Now that the polls have been closed for about 12 hours (check out unofficial election results by clicking here)—let the 2013 races begin! With a mere 1,462 days until voters trudge back to the polls, the countdown has begun, at least for the political junkies of this city. There will by then (maybe) be a new term limits law in place and (maybe) an open race for mayor. Assuming that political ambitions have not dimmed by then, we expect a number of open seats, and likewise, a number of crowded and competitive races. Limiting ourselves to the citywide and borough-wide races, assuming there are vacancies and those who have been interested in the past remain interested, City Hall tapped into the rumor and speculation mills and dusted off our high-powered, entirely unscientific crystal ball. Here are some of the names that popped up:
Mayor:
Mike Bloomberg
Adolfo Carrion
John Catsimatidis
Ruben Diaz, Jr.
Bill de Blasio
Marty Golden
Ray Kelly
John Liu
Marty Markowitz
Eva Moskowitz
Jerry Nadler
Christine Quinn
Scott Stringer
Bill Thompson
Anthony Weiner
Comptroller:
Ruben Diaz Jr.
Simcha Felder
Lew Fidler
Liz Krueger
Scott Stringer
David Yassky
Public Advocate:
Eric Gioia
Robert Jackson
Brad Lander
Liz Krueger
Jessica Lappin
Danny O’Donnell
Joel Rivera
Bronx BP:
Pedro Espada
Helen Foster
Jos' Serrano, Jr.
Larry Seabrook
Joel Rivera
Jimmy Vacca
Brooklyn BP:
Eric Adams
Charles Barron
Lew Fidler
Yvonne Graham
Brad Lander
Nick Perry
Domenic Recchia
Manhattan BP:
Jonathan Bing
Dan Garodnick
Jessica
Lappin
Melissa Mark-Viverito
Christine Quinn
Adriano Espaillat
Tom Duane
Bill Perkins
Queens BP:
Melinda Katz
Peter Vallone, Jr
Audrey Pheffer
Leroy Comrie
Staten Island BP:
Jimmy Oddo
Michael Cusick
Matthew Titone
Diane Savino
Email us at editor@cityhallnews.com to tell us what you think we got wrong and whom you think we might have missed.