Elections are held every four years in theoff-year immediately afterUnited States presidential election years inAlbany, New York , to electthe city's mayor .
2005 Albany mayoral election ← 2001 November 8, 2005 2009 →
The2005Albany mayoral election occurred on November 8, 2005.Incumbent Democrat Gerald Jennings was reelected to a fourth consecutive term.
Primary elections were held on September 13, 2005.
Candidates
In the general election, Jennings defeatedGreen Party candidateAlice Green , andRepublican Party candidate Joseph Sullivan, a perennial candidate and local activist.[ 3] Al Lewis , helped the nascentGreen Party of New York to achieveautomatic ballot access by winning over 50,000 votes in the1998 New York gubernatorial election .[ 4]
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2009 Albany mayoral election
TheAlbany, New York , mayoral electionDemocrat Gerald Jennings to a fifth consecutive term.
TheDemocratic Party primary was held on September 15, 2009. Incumbent MayorGerald Jennings defeated Corey Ellis, a city council member, by a vote of 8,130 to 6,301.[ 6] [ 7]
In the general election, Jennings (running on both the Democratic andConservative Party lines) defeated Ellis (running as theWorking Families Party candidate), andRepublican Party candidateNathan Lebron . Jennings got 10,466votes 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]
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2013 Albany mayoral election
TheAlbany, New York mayoral election of 2013Democratic nomineeKathy Sheehan .
Incumbent Democratic mayorGerald Jennings did not seek reelection.
The 2013 mayoral election was the City of Albany's first open-seat mayoral election since 1993.Incumbent mayorGerald Jennings announced on May 14, 2013, that he would not run for a sixth term.[ 9] Erastus Corning 2nd was the city's longest-tenured mayor).[ 10]
On November 17, 2012, Sheehan announced herself as a candidate for mayor.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
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]
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2017 Albany mayoral election
The2017 mayoral election inAlbany, New York , was held on November 7, 2017, and resulted in the incumbentKathy Sheehan , a member of theDemocratic Party , being re-elected to a second term overConservative Party candidate Joseph Sullivan,Green Party candidate Bryan Jimenez, andIndependence Party candidate Frank Commisso Jr.[ 16] [ 17]
Sheehan won the Democraticprimary election with less than 50 percent of the vote. Frank Commisso Jr., a member of theAlbany Common Council ; and Carolyn McLaughlin, the president of the Common Council, also ran.[ 17]
Commisso ran again in the general election as the candidate of theIndependence Party . He criticized Sheehan over her handling of the city's finances and on the issue oftax breaks . Sheehan responded to Commisso's criticism through television advertisements, which were funded by a $387,000 loan from Sheehan to her campaign.[ 17]
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2021 Albany mayoral election Turnout 14,015
The2021 mayoral election inAlbany, New York , was held on November 2, 2021.Incumbent Democratic mayorKathy Sheehan won re-election to a third term in office.[ 20] [ 21]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Valerie Faust, reverend and write-in candidate for mayor in2009 and2013 [ 22] (continued as a write-in candidate) [ 23] Marlon Anderson, advocate[ 24] (continued as a write-in candidate) [ 25] Lukee Forbes, activist[ 22] [ 26] Third-party and independent candidates [ edit ]
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The2025 mayoral election inAlbany, New York will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayorKathy Sheehan is retiring after winning three terms as mayor. The primary election took place on June 24, 2025.
2025 Albany mayoral election ← 2021 November 4, 2025 2029 →
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Marlon Anderson, community advocate[ 32] Dan Cerutti, former tech executive[ 33] Corey Ellis, Albany Common Council President and candidate for mayor in2009 and2013 [ 34] Carolyn Mclaughlin, Albany County Legislator[ 35] Dorcey Applyrs
Statewide officials State legislators Individuals Trade unions Organizations Newspapers 2025 Albany mayoral Democratic primary[ 44] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dorcey Applyrs 6,331 52.03% Democratic Dan Cerutti 3,419 28.10% Democratic Corey Ellis 1,286 10.57% Democratic Carolyn Mclaughlin 892 7.33% Write-ins 239 1.96% Total votes 12,264 100.00%
Rocco Pezzulo, entrepreneur[ 45]
Independent candidates [ edit ] Michael Crook, freelance writer(Independent) [ 46] 2025 Albany mayoral general election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dorcey Applyrs Working Families Dorcey Applyrs Total Dorcey Applyrs Total votes
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