The 2021 Manhattan District Attorney election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the Manhattan District Attorney. The incumbent, Cyrus Vance Jr., had announced in March 2021 that he would not seek a fourth term.
The Democratic primary election was held on June 22, 2021. Despite the introduction of ranked-choice voting for other elected positions in New York City, this race used plurality voting, as it is a state position, rather than a city position.
A key issue in the election was which candidate would be best equipped to criminally prosecute or civilly sue former President Donald Trump.
Democratic primary
Candidates Nominee Alvin Bragg, former New York State Chief Deputy Attorney General and former federal prosecutor Eliminated in primary Tahanie Aboushi, civil rights attorney Liz Crotty, former Assistant District Attorney for Manhattan Tali Farhadian Weinstein, former federal prosecutor Diana Florence, former prosecutor for the Manhattan Attorney General's office Lucy Lang, former assistant attorney general for Manhattan Eliza Orlins, public defender, former contestant on Survivor and The Amazing Race Dan Quart, New York State Assemblymember for the 73rd district (2011–present)
Withdrawn Janos Marton, civil rights attorney (endorsed Bragg)
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Tahanie Aboushi Alvin Bragg Liz Crotty Tali Farhadian Weinstein Diana Florence Lucy Lang Eliza Orlins Dan Quart Other UndecidedData For Progress (D)Data For Progress (D)June 18–20, 2021451 (LV)± 5.0%10%34%2%25%1%6%3%6%14%–Data For Progress (D)June 7–13, 2021642 (LV)± 4.0%7%26%5%26%2%8%2%5%21%–Benenson Strategy Group (D)Benenson Strategy Group (D)April 16–21, 2021390 (LV)–5%6%2%16%5%12%4%3%3%44%Tulchin Research (D)April 6–11, 2021500 (LV)± 4.38%11%5%2%11%2%4%2%5%–57%
Debates and forum + 2021 Manhattan District Attorney Democratic primary debates and candidate forum Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Tahanie Aboushi Alvin Bragg Liz Crotty Tali Farhadian Weinstein Diana Florence Lucy Lang Eliza Orlins Dan Quart1 May 13, 2021 Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College Rachel SmithYouTube 2 Apr. 15, 2021 NYU Wagner Students for Ending Mass Incarceration Khalil CumberbatchYouTube 3 Jun. 15, 2021 Asian American Bar Association of New York Issues Committee YouTube 3 Jun. 16, 2021 YouTube 4 New York City Bar Association Nicholas TurnerYouTube 5 PoliticsNY Skye OstreicherSteve WittYouTube
Results By precinct
Republican primary
Candidates Thomas Kenniff, former prosecutor
Results
General election
Debate + 2021 Manhattan district attorney election debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Alvin Bragg Thomas Kenniff1 MNN NYC Ben Max YouTube
Results
Notes
Partisan clients
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