The 2013 Democratic mayoral primary narrowly avoided a runoff, with
eventual winner Bill de Blasio earning just above the 40 percent threshold.
Quinn, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2013, is still smarting from Nixon's endorsement of
eventual winner Bill de Blasio.
Not exact matches
Thompson placed second in the Democratic primary for mayor this year, his second run for mayor since 2009, but did not qualify for the runoff against the
eventual winner,
Bill de Blasio.
Quinn was widely believed to be the front runner for the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2013, but ultimately lost her bid to
Bill de Blasio, then the public advocate and
eventual winner that year.
This past fall, the runoffs for two races of City Comptroller and Public Advocate saw quite low turnout and the
eventual winners were the two candidates who had garnered the most in the first round (John Liu and
Bill de Blasio, respectively).