2021 New York County District Attorney election

2021 New York County District Attorney election

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Candidate Alvin Bragg Thomas Kenniff
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 211,686 41,211
Percentage 83.6% 16.3%

Bragg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Kenniff:      50–60%
Tie:      50%      No votes

District Attorney before election

Cyrus Vance Jr.
Democratic

Elected District Attorney

Alvin Bragg
Democratic

The 2021 New York County District Attorney election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the New York County District Attorney. The incumbent, Cyrus Vance Jr., had announced in March 2021 that he would not seek a fourth term.[1]

The Democratic primary election was held on June 22, 2021. Despite the introduction of ranked-choice voting for other elected positions in New York City, this race used plurality voting, as it is a state position, rather than a city position.[2]

A key issue in the election was which candidate would be best equipped to criminally prosecute or civilly sue former President Donald Trump. [1] [2] [3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Endorsements

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Tahanie Aboushi
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Local officials
State senators
State assemblymembers
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Alvin Bragg
Federal legislators
State senators
State assemblymembers
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Tali Farhadian Weinstein
Lucy Lang
Individuals
Eliza Orlins
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Dan Quart
U.S. representatives
Local officials
State senators
State assemblymembers
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Tahanie Aboushi Alvin Bragg Liz Crotty Tali Farhadian Weinstein Diana Florence Lucy Lang Eliza Orlins Dan Quart Other Undecided
Data For Progress (D) June 9–16, 2021 451 (LV) ± 5.0% 10% 34% 2% 25% 1% 6% 3% 6% 14%[a]
Benenson Strategy Group (D)[b] April 16–21, 2021 390 (LV) 5% 6% 2% 16% 5% 12% 4% 3% 3% 44%

Results

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Democratic primary for the 2021 New York County district attorney election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alvin Bragg 85,720 34.2%
Democratic Tali Farhadian Weinstein 76,892 30.7%
Democratic Tahanie Aboushi 27,458 11.0%
Democratic Lucy Lang 18,910 7.5%
Democratic Diana Florence 12,246 4.9%
Democratic Liz Crotty 11,453 4.6%
Democratic Eliza Orlins 10,610 4.2%
Democratic Dan Quart 6,984 2.8%
Write-in 330 0.13%
Total valid votes 250,603 93.7%
Rejected ballots 16,908 6.3%
Total votes 267,511 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Thomas Kenniff, former prosecutor

Results

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Republican primary for the 2021 New York County district attorney election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Kenniff
Total votes 100.00%

General election

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Results

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2021 New York County district attorney election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alvin Bragg 211,686 83.6
Republican Thomas Kenniff 41,211 16.3
Write-in 397 0.1
Total votes 253,294 100
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ "No One"
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by StudentsFirstNY, a pro-charter schools group

References

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  1. ^ Sisak, Michael R. (March 12, 2021). "NYC prosecutor leading Trump probe won't seek re-election". USA Today. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bromwich, Jonah E. (June 21, 2021). "Here Are the Democrats Running for Manhattan D.A." The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Endorsements". Tahanie For DA.
  4. ^ a b "@elizaorlins & @TahanieNYC for #ManhattanDA@elizaorlins is a long-time progressive ally of the PCCC & @ewarren, & is our first choice. @TahanieNYC is also spot-on ideologically — PCCC is proud to endorse her as well!".
  5. ^ "Thank you to @RepGregoryMeeks for your endorsement. I've been a long time admirer of your focused efforts to revitalize the economy, create jobs, and ensure that #JusticeCantWait. #TeamBragg".
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Endorsements". Alvin Bragg.
  7. ^ Coltin, Jeff (August 29, 2022). "10th District campaigns dogged by what-ifs after Goldman victory". City & State. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "In Case You Missed It: #TeamBragg was honored to receive a glowing endorsement from @JohnLegend! He stated "Alvin Bragg has the most experience out of any progressive candidate and that's why I'm endorsing him." Thank you for supporting our movement for #JusticeForAll!".
  9. ^ "Boston DA Rachael Rollins endorses Alvin Bragg for Manhattan DA … but really my first thought is wondering if you're allowed to endorse and talk politics using government resources in Massachusetts? This shit would never fly in New York!".
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Endorsements". Tali For DA.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Endorsements". Diana For DA. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Endorsements". Vote Lucy Lang. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "Endorsements". Eliza Orlins.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Endorsements". Dan Quart. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "New York Democratic District Attorney New York Recap" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Manhattan District Attorney Primary Election Results". The New York Times. June 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "General Election 2021 - District Attorney, New York" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 5, 2022.