100 | ||
General election
Commisso ran again in the general election as the candidate of the Independence Party. He criticized Sheehan over her handling of the city's finances and on the issue of tax breaks. Sheehan responded to Commisso's criticism through television advertisements, which were funded by a $387,000 loan from Sheehan to her campaign.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathy Sheehan | 10,247 | 62.63 | |
| Working Families | Kathy Sheehan | 994 | 6.08 | |
| Women's Equality | Kathy Sheehan | 279 | 1.71 | |
| Total | Kathy Sheehan | 11,520 | 70.42 | |
| Independence | Frank Commisso Jr. | 3,687 | 22.54 | |
| Conservative | Joseph P. Sullivan | 709 | 4.22 | |
| Green | Bryan Jimenez | 374 | 2.29 | |
| Write-ins | 70 | 0.43 | ||
| Total votes | 16,360 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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The 2021 mayoral election in Albany, New York, was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor Kathy Sheehan won re-election to a third term in office.[20][21]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Valerie Faust, reverend and write-in candidate for mayor in 2009 and 2013[22]
- Kathy Sheehan, incumbent mayor[21]
Disqualified
Declined
- Dorcey Applyrs, Chief City Auditor of Albany (endorsed Sheehan)[21]
- Corey Ellis, president of the Albany Common Council and candidate for mayor in 2009 and 2013 (endorsed Sheehan)[21][26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathy Sheehan (incumbent) | 3,688 | 63.8 | |
| Democratic | Valerie Faust | 2,093 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 5,781 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Alicia Purdy, radio host[27] (also nominated by the Conservative Party)[25]
Third-party and independent candidates
- Greg Aidala, comedian and activist (Independence Party)[28]
- Ved Dookhun (Socialist Workers Party)[24]
General election
| 2021 Albany mayoral election[29] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| New York Democratic Party | Kathy Sheehan (Incumbent) | 8,837 | 63.05% | |
| New York Republican Party | Alicia M. Purdy | 1,862 | 13.29% | |
| Conservative Party of New York | Alicia M. Purdy | 523 | 3.73% | |
| Total | Alicia M. Purdy | 2,385 | 17.02% | |
| Independence Party of New York | Greg J. Aidala | 2,374 | 16.94% | |
| Write-in | 419 | 2.99% | ||
| Total | 14,015 | 100% | ||
References
- ↑ Feliciano, Kimberly. "Archie Goodbee to challenge Jennings for Albany mayor". The Free Library.
- 1 2 "2005 Albany Primary Election" (PDF).
- ↑ Fries, Amanda (16 January 2019). "Albany's Joe Sullivan, a frequent political candidate, has died". Times Union.
- ↑ "New York State Green Party has best showing ever". Green Party of New York.
- ↑ "2005 Albany Mayoral Election" (PDF).
- ↑ "2009 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Albany County Board of Elections. November 3, 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ↑ Carleo-Evangelist, Jordan (September 16, 2009). "Ellis falls short of win by at least 1,600 votes". Albany Times Union. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ↑ "2009 General Election Results" (PDF). Albany County Board of Elections. November 3, 2009. p. 171. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ↑ Benjamin, Ian (May 15, 2013). "DOCUMENT: Officials react to Jennings' decision not to run for re-election". The Record. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ Sanzone, Danielle (May 16, 2019). "Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings' decision to retire was not made lightly". The Saratogian. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ Kristen V. Brown (November 19, 2012). "Sheehan announces bid for Albany mayor". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ↑ Danielle Sanzone (September 10, 2013). "Sheehan wins Albany Mayor primary; Shahinfar is the city's next treasurer". The Record (Troy). Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL RECANVASS (2013 primary)" (PDF). Albany County Board of Elections. September 25, 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ↑ "The Voters of the County of Albany: The Following is a complete list of all candidates nominated for office to be voted for at the General Election to be held in the county of Albany, N.Y., on November 5, 2013". Albany County. October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- 1 2 "Election Results". Albany County. November 27, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Democrat Kathy Sheehan re-elected Albany mayor". NYup.com. November 8, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- 1 2 3 Fries, Amanda (22 December 2017). "Four more years for Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan". Times Union. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Albany County Election Results". app.albanycounty.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ↑ "Election Results". Albany County. December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Hinting At Run For Third Term, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan Says 2020 "Changed Everything"". WAMC. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- 1 2 3 4 Lucas, Dave (22 December 2020). "Sheehan First Into 2021 Race As She Seeks A Third Term". www.wamc.org.
- 1 2 Hughes, Steve (January 16, 2021). "Third candidate enters Albany mayoral race". Times Union.
- ↑ Lucas, Dave (7 February 2021). "Marlon Anderson Enters Albany Mayoral Race". www.wamc.org.
- 1 2 "Albany's Mayoral Candidates Discuss Pressing City Issues as Campaign Season Nears". 28 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Mayoral election in Albany, New York (2021)".
- ↑ "Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis Could Mount 2021 Campaign". WAMC. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ↑ "Alicia Purdy enters Albany mayoral race". February 25, 2021.
- ↑ Lucas, Dave (28 January 2021). "Local Actor/Comedian Joins Albany Mayoral Race, But Won't Run In Democratic Primary". www.wamc.org.
- ↑ "Albany County Election Results". app.albanycounty.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022.