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2021 Albany elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: March 25, 2021
Primary election: June 22, 2021
General election: November 2, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 17 (click here for mayoral elections)

Election type: Partisan
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The city of Albany, New York, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Candidates and results
* 3 Additional elections on the ballot
* 3.1 What was at stake?
* 3.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 3.1.2 Candidate survey
* 3.2 See also
* 3.3 External links
* 3.4 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

#### Albany Common Council general (November 2, 2021)

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Albany Common Council President |

Corey Ellis (i)

Jesse Calhoun

Jesse Calhoun (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 1 |

Sonia Frederick (i)

Scott Mannarino

Sonia Frederick (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)
Scott Mannarino (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 2 |

Derek Johnson (i)

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Derek Johnson (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 3 |

Joyce Love (i)

Vashon McIntyre

Ward 4 |

Kelly Kimbrough (i)

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Ward 5 |

Jahmel Robinson (i)

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Wilmer Lawson (Working Families Party)

Ward 6 |

Gabriella Romero

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Gabriella Romero (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 7 |

Sergio Adams

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Violetta De Rosa (Working Families Party)

Ward 8 |

Jack Flynn (i)

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Ward 9 |

Meghan Keegan

Robert Porter

Meghan Keegan (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)
Robert Porter (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 10 |

Owusu Anane (i)

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Owusu Anane (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 11 |

Alfredo Balarin (i)

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Alfredo Balarin (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 12 |

Edward Hyde Clarke

Robert Hammer

Robert Hammer (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 13 |

Ginnie Farrell (i)

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Ward 14 |

Deborah Zamer

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Deborah Zamer (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 15 |

Tom Hoey (i)

Joseph Kilmer

Tom Hoey (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

#### Albany Common Council primary (June 22, 2021)

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Albany Common Council President |

Corey Ellis* (i)

Jesse Calhoun*

Conservative Party

Jesse Calhoun*

Ward 1 |

Sonia Frederick (i)
Scott Mannarino

Scott Mannarino*

Conservative Party

Scott Mannarino*

Working Families Party

Sonia Frederick* (i)

Ward 2 |

Derek Johnson (i)
Lovett Branch

The Republican primary was canceled.

Working Families Party

Derek Johnson* (i)

Ward 3 |

Joyce Love (i)
James Davis Jr.
Steven Negron

Vashon McIntyre*

Ward 4 |

Kelly Kimbrough* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

Ward 5 |

Jahmel Robinson (i)
Wilmer Lawson

The Republican primary was canceled.

Working Families Party

Wilmer Lawson*

Ward 6 |

Richard-Olivier Marius
Jeffrey Mayo
Susan Pedo
Gabriella Romero

The Republican primary was canceled.

Working Families Party

Gabriella Romero*

Ward 7 |

Sergio Adams
Violetta De Rosa
Brian Scavo

The Republican primary was canceled.

Working Families Party

Violetta De Rosa*

Ward 8 |

Jack Flynn* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

Ward 9 |

Jolyn Gallagher
Meghan Keegan

Robert Porter*

Conservative Party

Robert Porter*

Working Families Party

Meghan Keegan*

Ward 10 |

Owusu Anane* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

Working Families Party

Owusu Anane* (i)

Ward 11 |

Alfredo Balarin (i)
Luis Williams

The Republican primary was canceled.

Working Families Party

Alfredo Balarin* (i)

Ward 12 |

Edward Hyde Clarke*

Robert Hammer*

Conservative Party

Robert Hammer*

Ward 13 |

Ginnie Farrell* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

Ward 14 |

Celia Evers
Deborah Zamer

The Republican primary was canceled.

Working Families Party

Deborah Zamer*

Ward 15 |

Tom Hoey* (i)

Joseph Kilmer*

Working Families Party

Tom Hoey* (i)

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: New York elections, 2021

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##### June 22, 2021

* City elections in Albany, New York (2021)
* Mayoral election in Albany, New York (2021)

##### November 2, 2021

* New York Proposal 1, Redistricting Changes Amendment (2021)
* New York Proposal 2, Environmental Rights Amendment (2021)
* New York Proposal 3, Remove 10-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement Amendment (2021)
* New York Proposal 4, Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2021)
* New York Proposal 5, NYC Civil Court Jurisdiction Amendment (2021)
* City elections in Albany, New York (2021)
* Mayoral election in Albany, New York (2021)
* Albany, New York, Proposal 6, Ward Residency Requirement for Common Council Candidates Charter Amendment (November 2021)
* Albany, New York, Proposal 7, Community Police Review Board Authority for Investigations and Oversight of Complaints against Police (November 2021)

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