2013 New York City mayoral election

2013 New York City mayoral election
Turnout	13.4%
	de Blasio: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Lhota: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; No data
Mayor before election; Michael Bloomberg; Independent	Elected Mayor ; Bill de Blasio; Democratic

The 2013 New York City mayoral election occurred on November 5, 2013, along with elections for Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President, and members of the New York City Council. The incumbent mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-Independent, was term-limited and thus unable to seek re-election to a fourth term in office.

Primary elections were held on September 10, 2013. The Republican nominee was former Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota. New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio was the Democratic nominee.^[1] De Blasio was elected mayor with 73.15% of the vote, becoming the first Democrat to win a mayoral election in the city since 1989. Democrats flipped back the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. This election had the lowest turnout in a New York mayoral election since the participation of women in 1917, with a turnout of 13.4% of registered voters.

^ Grynbaum, Michael M.; Kaplan, Thomas (September 16, 2013). "Thompson Concedes to de Blasio in Mayoral Primary". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2013.

[1] Grynbaum, Michael M.; Kaplan, Thomas (September 16, 2013). "Thompson Concedes to de Blasio in Mayoral Primary". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2013.

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