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During her mayoralty, the mayor greatly improved the city.
He won the mayoralty in the last two elections.
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After Mamdani’s 12-point victory over Cuomo in the Democratic primary election, the former governor would face a steep climb to the mayoralty.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
In 2013, Bill de Blasio won the mayoralty on a tax-the-rich platform, spooking high-income New Yorkers, but De Blasio met with Manhattan industry leaders, like former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Rupert Murdoch, to win over the elites.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman offered to bankroll someone, anyone, who would run against Mamdani, implying his mayoralty would spur a flight with the ultrarich.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Adams won the mayoralty after winning the 2021 Democratic primary, when New York City first used ranked-choice voting.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
In 2013, Bill de Blasio won the mayoralty on a tax-the-rich platform, spooking high-income New Yorkers, but De Blasio met with Manhattan industry leaders, like former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Rupert Murdoch, to win over the elites.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman offered to bankroll someone, anyone, who would run against Mamdani, implying his mayoralty would spur a flight with the ultrarich.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Adams won the mayoralty after winning the 2021 Democratic primary, when New York City first used ranked-choice voting.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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“Mayoralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayoralty. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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mayoralty
noun
may·or·al·ty
ˈmā-ə-rəl-tē 
ˈmer-əl-
plural mayoralties
: the office or term of office of a mayor
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