2013 Albany mayoral election
The Albany, New York mayoral election of 2013 took place on November 5, 2013. The general election was preceded by the primaries on September 10, 2013. The winner of the election was Democratic candidate Kathy Sheehan.
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Background
The 2013 mayoral election was the City of Albany's first open-seat mayoral election since 1993. Incumbent Mayor Gerald Jennings announced on May 14, 2013 that he would not run for a sixth term.[1] Jennings is the second-longest-serving mayor in the history of Albany (Erastus Corning 2nd was the City's longest-tenured mayor).[2]
Democratic primary
On November 17, 2012, Sheehan announced herself as a candidate for mayor.[3] On September 10, 2013, Sheehan defeated Corey Ellis in the Democratic primary.[4] According to official returns released on October 9, Sheehan won the Democratic nomination with 7,468 votes (65.72%) to Ellis's 3,294 votes (28.99%), with 601 write in votes (5.29%) and a few void and blank ballots.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Sheehan | 7,468 | 65.72% | |
| Democratic | Corey Ellis | 3,294 | 28.99% | |
| Write-ins | 601 | 5.29% | ||
| Total votes | 14,431 | 100% | ||
General election
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.[6]
Results
On November 5, Sheehan won the general election in a landslide, receiving over 83% of the total vote.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Sheehan | 11,884 | 75.55% | |
| Working Families | Kathy Sheehan | 826 | 5.25% | |
| Independence | Kathy Sheehan | 424 | 2.70% | |
| Total | Kathy Sheehan | 13,134 | 83.49% | |
| Republican | Jesse D. Calhoun | 1,025 | 6.52% | |
| Green | Theresa M. Portelli | 715 | 4.55% | |
| Conservative | Joseph P. Sullivan | 681 | 4.33% | |
| Write-ins | 176 | 1.12% | ||
| Total votes | 15,731 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- Benjamin, Ian (May 15, 2013). "DOCUMENT: Officials react to Jennings' decision not to run for re-election". The Record. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- Sanzone, Danielle (May 16, 2019). "Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings' decision to retire was not made lightly". The Saratogian. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- Kristen V. Brown (November 19, 2012). "Sheehan announces bid for Albany mayor". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- Danielle Sanzone (September 10, 2013). "Sheehan wins Albany Mayor primary; Shahinfar is the city's next treasurer". The Record (Troy). Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- "OFFICIAL RECANVASS (2013 primary)" (PDF). Albany County Board of Elections. September 25, 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- "The Voters of the County of Albany: The Following is a complete list of all candidates nominated for office to be voted for at the General Election to be held in the county of Albany, N.Y., on November 5, 2013". Albany County. October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- "Election Results". Albany County. November 27, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2019.