5 takeaways from Election Day 2021
New York City elects new mayor as voters elsewhere in the state reject far left
With New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio term-limited, the mayoral race in the nation's largest city was open for the first time in eight years.
Democrat Eric Adams won the race by capturing 66.5% of the vote against Republican Curtis Sliwa, with 78% of precincts reporting.
Given New York City's overwhelmingly Democratic tilt, the Democratic victory in the Big Apple was not a surprise. However, in another overwhelmingly Democratic city upstate, the battle between the Democratic establishment and Democratic socialism was on full display. Voters appear to have chosen the former over the latter.
The results of the Buffalo mayoral race show Democratic mayoral candidate India Walton losing to write-in votes, the overwhelming majority of which were cast in favor of incumbent Democratic Mayor Byron Brown, whom she ousted in a primary earlier this year. Walton, whom Brown portrayed as a Democratic socialist, vowed to cut funding for the Buffalo Police Department by $7.5 million.
In Nassau County, New York, one of two counties on Long Island, Republican Anne Donnelly defeated her Democratic opponent, State Sen. Thomas Kaminsky, to become District Attorney. Donnelly ran as a "tough on crime" candidate and criticized her opponent over his support for controversial bail reform laws.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
