Gadarian comments on upcoming New York State mayoral races in City & State

June 8, 2021

City & State

Shana Kushner Gadarian

Political Science Department

Campbell Public Affairs Institute

New York State

Political Parties

State & Local

U.S. Elections

City & State

Shana Kushner Gadarian

Incumbent mayors are facing challenges in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse—Upstate New York’s four largest cities. These races are largely following a pattern found in recent Democratic primaries in New York, especially in New York City: more moderate incumbents are being challenged by opponents who say they have failed to address injustices like police brutality and income inequality. "I think what you’re seeing in upstate is pretty similar to what the discussion is at the national level in the Democratic Party, which is the progressive wing being more prominent than what you’ve seen in the past, and progressive Democrats running quite clearly on being progressive," says Professor Shana Gadarian. Read more in the City & State article, "Upstate incumbent mayors face challenges from the left." 06/08/21