Update: Board of Elections Announces List of Candidates for June 2021 Primary Elections

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Thursday, April 29, the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published the list of candidates who had made the ballot for the various June 22, 2021 primary elections. Screenshots of the lists of candidates in each race are attached below for both the Citywide and Bronx races.

List of Democratic candidates for mayor, public advocate and city comptroller in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

A calendar of the timeline for early voting, absentee voting etc. is listed further below also.

Highlighted hereunder in various hyperlinks is a selection of some of the previous coverage by Norwood News on some of the candidates running in the different races.

List of Republican candidates for mayor and District 15 City Council in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

District 11

incumbent Councilman Eric Dinowitz
social worker and adjunct Columbia professor, Abigail Martin
male district leader in the 80th Assembly District, Marcos Sierra
retired NYPD detective, Carlton Berkley
executive director and founder of the People’s Theater Project, Lora, Mino Lora
lawyer & Bronx CB 8 Traffic and Transportation Committee Chair, Dan Padernacht

As reported previously, Jessica Haller recently announced that she would not be running in the District 11 race.

List of Democratic candidates for Bronx Borough President, City Council District 8, 11 and 12 in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

District 14

List of Democratic candidates for City Council District 13, 14, 15 and 16 in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

District 15

incumbent Councilman Oswald Feliz
Kenny Agosto, district director to New York State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey
Ischia Bravo, Bronx Community Board 7 District Manager
Bernadette Ferrara, president of the Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance
Latchmi Gopal, a community organizer and former staffer for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders
Arial Rivera-Diaz, a former finance clerk with the City’s Board of Elections and former official at the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
John Sanchez, Bronx Community Board 6 District Manager
Troy Blackwell, a former White House and Obama administration aide

As reported previously, Latchmi Gopal and Kenny Agosto have both withdrawn from the District 15 primary, and District 15 special election candidate, Elisa Crespo, confirmed previously that she would not be running in the primary. The special election was held on March 23.

List of Democratic candidates for City Council District 17, 18, 22 and Judge of the Civil Court (2nd Municipal Court District, Bronx, Vote for 2) in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

Bronx Borough President

List of Democratic candidates for Delegate to Judicial Convention – 77th Assembly District (Vote for 10) in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

Mayor

List of Democratic candidates for Delegate to Judicial Convention – 79th Assembly District (Vote for 11) in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

City Comptroller

List of Democratic candidates for Delegate to Judicial Convention – 80th Assembly District (Vote for 10) in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

Public Advocate

Jumanne Williams (incumbent)

List of Democratic candidates for Delegate to Judicial Convention – 81st Assembly District (Vote for 12) in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

District 13

List of Democratic candidates for Delegate to Judicial Convention – 82nd Assembly District (Vote for 12) in the June primary elections 2021.
Image courtesy of New York City Board of Elections

District 16

Althea Stevens

2021 Political Calendar as per NYC Board of Elections
Source: NYC Board of Elections

District 18

Amanda Farías

District 8

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