2021 Rochester mayoral election
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The 2021 Rochester mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021.[1] Incumbent Democratic mayor Lovely Warren ran for reelection to a third term in office but was defeated in the Democratic primary by city councilman Malik Evans.[2]
Background
In 2017, incumbent mayor
Warren had previously faced controversy after the March 2020
On May 19, 2021, Warren's husband Timothy Granison was stopped on the road by New York
Democratic primary
Evans declared his candidacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021. Upon his entry into the race, Warren's campaign released the following statement:
We've prepared for this moment. All over the country unfortunately it's been our brothers that have been first in line to take on sisters. The powers that be playbook hasn't changed since the days of slavery. We know our ancestors are looking down upon us and asking when will our people learn. The Warren Campaign is committed to breaking these generational curses. We will run on our record of service and our record of results. We're confident that He who delivered us two victories before will deliver us another victory.[7]
Warren was the only candidate to seek the endorsement of the Rochester Democratic Committee, and received it on February 8, winning 63% of the committee members' votes. Although Evans chose not to participate in the endorsement process, saying he wished to "avoid the divisiveness of internal Democratic Party politics," he still received 31% of the votes.[8]
Candidates
Declared
- Board of Education[7]
- Lovely Warren, incumbent mayor[9] (endorsed by committee)[8]
Endorsements
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees[10]
- Civil Service Employees Association[10]
- Working Families Party[11]
- Cedric Alexander, former deputy mayor of Rochester and interim Rochester Police Department chief[12]
- Loretta Scott, president of the Rochester City Council[13]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Lovely Warren |
Malik Evans |
Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | June 1–8, 2021 | 412 (LV) | ± 7.6% | 35% | 48% | 17% |
WROC-TV/Emerson College | May 21–22, 2021 | 1000 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 39% | 49% | 12% |
Results
The Democratic primary was held on June 22.[1][8] Malik Evans defeated the incumbent mayor in a landslide victory.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Malik Evans | 12,438 | 66.1% | |
Democratic | Lovely Warren (incumbent) | 6,373 | 33.9% | |
Total votes | 18,811 | 100.0% |
General election
As no other parties other than the Democratic and Working Families Party (who endorsed Evans) filed to run Evans ran unopposed in the general election.[15]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Malik Evans | 15,513 | 98.57% | ||
Write-in | 225 | 1.43% | |||
Total votes | 15,738 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ a b Craig, Justin Murphy, Brian Sharp, Will Cleveland and Gary. "Primary elections are less than four months away. Here are the races to watch in Rochester". Democrat and Chronicle.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c WHAM Staff (October 2, 2020). "Grand jury votes to indict Rochester mayor, 2 others in campaign finance investigation". WHAM.
- ^ "Rochester mayor pleads not guilty in campaign finance case". AP NEWS. October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Probe faults mayor, officials for keeping Prude death secret". March 12, 2021.
- ^ "Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren on husband's arrest: 'I've done nothing wrong'". RochesterFirst. May 20, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Craig, Victoria E. Freile and Gary. "The latest on the arrest of Timothy Granison, Rochester mayor's husband". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Andreatta, David. "City Councilmember Malik Evans announces run for mayor". CITY News.
- ^ a b c Gorbman, Randy. "Warren gets Democratic party's designation in Rochester mayoral race". CITY News. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Seth (August 31, 2020). "Warren calls allegations in 2017 campaign a "political witch hunt"". WHAM.
- ^ a b "Pair of Unions Endorse Malik Evans for Mayor of Rochester". spectrumlocalnews.com.
- ^ "Our Candidates".
- ^ "Former RPD Chief endorses Malik Evans in primary race for mayor". spectrumlocalnews.com. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Rochester City Council President Loretta Scott endorses Lovely Warren for mayor". June 16, 2021.
- ^ "LIVE UPDATES: Local 2021 Primary Election results". June 22, 2021.
- ^ Sharp, Brian. "Malik Evans wins big over incumbent Lovely Warren in primary for Rochester mayor". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
External links
- Official websites for mayoral candidates
- Malik Evans (D) for Mayor
- Lovely Warren (D) for Mayor Archived 2021-01-16 at the Wayback Machine