Andrew Yang Concedes in Race for New York City Mayor
Posted on 06/23/2021
Andrew Yang has conceded the race to replace New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Even with ranked choice voting, Andrew Yang’s campaign saw no viable path. Yang also lost the 2020 Democrat presidential primary, which eventually went to current U.S. President Joe Biden.
“I am not going to be the mayor of New York City based upon the numbers that have come in tonight. I am conceding this race. Though we’re not sure who’s the next mayor is going to be, but whoever that person is, I will be very happy to work with them to improve the lives of the 8.3 million people who live in our great city and I encourage everyone here to do the same,” the 46-year-old Democrat Andrew Yang said in his speech.
As of early Wednesday morning, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams appeared to take a slight lead with (former sanitation department head) Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley (former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio) not far behind. Adams served as an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department for over two decades, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th Senate district in Brooklyn. Eric Adams was briefly a Republican from 1997–2001, a political party that does win races in recent Manhattan politics. Former NYC mayors Mike Bloomberg (briefly a Republican) and Rudy Giuliani were the last city leaders from that party.