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A GOP political activist filed a complaint with the Campaign Finance Board accusing Bill de Blasio and key allies of illegally operating a super PAC that spent more than $ 1 million attacking Christine Quinn in the Democratic primary race for mayor, The Post has learned.

With U.S. Rep Anthony Weiner out of the race, Councilman Tony Avella (l.) and city Comptroller Bill Thompson are the last two men standing in the Democratic primary race for mayor.

The three candidates in the Democratic primary race for mayor of Syracuse squared off during a forum on WRVO's Campbell Conversations on Tuesday.

It's going to be brutal next several months in Rochester if the three candidates involved in the Democratic primary race for mayor keep this pace up.

Not exact matches

The first call for former Rep. Anthony Weiner to withdraw from the New York City mayor's race following his acknowledgement of another round of explicit on - line messages and photos comes from one of his Democratic primary opponents, Sal Albanese, who released the following statement:

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his record against Sal Albanese, the former city councilman, in the first Democratic primary debate in the race for mayor, which NY1 hosted, with partners NYC Votes, WNYC, POLITICO New York, the Citizens Union, the Latino Leadership Institute, Civic Hall, and Intelligence Squared US.

The Reform Party will hold a semi-open primary, giving about 15,000 people in Syracuse a chance to cast ballots for mayor in Tuesday's primary as well as several judicial races.

The former mayor told the patriotic crowd — who raised big bucks at the Grand Hyatt for the families of fallen FBI, Secret Service, ICE and Border Patrol agents — that Catsimatidis was a worthy candidate who ran «an honorable race» in the Republican primary.

Unless the Republican Party survives a lawsuit and announces a surprise last - minute candidate, Tuesday's Democratic Primary was likely the last word on the race for Syracuse mayor this year.

Weiner, who previously ran for mayor in 2005, entered the race less than four months before the Democratic primary and with a $ 4.8 million campaign war chest.

Catsimatidis last ran for mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2013, losing the Republican primary race to Joe Lhota.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Once a seven - person fray, the Democratic primary for Syracuse mayor will be a three - way race between Marty Masterpole, Joe Nicoletti and Juanita Perez Williams.

While many who follow Buffalo politics consider Tuesday night's Democratic primary the race that effectively settled the campaign for mayor, Byron Brown stated he is focusing on winning the general election in November.

For those keeping score regarding the NYC mayor's race this year, Stringer, who has been mentioned as a potential challenger to Mayor Bill de Blasio in a Democratic primary, said he is very focused on his current job.

The Conservative Party in the last race for mayor, in 2013, backed Republican Joe Lhota, who at the time face John Catsimatidis in a Republican primary.

De Blasio helped found the Working Families Party and the organization's backed him in the 2009 Public Advocate's race — but not in this year's Democratic primary for mayor because of a split in the ranks.

Cuomo said Monday he wouldn't be endorsing anyone in the Democratic primary for mayor because he lives in Westchester County and can't vote in the race — even though he had already endorsed several City Council candidates.

The Democratic primary for New York's municipal races, including for comptroller and mayor, will be held September 10.

Joe Nicoletti, a mayoral candidate who lost last week's Democratic primary, dropped out of the race Monday and endorsed Juanita Perez Williams for mayor of Syracuse.

Tuesday is Primary Day in the city of Syracuse and the candidates running for mayor are making advances or dropping out of the race.

As far as I could tell, Gennaro is yet to officially endorse in the Democratic primary for mayor, but Weiner's entry into the race is being seen as potentially harmful to the chances of Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who wants to avoid a runoff.

Once a seven - person fray, the Democratic primary for Syracuse mayor will be a three - way race between Marty Masterpole, Joe Nicoletti and Juanita Perez Williams.

The legislation is a priority for de Blasio, who promised during his campaign to banish the industry as one of his first acts as mayor — a pledge that helped secure the backing of an animal - rights group that later targeted his primary opponent in the race.

(CNN)- In a surprising switch - up, a new poll indicates Public Advocate Bill de Blasio jumped to the front of the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor.

In certain City Council races, de Blasio has endorsed candidates for the primary, including a small flurry of support just a few days before voters head to the polls, in what could be a sign that the mayor and his allies are concerned about turnout.

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

And I'll get conservative votes upstate because I'm pro-Second Amendment,» said Credico, who managed to get over 13,000 votes on the Democratic primary ballot in last year's race for mayor.

Ahead of the pivotal September 12 primary, three leading Democrats aspiring to get the party nod in the race for mayor of Albany are debating for the first time tonight.

Malliotakis became the presumptive GOP nominee for mayor last week after her chief primary rival, real estate mogul Paul Massey, dropped out of the race.

As with the other groups, for the primaries the PBA avoided spending on the mayor's race and focused on the City Council.

While a Democratic primary in the race for mayor of Syracuse features a full field, Republicans in the city have yet to come up with a candidate.

In the race for mayor, NY1 will host a Republican primary debate August 16, and a Democratic debate August 23.

Nicoletti — a Democrat — has run unsuccessfully for mayor four times, most recently losing a primary race to Miner in 2009.

Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, who officially announced she is running for mayor on Sunday, bristles at the notion she could be a spoiler in what is now a three - way race in the Democratic primary.