The 2013 New York City mayoral election occurred on November 5, 2013, along with elections for
Comptroller
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,
Public Advocate
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,
Borough President, and members of the
New York City Council
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The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a may ...
. The incumbent
mayor of New York City
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,
Michael Bloomberg
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, a
Republican
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-turned-
Independent
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, was
term-limited
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and thus unable to seek re-election to a fourth term in office.
Primary elections were held on September 10, 2013. The Republican nominee was former
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York. The MTA is the largest public transit authority in th ...
Chairman
Joe Lhota
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.
New York City Public Advocate
The office of New York City Public Advocate (President of the City Council) is a citywide elected position in New York City, which is first in line to succeed the mayor. The office serves as a direct link between the electorate and city government ...
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New Yor ...
was the
Democratic nominee. De Blasio was elected mayor with 73.15% of the vote, becoming the first Democrat to win a mayoral election in the city since
1989
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. This election ended the Republicans five-winning streak. This election had the lowest turnout in a New York mayoral election since the participation of women in 1917, with a turnout of 13.4% of registered voters.
Background
Republican and Republican-endorsed candidates had won five successive mayoral elections in New York City. Republican
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 198 ...
was elected
in 1993 and re-elected
in 1997. Republican
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner, co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. He was Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and was a ca ...
was then elected
in 2001 and re-elected
in 2005. He left the Republican Party in 2007, and successfully persuaded the city council to extend the city's
term limits law so that he could run for a third term. He was re-elected as an Independent on the Republican and
Independence
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/Jobs & Education ballot lines
in 2009. The term limits law was subsequently changed by a referendum in 2010, reverting the limit to two terms.
Democratic primary
As the campaign started, early polling showed city council speaker
Christine Quinn
Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and firs ...
as the frontrunner.
However, she was hampered by running what was widely viewed as a poor campaign, and by her connections to incumbent mayor Bloomberg.
[ As Quinn declined in the polls, former U.S. Representative ]Anthony Weiner
Anthony David Weiner (; born September 4, 1964) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 until his resignation in 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he consistently carried the district with at l ...
became the new frontrunner, helped by his popularity with women voters. However, Weiner's campaign collapsed after it was revealed that he had continued to engage in sexting
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after he had resigned from congress due to a previous sexting scandal. After this development, New York City Public Advocate
The office of New York City Public Advocate (President of the City Council) is a citywide elected position in New York City, which is first in line to succeed the mayor. The office serves as a direct link between the electorate and city government ...
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New Yor ...
surged in the polls, helped by several ads featuring de Blasio's interracial family, especially his son Dante, and by a campaign focusing on inequality, with de Blasio frequently referencing the novel ''A Tale of Two Cities
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''. A week prior to the election, de Blasio was considered the frontrunner, and his campaign was given a boost when Mayor Bloomberg described it as "racist," outraging Democratic voters and causing them to rally around de Blasio's campaign.[
]
Candidates
Declared
* Sal Albanese
Sal F. Albanese (born August 29, 1949) is a politician from New York City. He served as a New York City Council member, and ran unsuccessfully for several other public offices including New York State Assembly, United States Congress, and Mayor ...
, former New York City Councilman
* Ceceilia Berkowitz, social media journalist
* Randy Credico
Randolph A. Credico (born 1954) is an American perennial political candidate, comedian, radio host, and activist, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.
Entertainment career
Credico was formerly active o ...
, comedian and former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice
* Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New Yor ...
, New York City Public Advocate
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* John Liu
John Chun Yah Liu (born January 8, 1967) is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 11th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New Yo ...
, New York City Comptroller
The Office of Comptroller of New York City, a position established in 1801, is the chief financial officer and chief auditor of the city agencies and their performance and spending. The comptroller also reviews all city contracts, handles the s ...
* Christine Quinn
Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and firs ...
, speaker of the New York City Council
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The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a may ...
* Erick Salgado, Pastor of the Church of Iglesia Jovenes Cristianos
* Bill Thompson, former New York City Comptroller
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and nominee for Mayor in 2009
* Anthony Weiner
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, former U.S. Representative
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for
Withdrew
* Tom Allon
Tom F. Allon is an American newspaper/magazine and digital media and events entrepreneur. He is publisher and former co-owner of '' City & State NY''. Previously he was president and co-owner of Manhattan Media.
He was for eighteen months a c ...
, CEO of Manhattan Media
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Overview
In 2001, the company acquired '' ...
and former New York City public school teacher (initially declared as a Democrat; then withdrew and declared as a Republican; also received the nomination of the Liberal Party
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, before dropping out entirely)
Declined
* Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nichol ...
, actor
* William J. Bratton, former Commissioner
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In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
of the New York City Police Department
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* Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
, former United States Secretary of State
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and former U.S. Senator[
* ]Rubén DÃaz Jr.
Rubén DÃaz Jr. (born April 26, 1973) is an American politician who served as the 13th borough president of The Bronx in New York City from 2009 to 2021. He was elected in April 2009 and reelected in 2013 and 2017. He previously served in the ...
, Bronx Borough President
* Gregory Floyd, president of the New York City Teamsters
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union
* Leo Hindery
Leo J. Hindery, Jr. (born October 31, 1947) is an American businessman, author, political activist and philanthropist.
Hindery is Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners, a New York-based media industry private equity fund, and, since March 2 ...
, businessman[
* ]Marty Markowitz
Martin Markowitz (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician who served as the borough president of Brooklyn, New York City. He was first elected in 2001 after serving 23 years as a New York State Senator. His third and final term ended ...
, Borough President of Brooklyn
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* Eva Moskowitz
Eva Sarah Moskowitz (born March 4, 1964) is an American politician and education reform leader, who is the founder and CEO of the Success Academy Charter Schools. A member of the Democratic Party, Moskowitz served on the New York City Council ...
, CEO of the Success Academy Charter Schools
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and former New York City Council
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The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a may ...
woman
* Ed Rendell
Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philade ...
, former Governor of Pennsylvania
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* Scott Stringer
Scott M. Stringer (born April 29, 1960) is an American politician who served as the 44th New York City Comptroller. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Stringer also previously served as a New York State Assemblyman, and as the 26th bo ...
, borough president of Manhattan
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(ran for Comptroller)
* Merryl Tisch
Merryl H. Tisch is the former Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and wife of James S. Tisch, an heir to the Loews Corporation. In November 2015, she stepped down from her role after nearly 20 years on the board.
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Tisch w ...
, chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York is responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities within New York State, presiding over University of the State of New York and the New York State Education Depa ...
[
* ]Christopher O. Ward
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, former director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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* Mortimer Zuckerman
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, businessman[
]
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Polling
Runoff
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* John Catsimatidis
John A. Catsimatidis (born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host. He is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of Gristedes Foods, a grocery chain in Manhattan, and the Red Apple Group, a real estat ...
, businessman, owner of companies including the Red Apple Group, the Gristedes
Gristedes is a New York City-based chain of supermarkets. It serves a mostly urban customer base.
History Gristede Brothers: 1891-1987
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supermarket chain and the United Refining Company (received the Liberal Party
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nomination; then withdrew after losing the Republican primary)
* Joe Lhota
Joseph J. Lhota (; born October 7, 1954) is an American public servant and a former politician who served as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was also a former deputy mayor of New York City. He was the Republican nomi ...
, former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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(also received the Conservative
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Party nomination)[
* George T. McDonald, founder of ]The Doe Fund
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...
Withdrew
* Tom Allon
Tom F. Allon is an American newspaper/magazine and digital media and events entrepreneur. He is publisher and former co-owner of '' City & State NY''. Previously he was president and co-owner of Manhattan Media.
He was for eighteen months a c ...
, CEO of Manhattan Media
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Overview
In 2001, the company acquired '' ...
and former New York City public school teacher (initially declared as a Democrat; then withdrew and declared as a Republican; also received the nomination of the Liberal Party
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, before dropping out entirely)
* Adolfo Carrión Jr.
Adolfo Carrión Jr. (born March 6, 1961) is an American businessman and former elected official from City Island, New York, City Island. He has three sisters Elizabeth Carrión-Stevens, Damaris Carrión-Harris and Lizette Carrión. He served one ...
, former director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
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History
The Office was established under Executive Order 13503, issued by President Barack Obam ...
and former Borough President of The Bronx
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(a Democrat-turned-Independent, Carrión tried unsuccessfully to receive a Wilson Pakula A Wilson Pakula is an authorization given by a political party to a candidate for public office in the State of New York that allows the candidate not registered with that party to run as its candidate in a given election.
The name refers to the ...
in order to run as a Republican; received the nomination of the Independence Party
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)
* Malcolm Smith, state senator, former lieutenant governor of New York
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and former Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
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(a Democrat, Smith would have had to change his party affiliation or receive a Wilson Pakula A Wilson Pakula is an authorization given by a political party to a candidate for public office in the State of New York that allows the candidate not registered with that party to run as its candidate in a given election.
The name refers to the ...
in order to run as a Republican. He and several others were arrested for trying to bribe Republican leaders to give him a Wilson Pakula)
Declined
* A. R. Bernard, pastor
* Dan Donovan, Staten Island
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District Attorney
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* Rudy Giuliani
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, former mayor of New York City
* Martin Golden
Martin J. Golden (born September 22, 1950) is an American politician from Brooklyn, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City. A Republican, Golden represented the 43rd district in the New York City Council from 1998 to 2002 and repr ...
, state senator
* Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained notoriety and acclaim for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom '' Cheers'' (1984-1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993-2004), ...
, actor
* Richard Grasso
Richard A. "Dick" Grasso (born July 26, 1946 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York) was chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2003. He started in 1968 when he was hired by the Exchange as a floor clerk.
He late ...
, former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange
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* Raymond Kelly
Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the longest serving Commissioner in the history of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first man to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. According to its website, Kelly †...
, Commissioner
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of the New York City Police Department
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* Richard Parsons Richard Parsons may refer to:
* Richard Parsons (diplomat) (1928–2016), British ambassador to Hungary, Spain and Sweden
* Richard Parsons (businessman) (born 1948), former chairman of Citigroup and the former Chairman and CEO of Time Warner
* Ri ...
, chairman of Citigroup
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* Edward Skyler
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, executive at Citigroup and former deputy mayor for operations
* Diana Taylor, former New York State Banking Department The New York State Banking Department was created by the New York Legislature on April 15, 1851, with a chief officer to be known as the Superintendent. The New York State Banking Department was the oldest bank regulatory agency in the United States ...
superintendent and partner of Mayor Bloomberg
Graphical summary
Polling
Bribery scandal
On April 2, 2013, federal law enforcement officers arrested numerous New York City-area politicians. These included Democratic state senator Malcolm Smith and Republican city councilman Dan Halloran
Daniel J. Halloran III (born March 16, 1971) is a former member of the New York City Council. He was indicted on corruption charges in 2013, did not run for reelection, was convicted in July 2014, and is currently back in the private sector on ...
, who were charged with trying to bribe various Republican political leaders so as to get Smith onto the ballot as a Republican. The Mayor of Spring Valley and local Republican party leaders were also arrested.
Endorsements
Results
Major third parties
Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the Conservative
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, Green
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, Independence
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and Working Families parties are qualified New York parties
In New York State, to qualify for automatic ballot access, a party must have qualify every two years by receiving the greater 130,000 votes or 2% of the vote in the previous gubernatorial election or presidential election.[Joe Lhota
Joseph J. Lhota (; born October 7, 1954) is an American public servant and a former politician who served as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was also a former deputy mayor of New York City. He was the Republican nomi ...]
, former chairman of the MTA
Unsuccessful
* George McDonald, founder of The Doe Fund
The Doe Fund is a nonprofit organization in the United States that provides paid transitional work, housing, educational opportunities, counseling, and career training to people with histories of homelessness, incarceration, and substance abuse.
...
* Erick Salgado, Pastor of the Church of Iglesia Jovenes Cristianos
Green
Nominee
* Anthony Gronowicz, activist, professor and nominee for Mayor in 2005
Independence
Nominee
* Adolfo Carrión Jr.
Adolfo Carrión Jr. (born March 6, 1961) is an American businessman and former elected official from City Island, New York, City Island. He has three sisters Elizabeth Carrión-Stevens, Damaris Carrión-Harris and Lizette Carrión. He served one ...
, former director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
The White House Office of Urban Affairs is an office within the White House Office, part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
History
The Office was established under Executive Order 13503, issued by President Barack Obam ...
and former Borough President of The Bronx
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Working Families
Nominee
* Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New Yor ...
, New York City Public Advocate
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Unsuccessful
* John Liu
John Chun Yah Liu (born January 8, 1967) is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 11th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New Yo ...
, New York City Comptroller
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* Christine Quinn
Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and firs ...
, Speaker of the New York City Council
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The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a may ...
Minor third parties
Any candidate not among the six qualified New York parties
In New York State, to qualify for automatic ballot access, a party must have qualify every two years by receiving the greater 130,000 votes or 2% of the vote in the previous gubernatorial election or presidential election.[Jack Hidary
Jack Hidary is a technology researcher and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of quantum technology company Sandbox AQ. With his brother Murray Hidary, he co-founded the web portal EarthWeb in 1995 which later went public and acquired Dice.com.
Hidary ...]
Freedom
Nominee
* Michael K. Greys
Flourish Every Person
Nominee
* Michael J. Dilger[
]
Jobs & Education
Nominee
* Jack Hidary
Jack Hidary is a technology researcher and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of quantum technology company Sandbox AQ. With his brother Murray Hidary, he co-founded the web portal EarthWeb in 1995 which later went public and acquired Dice.com.
Hidary ...
Liberal
After the party twice endorsed a candidate for mayor, only to see them withdraw from the race, the party declined to endorse a third candidate, although they did consider endorsing Jack Hidary.[
]
Unsuccessful
* Jack Hidary
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Hidary ...
[
]
Withdrew
* Tom Allon
Tom F. Allon is an American newspaper/magazine and digital media and events entrepreneur. He is publisher and former co-owner of '' City & State NY''. Previously he was president and co-owner of Manhattan Media.
He was for eighteen months a c ...
, CEO of Manhattan Media
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Overview
In 2001, the company acquired '' ...
and former New York City public school teacher (had initially declared as a Democrat; then withdrew and declared as a Republican, also receiving the nomination of the Liberal Party, before dropping out entirely)[
* ]John Catsimatidis
John A. Catsimatidis (born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host. He is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of Gristedes Foods, a grocery chain in Manhattan, and the Red Apple Group, a real estat ...
, businessman, owner of companies including the Red Apple Group, the Gristedes
Gristedes is a New York City-based chain of supermarkets. It serves a mostly urban customer base.
History Gristede Brothers: 1891-1987
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supermarket chain and the United Refining Company (received the nomination after Allon withdrew, dropped out entirely after he lost the Republican primary to Joe Lhota)
* Adolfo Carrión Jr.
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, former director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
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History
The Office was established under Executive Order 13503, issued by President Barack Obam ...
and former Borough President of The Bronx
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* Joe Lhota
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, former chairman of the MTA
Libertarian
Joe Lhota
Joseph J. Lhota (; born October 7, 1954) is an American public servant and a former politician who served as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was also a former deputy mayor of New York City. He was the Republican nomi ...
was originally nominated as the Libertarian candidate during the Party Convention held on April 6, 2013, a nomination he declined. It was soon after ruled by the Libertarian Executive Committee that this nomination was invalid and void due to the attending voters of this first Convention not being properly credentialed. A second nominating convention was held on June 11, 2013, which nominated Michael Sanchez.
Nominee
* Michael Sanchez, activist
Unsuccessful
* Randy Credico
Randolph A. Credico (born 1954) is an American perennial political candidate, comedian, radio host, and activist, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.
Entertainment career
Credico was formerly active o ...
, comedian and former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice
Withdrew
* Kristin M. Davis, former madam
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and Anti-Prohibition Party nominee for Governor of New York in 2010 (running for Comptroller)
* Joe Lhota
Joseph J. Lhota (; born October 7, 1954) is an American public servant and a former politician who served as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was also a former deputy mayor of New York City. He was the Republican nomi ...
, former chairman of the MTA
Reform Party of New York City
Nominee
* Carl Person
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, attorney and Libertarian nominee for New York Attorney General
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in 2010
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Rent Is Too Damn High
Nominee
* Jimmy McMillan
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McMillan is best known as the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, a New York-based political party. McMillan ha ...
, party founder and perennial candidate
School Choice
Nominee
* Erick Salgado[
]
Socialist Workers
Nominee
* Dan Fein, nominee for governor in 2010
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, Mayor in 2009 and for Comptroller in 2005
Students First
Nominee
* Joe Lhota
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[
]
Tax Wall Street
Nominee
* Randy Credico
Randolph A. Credico (born 1954) is an American perennial political candidate, comedian, radio host, and activist, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.
Entertainment career
Credico was formerly active o ...
[
]
Taxes 2 High
Nominee
* Joe Lhota
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War Veterans
Nominee
* Sam Sloan
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, chess player, publisher and Libertarian candidate for governor
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in 2010
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[
]
Independent
Candidates
Unsuccessful
* Michael Post, sewage treatment worker[
]
Declined
* Tony Danza
Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for co-starring in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983) and '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award a ...
, actor
* Raymond Kelly
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, Commissioner
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In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
of the New York City Police Department
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General election
Graphical summary
Polling
;With Kelly
;With Lhota
;Three-way race
;Four-way race
;Open primary
Results
Results by borough
See also
*New York City mayoral elections
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*2009 New York City mayoral election
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*2013 New York City Comptroller election
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The first-term incumbent Comptroller, John Liu, did not ...
References
External links
NYC.gov
official website of New York City
2013 New York City Mayor
at Huffpost Pollster
Bill de Blasio for NYC Mayor
Joe Lhota for NYC Mayor
Adolfo Carrión Jr. for NYC Mayor
Anthony Gronowicz for NYC Mayor
George McDonald for NYC Mayor
Carl Person for NYC Mayor
Michael Sanchez for NYC Mayor
Jimmy McMillan for NYC Mayor
Jack Hidary for NYC Mayor
Randy Credico for NYC Mayor
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New York City mayoral
New York City mayoral
New York City
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Bill de Blasio