City elections in Albany, New York (2024)
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| 2024 Albany elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 4, 2024 & May 28, 2024 |
| Primary election: June 25, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: District attorney |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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The city of Albany, New York, held general elections for district attorney on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was April 4, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was May 28, 2024.
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Candidates and results
District attorney
General election
General election for Albany County District Attorney
Lee Kindlon defeated Ralph Ambrosio in the general election for Albany County District Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lee Kindlon (D / Working Families Party) | 61.3 | 83,020 | |
| Ralph Ambrosio (R) | 35.5 | 48,085 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 4,390 | ||
| Total votes: 135,495 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Albany County District Attorney
Lee Kindlon defeated incumbent David Soares in the Democratic primary for Albany County District Attorney on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lee Kindlon | 54.8 | 11,885 | |
| David Soares | 44.5 | 9,656 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 135 | ||
| Total votes: 21,676 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ralph Ambrosio advanced from the Republican primary for Albany County District Attorney.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2024
June 25, 2024
- United States Senate election in New York, 2024
- New York's 20th Congressional District election, 2024
- New York State Senate elections, 2024
- New York State Assembly elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
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About the city
- See also: Albany, New York
Albany is a city in Albany County, New York. As of 2020, its population was 99,224.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Albany utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Albany, New York | ||
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| Albany | New York | |
| Population | 99,224 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 21 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 53.8% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 29% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 7.1% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.1% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.7% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 42.5% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $48,512 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 22.9% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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