City elections in Albany, New York (2021)

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2021 Albany elections
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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
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2021

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.

Ballotpedia comprehensively covers the 100 largest cities in the United States by population. Our coverage also includes mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in the 32 state capitals that are not already part of our largest cities coverage. Please note that there may have been more offices on the ballot in this capital city than what is listed on this page.

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 Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Albany Common Council President

Green check mark transparent.pngCorey Ellis (i)

Jesse Calhoun

Jesse Calhoun (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 1

Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Frederick (i)

Scott Mannarino

Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Frederick (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)
Scott Mannarino (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 2

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Johnson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Johnson (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Love (i)

Vashon McIntyre

Ward 4

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Kimbrough (i)

Ward 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJahmel Robinson (i)

Wilmer Lawson (Working Families Party)

Ward 6

Green check mark transparent.pngGabriella Romero

Green check mark transparent.pngGabriella Romero (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 7

Green check mark transparent.pngSergio Adams  Candidate Connection

Violetta De Rosa (Working Families Party)  Candidate Connection

Ward 8

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Flynn (i)

Ward 9

Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Keegan

Robert Porter

Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Keegan (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)
Robert Porter (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 10

Green check mark transparent.pngOwusu Anane (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngOwusu Anane (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 11

Green check mark transparent.pngAlfredo Balarin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlfredo Balarin (i) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 12

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Hyde Clarke

Robert Hammer

Robert Hammer (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Ward 13

Green check mark transparent.pngGinnie Farrell (i)

Ward 14

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Zamer

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Zamer (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Ward 15

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Hoey (i)

Joseph Kilmer

Green check mark transparent.pngTom 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 Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Albany Common Council President

Green check mark transparent.pngCorey Ellis* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Calhoun*

Conservative Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Calhoun*
Ward 1

Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Frederick (i)
Scott Mannarino

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Mannarino*

Conservative Party

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Mannarino*

Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Frederick* (i)
Ward 2

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Johnson (i)
Lovett Branch

The Republican primary was canceled.


Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Johnson* (i)
Ward 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Love (i)
James Davis Jr.
Steven Negron

Green check mark transparent.pngVashon McIntyre*

Ward 4

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Kimbrough* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Ward 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJahmel Robinson (i)
Wilmer Lawson

The Republican primary was canceled.


Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngWilmer Lawson*
Ward 6

Richard-Olivier Marius
Jeffrey Mayo
Susan Pedo
Green check mark transparent.pngGabriella Romero

The Republican primary was canceled.


Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngGabriella Romero*
Ward 7

Green check mark transparent.pngSergio Adams  Candidate Connection
Violetta De Rosa  Candidate Connection
Brian Scavo

The Republican primary was canceled.


Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngVioletta De Rosa*  Candidate Connection
Ward 8

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Flynn* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Ward 9

Jolyn Gallagher
Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Keegan

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Porter*

Conservative Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Porter*

Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Keegan*
Ward 10

Green check mark transparent.pngOwusu Anane* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngOwusu Anane* (i)
Ward 11

Green check mark transparent.pngAlfredo Balarin (i)
Luis Williams

The Republican primary was canceled.


Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngAlfredo Balarin* (i)
Ward 12

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Hyde Clarke*

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hammer*

Conservative Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hammer*
Ward 13

Green check mark transparent.pngGinnie Farrell* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Ward 14

Celia Evers
Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Zamer

The Republican primary was canceled.


Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Zamer*
Ward 15

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Hoey* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Kilmer*

Working Families Party

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Hoey* (i)


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