2021 New York City borough president elections

The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2, 2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020 (and won re-election).

The winning candidates were as follows:
 * Manhattan: Mark Levine, New York City Council member (Democratic)
 * Brooklyn: Antonio Reynoso, New York City Council member (Democratic)
 * Queens: Donovan Richards, incumbent borough president (Democratic)
 * The Bronx: Vanessa Gibson, New York City Council member (Democratic)
 * Staten Island: Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative (Republican)

Manhattan
Incumbent Democrat Gale Brewer was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Declared

 * Lindsey Boylan, former deputy secretary for economic development and special advisor to the governor, candidate for New York's 10th congressional district in 2020
 * Elizabeth R. Caputo, former chair of Manhattan's Community Board 7
 * Brad Hoylman, state senator for the 27th district
 * Ben Kallos, councilmember
 * Mark Levine, councilmember
 * Guillermo Perez, candidate for New York State Assembly District 71 in 2018
 * Kimberly R. Watkins, President of Community Education Council

Declined

 * Ydanis Rodriguez, councilmember

Withdrew

 * Thomas Lopez-Pierre, candidate for New York City Council District 7 in 2017

Declared

 * Lou Puliafito, Republican candidate for New York's 76th State Assembly district in 2020 and Reform candidate in 2018

Declared

 * Michael Lewyn, law professor at Touro Law Center

Brooklyn
Incumbent Democrat Eric Adams was term-limited and barred from running for a third consecutive term. Instead of retiring, Adams successfully ran for mayor.

Democratic primary
Twelve candidates made it onto the ballot in the Democratic primary, of which three were regarded as the frontrunners; City Councilmembers Robert Cornegy and Antonio Reynoso, and State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon.

Declared

 * Robert Cornegy, councilmember
 * Kimberly Council, non-profit executive
 * Khari Edwards, activist
 * Robert Elstein, artist and teacher
 * Mathieu Eugene, councilmember
 * Pearlene Fields, member of Brooklyn Community Board 17
 * Anthony Jones, District Leader for the 55th State Assembly District
 * Shanduke McPhatter, activist
 * Trisha Ocona, businesswoman
 * Robert Ramos Jr., labor unionist
 * Antonio Reynoso, councilmember
 * Jo Anne Simon, assemblymember
 * Lamor Whitehead-Miller, pastor

Withdrew

 * Rafael Espinal, councilmember
 * Emmanuel Whitmore

Declined

 * Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City

Queens
Incumbent Democrat Donovan Richards assumed office in December 2020 after winning the November special election, and ran for a full term. He succeeded Sharon Lee, who became acting Borough President after Melinda Katz resigned to take office as Queens County District Attorney.

Declared

 * Elizabeth Crowley, former councilmember, candidate for Queens Borough President in 2020
 * Donovan Richards, incumbent Borough President
 * Jimmy Van Bramer, councilmember

Withdrew

 * Alicia Hyndman, New York State Assemblymember for the 29th district

Endorsements

 * Zephyr Teachout, attorney, professor, former candidate for Governor of New York in 2014 and Attorney General of New York in 2018

Declared

 * Danniel Maio, local activist and 2016 candidate for the New York's 6th congressional district
 * Thomas Zmich, 2020 candidate for New York's 6th congressional district, retired union leader and organizer

The Bronx
Incumbent Democrat Rubén Díaz Jr. was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

Declared

 * Fernando Cabrera, councilmember
 * Nathalia Fernandez, assemblymember for the 80th district
 * Vanessa Gibson, councilmember
 * Victor H. Gutierrez
 * Luis R. Sepúlveda, state senator for the 32nd district
 * Bryan Hodge Vasquez

Withdrew

 * Rafael Salamanca, councilmember

Results
Official results for each round are as follows:

Staten Island
Incumbent Republican James Oddo was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Declared

 * Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative
 * Jhong Kim, businessman
 * Steven Matteo, councilmember
 * Leticia Remauro, businesswoman

Declared

 * Lorraine Honor, activist and businesswoman
 * Radhakrishna Mohan, labor unionist
 * Mark Murphy, businessman and nominee for New York's 11th congressional district in 2012
 * Brandon Stradford, community advocate
 * Cesar Vargas, attorney and reservist