2021 New York City Council election

The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2, 2021. The primary elections were held on June 22, 2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021; these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census, candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time, stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.

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All 51 seats on the New York City Council
26 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Corey Johnson (term-limited)	Steven Matteo (term-limited)
Party	Democratic	Republican
Leader's seat	3rd-Manhattan	50th-Staten Island
Last election	48 seats	3 seats
Seats won	46	5
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	770,683	247,238
Percentage	72.83%	23.36%

Results by district:

Democrat: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Unopposed

Republican: 40–50% 60–70% 70–80%

Speaker before election

Corey Johnson
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Adrienne Adams
Democratic

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Term-limited incumbents

28 council members (26 Democrats and 2 Republicans) are prevented from seeking a third (fourth for pre-2010 council members) consecutive term due to term limits that were renewed by voters in a ballot referendum in 2010.

District	Incumbent	Party
1	Margaret Chin	D
3	Corey Johnson	D
5	Ben Kallos	D
6	Helen Rosenthal	D
7	Mark Levine	D
10	Ydanis Rodríguez	D
14	Fernando Cabrera	D
16	Vanessa Gibson	D
19	Paul Vallone	D
20	Peter Koo	D
25	Danny Dromm	D
26	Jimmy Van Bramer	D
27	Daneek Miller	D
29	Karen Koslowitz	D
32	Eric Ulrich	R
33	Stephen Levin	D
34	Antonio Reynoso	D
35	Laurie Cumbo	D
36	Robert Cornegy	D
38	Carlos Menchaca	D
39	Brad Lander	D
40	Mathieu Eugene	D
42	Inez Barron	D
46	Alan Maisel	D
47	Mark Treyger	D
49	Debi Rose	D
50	Steven Matteo	R

Retiring incumbents

District	Incumbent	Party
13	Mark Gjonaj	D
18	Rubén Díaz Sr.	D
23	Barry Grodenchik	D

Incumbents defeated in primary

District	Incumbent	Party
9	Bill Perkins	D
37	Darma Diaz	D
41	Alicka Ampry-Samuel	D

Resigned before election

During the 2017–2021 council session, 8 incumbents have resigned before the election for various reasons.

District	Incumbent	Party	Reason
11	Andrew Cohen	D	Elected judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District in 2020
12	Andy King	D	Expelled from the Council
15	Ritchie Torres	D	Elected to New York's 15th congressional district in 2020
22	Costa Constantinides	D	Resigned to take a position as CEO of Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens
24	Rory Lancman	D	Appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as his Special Counsel for Ratepayer Protection
31	Donovan Richards	D	Elected Queens Borough President in 2020
37	Rafael Espinal	D	Resigned to take job with the Freelancers Union
45	Jumaane Williams	D	Elected New York City Public Advocate in 2019
48	Chaim Deutsch	D	Resigned after pleading guilty to tax fraud in federal court

Manhattan

District 1

The 1st district covers the very bottom of Manhattan, including the Financial District, Tribeca, and Soho. Incumbent Democrat Margaret Chin was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term. Christopher Marte was seen as the most progressive candidate in the race, while Jenny Low was noted for the major endorsements she had received and Gigi Li had outgoing councilwoman Chin's support. Marte's campaign was bolstered by anger within the district at Chin's ties to real-estate developers, as well as by name recognition Marte had gained while attempting to primary Chin in the previous council election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Susan Damplo, attorney
Sean Hayes, attorney and law professor
Tiffany Johnson-Winbush, former member of Manhattan Community Board 1
Susan Lee, author and non-profit executive
Gigi Li, Chief of Staff to Margaret Chin
Jenny Low, political staffer
Maud Maron, attorney
Christopher Marte, activist
Denny Salas, activist

Withdrawn

Lester Chang
Yubao Dai
Dennis Mikhalsky

Republican primary

Jacqueline Toboroff

Results

2021 New York City Council District 1 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Christopher Marte	8	10,785	60.5%
Democratic	Jenny Low	8	7,054	39.5%
Democratic	Gigi Li	7	4,662	23.9%
Democratic	Maud Maron	5	2,495	12.1%
Democratic	Susan Lee	4	2,020	9.6%
Democratic	Sean C. Hayes	3	928	4.0%
Democratic	Tiffany Johnson-Winbush	3	809	3.5%
Democratic	Susan Damplo	2	344	1.6%
Democratic	Denny R. Salas	2	292	1.3%
Write-in		1	43	0.2%

Endorsements

Gigi Li

State legislators

Catalina Cruz, New York State Assemblymember for the 39th district

Local officials

Diana Ayala, New York City Councilwoman from the 8th district
Margaret Chin, New York City Councilwoman from the 1st district
Debi Rose, New York City Councilwoman from the 49th district
Helen Rosenthal, New York City Councilwoman from the 6th district

Individuals

Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council
Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, former Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, former candidate for the 2020 United States presidential election, candidate for 2021 New York City mayoral election

Jenny Low

Federal legislators

Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative from New York's 12th congressional district
Grace Meng, U.S. Representative from New York's 4th congressional district
Jerry Nadler, U.S. Representative from New York's 10th congressional district
Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Representative from New York's 7th congressional district

State legislators

John Liu, New York State Senator for the 11th district
Yuh-Line Niou, NY State Assemblymember

Local officials

Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

District Council 37
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (second choice)

Maud Maron

Organizations

Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York

Christopher Marte

Local officials

Kathryn E. Freed, former New York City councilmember

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress, CUNY
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 28

Organizations

Freelancers Union
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (first choice)

Jacqueline Toboroff

Organizations

New York Young Republican Club

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Marte	16,733	72.1%
	Independent	Maud Maron	3,265	14.1%
	Republican	Jacqueline Toboroff	3,166	13.6%
	Write-in		48	0.2%
Total votes			23,212	100%

District 2

The 2nd district covers parts of the Lower East Side in Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat Carlina Rivera was running for reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Erin Hussein, labor unionist
Carlina Rivera, incumbent Councillor

Withdrawn

Juan Pagan

Endorsements

Carlina Rivera

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress, CUNY
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

EMILY's List
New York League of Conservation Voters
Our Revolution
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Working Families Party

Erin Hussein

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlina Rivera (incumbent)	15,464	72.5%
	Democratic	Erin Hussein	5,709	26.8%
	Democratic	Write-ins	169	0.8%
Total votes			21,342	100%

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlina Rivera (incumbent)	18,716	79.8%
	Neighborhood Party	Allie Ryan	2,684	11.5%
	Independent	Juan Pagan	1,925	8.2%
	Write-in		116	0.5%
Total votes			23,441	100%

Endorsements

Carlina Rivera

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress, CUNY
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

EMILY's List
New York League of Conservation Voters
Our Revolution
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Working Families Party

District 3

The 3rd district covers parts of the West Side of Manhattan, including Chelsea, West Midtown, and Greenwich Village. Incumbent Democrat and current Council Speaker Corey Johnson was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 3 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Erik Bottcher	8	17,027	71.4%
Democratic	Arthur Schwartz	8	7,054	28.6%
Democratic	Leslie Boghosian Murphy	7	5,669	21.6%
Democratic	Aleta LaFargue	5	3,459	12.6%
Democratic	Marni Halasa	4	2,442	8.7%
Democratic	Phelan D. Fitzpatrick	3	1,597	5.6%
Write-in		1	125	0.4%

Endorsements

Leslie Boghosian Murphy

Organizations

Democracy for America

Erik Bottcher

Federal legislators

Ritchie Torres, House of Representatives Member from Bronx County (2021–present)

State legislators

Deborah Glick, New York State Assemblymember for the 66th district (1994–present)

Labor unions

New York City Central Labor Council
Professional Staff Congress, CUNY
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Citizens Union
New York League of Conservation Voters

Arthur Schwartz

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Bottcher	23,347	99.0%
	Write-in		286	1.0%
Total votes			23,810	100%

District 4

The 4th district covers parts of the Lower East Side, East Midtown, and parts of the Upper East Side in Manhattan. The incumbent was Democrat Keith Powers, who won re-election defeating Republican David Casavis.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Councilman Keith Powers won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Withdrawn

Jordana Lusk

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Keith Powers	18,285	74.0%
	Republican	David Casavis	6,018	24.3%
	Independent/Libertarian	David Casavis	403	1.6%
	Total	David Casavis	6,421	26.0
	Write-in		37	0.6%
Total votes			24,743	100

Endorsements

Keith Powers

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

District 5

The 5th district covers parts of the Upper East Side in Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat Ben Kallos was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. He ran for Manhattan Borough President.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 5 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Julie Menin	6	12,083	56.0%
Democratic	Tricia Shimamura	6	9,485	44.0%
Democratic	Rebecca Lamorte	5	4,699	20.3%
Democratic	Kim Moscaritolo	4	3,534	14.8%
Democratic	Billy Freeland	3	2,853	11.6%
Democratic	Christopher Sosa	2	1,491	5.9%
Democratic	Marco Tamayo	2	671	2.6%
Write-in		1	78	0.3%

Withdrawn

Joshua Kravitz

Endorsements

Billy Freeland

Organizations

Our Revolution (co-endorsed with Lamorte)
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)

Rebecca Lamorte

Organizations

Our Revolution (co-endorsed with Freeland)

Julie Menin

Local officials

Diana Ayala, New York City Councilmember for the 8th district
Mark Green, former New York City Public Advocate
Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council
Keith Powers, New York City Councilmember for the 4th district
Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America District 1
District Council 37
Professional Staff Congress, CUNY
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Citizens Union
New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Individuals

Robert De Niro, actor and director

Kim Moscaritolo

State legislators

Liz Krueger, New York State Senator for New York's 28th State Senate district (co-endorsed along with Tricia Shimamura)
Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator for New York's 13th State Senate district

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (third choice)

Tricia Shimamura

Federal legislators

Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district

State legislators

Liz Krueger, New York State Senator for New York's 28th State Senate district (co-endorsed along with Kim Moscaritolo)

Organizations

Run for Something

Chris Sosa

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (fourth choice)

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Menin	20,216	74.4
	Republican	Mark Foley	6,579	24.1%
	Liberal	Mark Foley	364	1.3%
	Total	Mark Foley	6,943	25.6
	Write-in		95	0.3%
Total votes			27,254	100

District 6

The 6th district covers most of the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat Helen Rosenthal was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. She filed to run for New York City Comptroller but dropped out of the race. Sara Lind and Jeffrey Omura had an alliance during the campaign, with Lind's campaign asking voters to rank Omura second and Omura's campaign asking voters to rank Lind second. Gale Brewer, who was the Manhattan Borough President at the time and held this seat from 2002 to 2013, won the Democratic nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President
Maria Danzilo, attorney
David Gold, non-profit executive
Sara Lind, attorney
Jeffrey Omura, actor and labor unionist
Zack Weiner, screenwriter and film producer

Withdrawn

Seth Rosen (endorsed Sara Lind)
David Zelman

Endorsements

Gale Brewer

Federal officials

Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative from NY-13
Jerry Nadler, U.S. Representative from NY-10

State officials

Richard N. Gottfried, State Assemblymember from the 75th district
Linda Rosenthal, State Assemblymember from the 67th district
José M. Serrano, State Senator from the 29th district

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America District 1
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
Professional Staff Congress, CUNY
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Citizens Union (first choice)
New York League of Conservation Voters
Our Revolution
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

Sara Lind

Individuals

Melissa Mark-Viverito, former speaker of the New York City Council
Jeffrey Omura, actor and labor unionist (second choice)

Organizations

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
Run for Something

Jeffrey Omura

Organizations

Citizens Union (second choice)

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale Brewer	21,594	54.8%
	Democratic	Maria Danzilo	5,834	14.8%
	Democratic	Sara Lind	5,166	13.1%
	Democratic	Jeffrey Omura	3,922	9.9%
	Democratic	David Gold	1,867	4.7%
	Democratic	Zack Weiner	959	2.4%
	Democratic	Write-ins	57	0.1%
Total votes			39,399	100.0%

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale Brewer	30,076	86.2%
	Republican	Nancy Sliwa	4,634	13.2%
	Write-in		176	0.5%
Total votes				100

District 7

The 7th district covers West Harlem and Hamilton Heights in Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat Mark Levine was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. Levine was running for Manhattan Borough President. Shaun Abreu was considered the frontrunner in the race, while five of his opponents – Maria Ordoñez, Stacy Lynch, Marti Allen-Cummings, Dan Cohen, and Corey Ortega – formed a ranked-choice coalition to oppose him.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 7 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Shaun Abreu	13	10,491	63.0%
Democratic	Maria Ordoñez	13	6,165	37.0%
Democratic	Stacy Lynch	12	4,180	22.7%
Democratic	Daniel Cohen	10	3,393	17.4%
Democratic	Marti Allen-Cummings	9	2,973	14.7%
Democratic	Luis Tejada	8	2,605	12.0%
Democratic	Keith Harris	7	1,375	6.2%
Democratic	Corey Ortega	6	1,283	4.1%
Democratic	Miguel Estrella	5	860	3.4%
Democratic	Carmen Quinones	4	818	3.2%
Democratic	Raymond Sanchez	3	502	2.1%
Democratic	Lena Melendez	2	392	1.7%
Write-in		1	73	0.3%

Withdrawn

Alberto Aguilar III
Jeanette Toomer

Endorsements

Shaun Abreu

Federal legislators

Ritchie Torres, United States Representative for New York's 15th congressional district

Local officials

Mark Levine, New York City Councilmember for the 7th district

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
Council of School Supervisors & Administrators
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
SEIU 32BJ

Organizations

Citizens Union
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Marti Allen-Cummings

State legislators

Yuh-Line Niou, NY State Assemblymember
Julia Salazar, New York State Senator for New York's 18th State Senate district

Organizations

LGBTQ Victory Fund
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (second choice)

Dan Cohen

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (third choice)

Stacy Lynch

Executive officials

Hillary Clinton, former United States Secretary of State; former U.S. Senator from New York; former First Lady of the United States

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

Maria Ordoñez

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress, CUNY

Organizations

Our Revolution

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (first choice)

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shaun Abreu	18,250	88.7%
	Black Women Lead	Carmen R. Quinones	1,507	7.3%
	Black Lives Matter Party	Jomo Williams	684	3.3%
	Write-in		123	0.6%
Total votes			20,564	100%

District 9

The 9th district covers most of the central part of Harlem in Manhattan. Incumbent Democrat Bill Perkins ran for reelection. He is currently behind challenger Kristin Richardson Jordan, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, by 104 votes in the final RCV round. Due to the close margin, the race underwent a manual recount. On August 9, 2021, Perkins conceded the race to Jordan. The recount was completed on August 18, with Jordan winning by 114 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

William Allen, professor and founder of the Uptown Democratic Club
Cordell Cleare, Democratic District Leader in the 70th State Assembly district
Joshua Clennon, treasurer of Manhattan Community Board 10
William Council, coach
Pierre Gooding, deacon and attorney
Kristin Richardson Jordan, poet and activist
Ruth McDaniels, former NYPD supervisor
Bernadette McNear, program director
Athena Moore, activist
Bill Perkins, incumbent Councillor
Mario Rosser, partnership manager
Sheba Simpson, educator
Keith Taylor, member of Manhattan Community Board 10

Withdrawn

Malik Wright, political operative

Endorsements

William Allen

State officials

Brad Hoylman, State Senator

Individuals

Andrew Yang, entrepreneur; candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and Mayor of New York in 2021

Cordell Cleare

Local officials

Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate

Labor unions

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Organizations

Make the Road Action

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News (second choice)

Pierre Gooding

Individuals

Black Rob, rapper (deceased)

Kristin R. Jordan

Federal officials

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative from NY-14

Local officials

Brad Lander, NYC Councillor

Organizations

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
LGBTQ Victory Fund
New York Young Communist League
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)
Sunrise Movement NYC

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent

Athena Moore

Federal officials

Yvette Clarke, U.S. Representative from NY-09

Individuals

Hazel Nell Dukes, former President of the NAACP

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (third choice)

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News (first choice)

Bill Perkins

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Mario Rosser

Organizations

Black Lives Matter PAC

Keith Taylor

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association

Results

2021 New York City Council District 9 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Kristin Richardson Jordan	13	9,034	50.3%
Democratic	Bill Perkins (incumbent)	13	8,920	49.7%
Democratic	Athena Moore	12	5,796	27.7%
Democratic	Cordell Cleare	11	3,815	17.1%
Democratic	Mario Rosser	10	3,002	12.8%
Democratic	William Allen	9	2,125	8.8%
Democratic	Keith Taylor	8	1,808	7.4%
Democratic	Joshua Clennon	7	1,559	6.3%
Democratic	Ruth McDaniels	6	1,142	4.6%
Democratic	Pierre Gooding	5	802	3.2%
Democratic	Billy Council	4	758	3.0%
Democratic	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	3	604	2.4%
Democratic	Bernadette McNear	2	335	1.3%
Write-in		1	47	0.2%

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristin Richardson Jordan	22,419	94.2
	Republican	Alphesus Marcus	1,369	5.8
	Write-in		94	0.3%
Total votes			23,882	100

District 10

The 10th district covers the northernmost part of Manhattan, including Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill. Incumbent Democrat Ydanis Rodríguez was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

James Behr, attorney and author
Francesca Castellanos, activist
Carmen De La Rosa, State Assemblymember
Angela Fernandez, former director of the New York State Division of Human Rights
Johanna Garcia, Chief of Staff to Robert Jackson
Thomas Leon, candidate for New York State Senate in 2018
Josue Perez, educator
Tirso Pina, candidate for New York City Council in 2001

Withdrawn

Manny De Los Santos
Everett Reed

Republican primary

Candidate

Edwin de la Cruz

Endorsements

Angela Fernandez

Organizations

American Institute of Architects

Johanna Garcia

State legislators

Alessandra Biaggi, New York State Senator for New York's 34th State Senate district
Brad Hoylman, New York State Senator for the 27th district
Robert Jackson, New York State Senator for New York's 31st State Senate district
John Liu, New York State Senator for New York's 11th State Senate district

Organizations

Citizen Action of New York (first choice)
Democracy for America
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)
Working Families Party

Individuals

Cynthia Nixon, activist, actress, and former candidate for Governor of New York
Zephyr Teachout, attorney, professor, former candidate for Governor of New York and Attorney General of New York

Josue Perez

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association

Carmen De La Rosa

State legislators

Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator for New York's 13th State Senate district
Karines Reyes, New York State Assemblymember for the 87th district

Local officials

Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District
Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America District 1
District Council 37
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Citizen Action of New York (second choice)
New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)

Results

2021 New York City Council District 10 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa	4	10,318	59.8%
Democratic	Johanna Garcia	4	6,949	40.2%
Democratic	Angela Fernandez	3	3,997	21.7%
Democratic	James Behr	2	729	3.7%
Democratic	Francesca Castellanos	2	663	3.4%
Democratic	Thomas Leon	2	600	3.1%
Democratic	Josue Perez	2	590	3.0%
Democratic	Tirso Pina	2	331	1.7%
Write-in		1	60	0.3%

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa	16,404	85.7%
	Republican	Edwin de La Cruz	2,543	13.2%
Total votes			19,137	100

Manhattan/Bronx crossover

District 8

The 8th district covers East Harlem in Manhattan, Mott Haven and parts of High Bridge in The Bronx, and Randalls Island. Incumbent Democrat Diana Ayala was running for reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Diana Ayala, incumbent Councillor
Antoinette Glover, pastor
Tamika Mapp, businesswoman and veteran
Manuel Onativia, consultant

Endorsements

Diana Ayala

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Our Revolution
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana Ayala (incumbent)	6,621	56.5%
	Democratic	Tamika Mapp	3,391	28.9%
	Democratic	Antoinette D. Glover	1,077	9.2%
	Democratic	Manuel Onativia	512	4.4%
	Democratic	Write-ins	121	1.0%
Total votes			11,722	100.0%

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana Ayala (incumbent)	11,288	98.8%
	Write-in		135	1.1%
Total votes			11,423	100

Bronx

District 11

The 11th district covers the most northwestern part of the Bronx, including Riverdale, Fieldston, Spuyten Devil, Kingsbridge, parts of Bedford Park, Norwood, Woodlawn, and parts of Wakefield. This seat is currently filled by Eric Dinowitz. The incumbent was Democrat Andrew Cohen, who was elected judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District in 2020. A non-partisan special election was held on March 23, 2021, with the winner being eligible to run for a full term.

The election used ranked choice voting, with Eric Dinowitz remaining in the lead for all six rounds.

Special election

The special election was nonpartisan.

New York City 11th (special election) Council District
Candidate	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Round 5		Round 6
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Eric Dinowitz	4401	46.8%	4407	46.9%	4458	47.5%	4500	48.4%	4920	54.6%	5579	63.6%
Mino Lora	2129	22.6%	2133	22.7%	2175	23.2%	2183	23.5%	2401	26.7%	3188	36.4%
Jessica Haller	1383	14.7%	1385	14.7%	1407	15.0%	1416	15.2%	1682	18.7%	Eliminated
Daniel Padernacht	1110	11.8%	1113	11.8%	1137	12.1%	1204	12.9%	Eliminated
Kevin Pazmino	194	2.1%	195	2.1%	200	2.1%	Eliminated
Carlton Berkley	172	1.8%	172	1.8%	Eliminated
Undeclared Write-ins	24	0.3%	Eliminated
Inactive ballots	0 ballots		8 ballots		36 ballots		110 ballots		410 ballots		646 ballots

Withdrawn

Abigail Martin (withdrew from the special election but would be in the June primary)
Marcos Sierra (withdrew from the special election but would be in the June primary)

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 11 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Eric Dinowitz	6	9,491	61.3%
Democratic	Mino Lora	6	5,994	38.7%
Democratic	Abigail Martin	5	3,005	18.4%
Democratic	Daniel Padernacht	3	1,102	6.6%
Democratic	Jessica Haller	3	1,059	6.4%
Democratic	Marcos Sierra	2	356	2.1%
Democratic	Carlton Berkley	2	314	1.8%
Write-in		1	36	0.2%

Withdrawn

Jessica Haller
Nayma Silver
Dionel Then

Endorsements

Eric Dinowitz

Federal legislators

Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative from the 13th district
Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative from 15th district

State legislators

Jamaal Bailey, New York State Senator from 36th district

Local officials

Daniel Dromm, New York City Councilmember from the 25th district
Mark Treyger, New York City Councilmember from the 47th district

Labor unions

District Council 37
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)

Jessica Haller (withdrawn)

State legislators

Alessandra Biaggi, New York State Senator from 34th district—co-endorsement with Mino Lora
Gustavo Rivera, New York State Senator from 33rd district (ranked second)

Local officials

Brad Lander, New York City Councilmember for the 39th district—co-endorsement with Mino Lora

Organizations

Democracy for America
New York League of Conservation Voters

Mino Lora

State legislators

Alessandra Biaggi, New York State Senator from 34th district—co-endorsement with Jessica Haller
Yuh-Line Niou, NY State Assemblymember
Gustavo Rivera, New York State Senator from 33rd district (ranked first)

Local officials

Brad Lander, New York City Councilmember for the 39th district—co-endorsement with Jessica Haller
Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Councilmember for the 26th district

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America District 1
UNITE HERE Local 100

Organizations

Citizen Action of New York
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)
Working Families Party

District 12

The 12th district covers the most northeastern part of the Bronx, including Williamsbridge, Co-Op City, parts of Allerton, Eastchester, and parts of Wakefield. Incumbent Democrat Andy King, who was already term-limited, was expelled on October 5, 2020. A special election to determine his replacement took place on December 22, 2020, with Kevin Riley elected the winner. He was running for a full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Pamela Hamilton-Johnson, non-profit executive
Shanequa Martin, social worker
Kevin Riley, incumbent Councillor

Endorsements

Kevin Riley

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Results

2021 New York City Council District 12 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Kevin Riley	3	9,595	59.1%
Democratic	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	3	6,643	40.9%
Democratic	Shanequa Martin	2	3,660	21.1%
Write-in		1	209	1.2%

District 13

The 13th district includes the most southeastern part of the Bronx, including Baychester, parts of Allerton, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park, Pelham Bay, Middletown, Country Club, Throggs Neck, and City Island. Incumbent Democrat Mark Gjonaj was eligible to run for a second term, but chose to retire instead.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Irene Estrada, former member of Bronx Community Board 11
Monique Johnson, leader of the Throgs Neck Residents Association
John Perez, former United States Army Ambassador
Marilyn Soto, former educator
Marjorie Velázquez, member of Bronx Community Board 10

Endorsements

Marjorie Velazquez

Federal legislators

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district (2019–present)
Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district

State officials

Alessandra Biaggi, state senator

Local officials

Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx Borough President
Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

1199 SEIU
Communications Workers of America District 1
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Working Families Party

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marjorie Velázquez	5,608	56.3%
	Democratic	Monique Johnson	2,575	25.9%
	Democratic	Irene Estrada	600	6.0%
	Democratic	Marilyn Soto	585	5.9%
	Democratic	John Perez	545	5.5%
	Democratic	Write-ins	47	0.5%
Total votes			9,960	100.0%

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marjorie Velázquez	9,427	55.2%
	Republican	Aleksander Mici	7,603	44.5%
	Write-in		36	0.2%
Total votes			17,066	100

District 14

The 14th district includes a section of the West Bronx, including Kingsbridge Heights, parts of Bedford Park, parts of Fordham, University Heights, parts of Tremont, and parts of Morris Heights. Incumbent Democrat Fernando Cabrera was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term. He filed to run for Bronx Borough President.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 14 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Pierina Sanchez	6	4,887	62.3%
Democratic	Yudelka Tapia	6	2,957	37.7%
Democratic	Adolfo Abreu	5	2,105	24.5%
Democratic	Haile Rivera	4	1,102	12.3%
Democratic	Fernando Aquino	3	939	10.1%
Democratic	Socrates Solano	2	175	1.9%
Write-in		1	30	0.3%

Endorsements

Adolfo Abreu

Federal legislators

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, United States Representative for New York's 14th congressional district (2019–present) (first choice)
Bernie Sanders, US Senator from Vermont (2007–present)

State legislators

Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district
Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district
Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district

Individuals

Cynthia Nixon, activist, actress, and former candidate for Governor of New York

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress, CUNY

Organizations

Democratic Socialists of America
New York City Democratic Socialists of America
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)
Working Families Party

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (first choice)

Pierina Sanchez

Federal legislators

Adriano Espaillat, Member of the United States House of Representatives for the New York's 13th congressional district
Ritchie Torres, Member of the United States House of Representatives for the New York's 15th congressional district

State legislators

Catalina Cruz, New York State Assemblymember for the 39th district

Local officials

Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

New York City Central Labor Council
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
New York League of Conservation Voters
Run for Something

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (second choice)

Yudelka Tapia

Individuals

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, former journalist; candidate for New York City Comptroller

District 15

The 15th district covers parts of the North Central Bronx, including Belmont, West Farms, parts of Bedford Park, parts of Fordham, parts of Tremont, and Little Yemen. This seat is currently filled by Oswald Feliz. The incumbent was Democrat Ritchie Torres, was elected to New York's 15th congressional district in 2020. A special election was held on March 23, 2021, with the winner being eligible to run for a full term.

The election used ranked choice voting, with Oswald Feliz remaining in the lead for all six rounds.

Special election

The special election was nonpartisan.

New York City 15th (special election) Council District
Candidate	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Round 5		Round 6		Round 7		Round 8		Round 9		Round 10
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Oswald Feliz	1070	27.9%	1071	28.0%	1074	28.2%	1082	28.6%	1091	29.0%	1110	29.8%	1132	30.7%	1160	31.7%	1310	37.5%	1766	56.5%
Ischia J. Bravo	815	21.3%	815	21.3%	818	21.4%	824	21.7%	834	22.2%	846	22.7%	860	23.3%	897	24.5%	1118	32.0%	1362	43.5%
John E. Sanchez	786	20.5%	787	20.6%	795	20.8%	814	21.5%	823	21.9%	835	22.4%	849	23.0%	885	24.2%	1062	30.4%	Eliminated
Elisa Crespo	592	15.4%	592	15.5%	597	15.6%	609	16.1%	626	16.6%	649	17.4%	665	18.0%	712	19.5%	Eliminated
Latchmi Devi Gopal	165	4.3%	166	4.3%	166	4.4%	166	4.4%	170	4.5%	175	4.7%	184	5.0%	Eliminated
Kenny G. Agosto	97	2.5%	98	2.6%	99	2.6%	101	2.7%	109	2.9%	113	3.0%	Eliminated
Altagracia Soldevilla	99	2.6%	100	2.6%	104	2.7%	104	2.7%	107	2.8%	Eliminated
Bernadette Ferrara	80	2.1%	81	2.1%	84	2.2%	89	2.3%	Eliminated
Jose A. Padilla Jr.	71	1.9%	71	1.9%	78	2.0%	Eliminated
Ariel Rivera-Diaz	45	1.2%	45	1.2%	Eliminated
Undeclared Write-ins	12	0.3%	Eliminated
Inactive ballots	0 ballots		6 ballots		17 ballots		43 ballots		72 ballots		104 ballots		142 ballots		178 ballots		342 ballots		704 ballots

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 15 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Oswald Feliz	7	4,348	65.2%
Democratic	Ischia Bravo	7	2,325	34.8%
Democratic	Bernadette Ferrera	6	1,421	19.6%
Democratic	John Sanchez	4	1,195	15.6%
Democratic	Troy Blackwell	3	902	11.3%
Democratic	Kenny Agosto	2	194	2.4%
Democratic	Latchmi Gopal	2	194	2.4%
Democratic	Lillithe Lozano	2	165	2.0%
Write-in		1	31	0.2%

Republican primary

2021 New York City Council District 15 Republican primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Republican	Ariel Rivera-Diaz	2	80	53.7%
Republican	Aramis Ocasio	2	69	46.3%
Write-in		1	15	9.4%

Withdrawn

Elisa Crespo
Julian Sepulveda (endorsed Elisa Crespo)

Endorsements

Kenny Agosto

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

Ischia Bravo

State legislators

Alessandra Biaggi, New York State Senator for the 34th district
Catalina Cruz, New York State Assemblymember for the 39th district
Nathalia Fernandez, New York State Assemblymember for the 80th district
Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator for the 15th district

Local officials

Diana Ayala, New York City Councilmember for the 8th district
Rubén Díaz Jr., Borough President of the Bronx

Labor unions

District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
New York State Nurses Association
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Elisa Crespo (withdrew)

State legislators

Harvey Epstein, New York State Assemblymember for the 74th district
Jessica González-Rojas, New York Assemblymember for the 34th district
Brad Hoylman, New York State Senator for the 27th district
Julia Salazar, New York State Senator for the 18th district

Local officials

Ben Kallos, New York City Councilmember for the 5th district
Antonio Reynoso, New York City Councilmember for the 34th district

Individuals

Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council

Labor unions

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East))(co-endorsed with Ischia Bravo)
Communications Workers of America District 1

Organizations

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
LGBTQ Victory Fund
Make the Road Action
New York Communities for Change
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (special election)
Sunrise Movement – Bronx and Southern Westchester chapter

John Sanchez

Local officials

Rafael Salamanca, New York City Councilmember for the 17th district

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters

District 16

The 16th district includes parts of the South Bronx, including parts of Melrose, parts of High Bridge, parts of Morris Heights, and Morrisania. Incumbent Democrat Vanessa Gibson was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. She filed to run for Bronx Borough President.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Abdourahamane Diallo, businessman
Ahmadou Diallo, businessman
Yves Filius, Democratic District Leader in the 77th assembly district
Althea Stevens, activist

Withdrawn

Leonardo Coello
Uniqua Smith

Endorsements

Yves Filius

Local officials

Fernando Cabrera, New York City Councilmember for the 14th district

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

Althea Stevens

Local officials

Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

EMILY's List
New York League of Conservation Voters
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Working Families Party

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Althea Stevens	5,125	50.7
	Democratic	Abdourahamane Diallo	2,075	20.5
	Democratic	Ahmadou Diallo	2,046	20.2
	Democratic	Yves Filius	795	7.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	71	0.7
Total votes			10,112	100

District 17

The 17th district includes parts of the South Bronx, including Port Morris, parts of Melrose, Hunts Point, Longwood, and parts of Soundview. Incumbent Democrat Rafael Salamanca was running for reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Helen Hines, former Chief of Staff to Andy King
Rafael Salamanca, incumbent Councillor

Withdrawn

Rafael Acevedo
George Alvarez
Lattina Brown
Melody Jimenez
Glennis Sanchez Severino

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rafael Salamanca (incumbent)	5,428	60.0
	Democratic	Helen Hines	3,539	39.1
	Democratic	Write-ins	82	0.9
Total votes			9,042	100

Endorsements

Lattina Brown

Organizations

Democracy for America

Rafael Salamanca

Federal legislators

Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative from New York's 15th congressional district

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America District 1
New York City Central Labor Council
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

District 18

The 18th district covers parts of the Southeast Bronx, including Parkchester, Unionport, Castle Hill, Clason Point, and parts of Soundview. Incumbent Democrat Rubén Díaz Sr. was eligible to run for a second term, but chose to retire instead.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 18 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Amanda Farias	6	6,004	52.3%
Democratic	William Rivera	6	5,467	47.7%
Democratic	Michael Beltzer	5	2,079	16.2%
Democratic	Darlene Jackson	5	1,964	15.3%
Democratic	Mohammed Mujemder	4	1,768	13.1%
Democratic	Mirza M. Rashid	3	732	5.3%
Democratic	William Russell Moore	2	577	4.1%
Democratic	Eliu A. Lara	2	136	1.0%
Write-in		1	70	0.5%

Green primary

Green primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Carl Lundgren

Endorsements

Amanda Farías

Federal officials

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative for NY-14

Local officials

Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

1199SEIU
Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
Make the Road Action
New York League of Conservation Voters
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Sunrise Movement NYC
Working Families Party

William Rivera

Local politicians

Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx Borough President
Rubén Díaz Sr., New York City councillor

Bronx/Queens crossover

District 22

The 22nd district is currently vacant. The incumbent was Democrat Costa Constantinides, who was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. He resigned to take a position as CEO of Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Leonardo Bullaro, program director
Tiffany Cabán, attorney and candidate for Queens District Attorney in 2019
John Ciafone, landlord
Catherine Gioino, journalist
Evie Hantzopoulos, non-profit executive
Nick Velkov, yoga instructor

Withdrawn

Jamie-Faye Bean, non-profit executive
Jesse Cerrotti, activist (endorsed Cabán)
Nicholas Roloson, Chief of Staff to Costa Constantinides (endorsed Cabán)
Rod Townsend, former president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (endorsed Cabán)

Endorsements

Tiffany Cabán

Federal legislators

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district
Bernie Sanders. U.S. Senator from Vermont

State legislators

Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district
Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district
Michael Gianaris, New York State Senator for the 12th district
Jessica González-Rojas, New York State Assemblymember for the New York's 34th district
Zohran Mamdani, New York State Assemblymember for the New York's 36th district
Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district
Yuh-Line Niou, New York State Assemblymember
Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator for the 13th district

Local officials

Costa Constantinides, New York City Councilmember for the 22nd District
Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Councilmember for the 26th District

Individuals

Cynthia Nixon, activist, actress, and former candidate for Governor of New York

Labor unions

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
Professional Staff Congress, CUNY (first choice)
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Democratic Socialists of America
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
Make the Road Action
New York League of Conservation Voters
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)
Sunrise Movement NYC
Working Families Party

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (first choice)

John Ciafone

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association
Sergeants Benevolent Association

Evie Hantzopoulos

Organizations

Professional Staff Congress, CUNY (second choice)
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent (second choice)

Results

2021 New York City Council District 22 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Tiffany Cabán	3	9,088	62.6%
Democratic	Evie Hantzopoulos	3	5,424	37.4%
Democratic	John Ciafone	2	1,622	10.0%
Democratic	Leonardo Bullaro	2	1,221	7.5%
Democratic	Catherine Gioino	2	804	5.0%
Democratic	Nick Velkov	2	463	2.9%
Write-in		1	30	0.2%

Republican primary

Felicia Kalan

Felicia Kalan

Organizations

New York Young Republican Club

Green primary

Edwin DeJesus

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tiffany Cabán	11,650	63.0
	Republican	Felicia Kalan	5,770	31.2
	Green	Edwin DeJesus	1,172	5.9
	Write-in		49	0.2
Total votes			18,553	100

Queens

District 19

In the 19th district, Democrat Paul Vallone was term-limited. Republican Vickie Paladino won a close race over Democrat Tony Avella.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 19 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Tony Avella	4	6,429	54.7%
Democratic	Richard Lee	4	5,317	45.3%
Democratic	Austin Shafran	3	2,939	23.2%
Democratic	Adriana Aviles	2	1,058	8.1%
Democratic	Francis Spangenberg	2	378	2.9%
Democratic	Nabaraj Kc	2	186	1.4%
Write-in		1	69	0.5%

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vickie Paladino	1,765	52.6
	Republican	John-Alexander Sakelos	1,608	47.0
	Republican	Write-ins	47	1.4
Total votes			3,420	100

Conservative primary

Conservative primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John-Alexander Sakelos	107	88.4%
	Conservative	Dawn Anatra	10	8.3%
	Conservative	Write-ins	4	3.3%
Total votes			121	100

Endorsements

Richard Lee

Federal legislators

Thomas Suozzi, U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd congressional district

Local officials

Peter Koo, New York City Councilman for the 20th district

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Nabaraj KC

Local officials

Fernando Cabrera, New York City Councilman for the 14th district

Austin Shafran

State legislators

Daniel Rosenthal, New York State Assemblymember for the 27th district

Local officials

Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)
Working Families Party

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vickie Paladino	12,325	45.4
	Independent	Vickie Paladino	465	1.7
	Total	Vickie Paladino	12,790	47.2
	Democratic	Tony Avella	12,400	45.7
	Conservative	John-Alexander Sakelos	1,641	6.1
	Save Our City	John-Alexander Sakelos	216	0.7
	Total	John-Alexander Sakelos	1,857	6.8
	Write-in		71	0.3
Total votes			27,118	100

District 20

In the 20th district, Democrat Peter Koo was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 20 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Sandra Ung	8	4,205	55.2%
Democratic	Ellen Young	8	3,406	44.8%
Democratic	Neng Wang	7	2,146	25.2%
Democratic	John Choe	6	1,845	20.2%
Democratic	Anthony Miranda	5	1,550	15.9%
Democratic	Hailing Chen	4	1,337	12.8%
Democratic	Dao Yin	3	968	9.1%
Democratic	Ming-Kang Low	2	50	0.5%
Write-in		1	13	0.1%

Withdrawn

Isak Khaimov
Sam Wong

Endorsements

John Choe

Local officials

Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Councilmember for the 26th District

Organizations

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Make the Road Action
Our Revolution
Working Families Party

Anthony Miranda

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association

Sandra Ung

Federal legislators

Grace Meng, U.S. House of Representatives, member from New York's 6th congressional district

State legislators

Catalina Cruz, New York State Assemblymember from the 39th district

Local officials

Justin Brannan, New York City Councilmember for the 43rd District
Costa Constantinides, New York City Councilmember for the 22nd District
Peter Koo, New York City Councilmember for the 20th District
Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
SEIU 32BJ
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 831
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens
New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

District 21

In the 21st district, incumbent Francisco Moya was running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francisco Moya (incumbent)	3,533	51.6
	Democratic	Ingrid Gomez	1,248	18.2
	Democratic	David Aiken	1,115	16.3
	Democratic	George Onuorah	481	7.0
	Democratic	Talea Wufka	438	6.4
	Democratic	Write-ins	34	0.5
Total votes			6,849	100

Withdrawn

Hiram Monserrate

Endorsements

Francisco Moya

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

George Onuorah

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

District 23

In the 23rd district, incumbent Democrat Barry Grodenchik was eligible to run for a second term, but chose to retire instead.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 23 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Linda Lee	5	7,173	54.5%
Democratic	Jaslin Kaur	5	5,992	45.5%
Democratic	Steve Behar	4	2,427	15.9%
Democratic	Debra Markell	4	2,300	15.1%
Democratic	Sanjeev Jindal	3	2,009	12.5%
Democratic	Koshy Thomas	2	788	4.8%
Democratic	Harpreet Toor	2	688	4.2%
Write-in		1	57	0.3%

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Reilly	1,040	66.5
	Republican	Alex Amoroso	461	29.5
	Republican	Write-ins	63	4.0
Total votes			1,564	100

Withdrawn

Seth Breland (endorsed Linda Lee)
Janet Dennis
Christopher Fuentes-Padilla
Mandeep Sahi

Endorsements

Steve Behar

Local officials

Barry Grodenchik, New York City Councilmember for the 23rd District

James Reilly

Organizations

New York Young Republican Club

Linda Lee

State legislators

Catalina Cruz, New York State Assemblymember for the 39th district
Nily Rozic, New York State Assemblymember for the 25th district

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

Jaslin Kaur

Federal legislators

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, United States Representative for New York's 14th congressional district (2019–present)
Bernie Sanders. US Senator from Vermont (2007–present)

State legislators

Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district
Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district
Michael Gianaris, New York State Senator for the 12th district
Jessica González-Rojas, New York State Assemblymember for the 34th district
Zohran Mamdani, New York State Assemblymember for the 36th district
Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district

Individuals

Cynthia Nixon, activist, actress, and former candidate for Governor of New York

Labor unions

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Communications Workers of America District 1
Professional Staff Congress, CUNY

Organizations

Citizen Action of New York
Democratic Socialists of America
New York City Democratic Socialists of America
New York Communities for Change
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Sunrise Movement New York City
Working Families Party

Debra Markell

Federal legislators

Thomas Suozzi, U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd congressional district

State legislators

Chuck Lavine, New York State Assemblymember for the 13th district
Catherine Nolan, New York State Assemblymember for the 37th district

Local officials

Robert Holden, New York City Councilmember for the 30th District
Josh Lafazan, Nassau County Legislator for the 18th District

District 24

In the 24th district. incumbent was Democrat Rory Lancman, who resigned his seat on November 2, 2020. A special election was held on February 2, 2021, with James F. Gennaro winning and being eligible to run for a full term.

Special election

Special election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Queens Strong	James F. Gennaro	4,078	60.12%
	Mo for the People	Moumita Ahmed	1,041	15.35%
	Soma for Queens	Soma Syed	537	7.92%
	A Better Queens	Deepti Sharma	322	4.89%
	Your Voice Matters	Dilip Nath	283	4.17%
	Community First	Neeta Jain	227	3.35%
	Unity	Mujib Rahman	192	2.83%
	United Citizens	Michael Earl Brown	96	1.42%
		Write-ins	7	0.1%
Total votes			6,783	100

Percentages may be slightly different from 100% due to rounding.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James F. Gennaro (incumbent)	8,062	60.1
	Democratic	Moumita Ahmed	3,020	22.5
	Democratic	Saifur Khan	1,147	8.6
	Democratic	Mohammed Uddin	1,123	8.4
	Democratic	Write-ins	56	0.4
Total votes			13,048	100

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Rosen	478	59.2
	Republican	Angelo King	292	36.2
	Republican	Write-ins	37	4.6
Total votes			807	100

Withdrawn

Stanley Arden
Joshua Maynard

Endorsements

Moumita Ahmed

Federal legislators

Bernie Sanders, Senator for Vermont

Individuals

Cynthia Nixon, actress, former candidate for Governor of New York in 2018

Organizations

New York Communities for Change
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)
Working Families Party

Newspapers and publications

The Indypendent

James Gennaro

State legislators

Joseph Addabbo Jr., New York State Senator for the 15th district

Labor unions

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 3
United Federation of Teachers

Individuals

Gary Ackerman, former U.S. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)

District 25

In the 25th district, incumbent Democrat Danny Dromm was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Fatima Baryab, non-profit executive
Yi Chen, activist and NYPD auxiliary
Shekar Krishnan, civil rights lawyer
Liliana Melo, District Leader for the 34th State Assembly district
Manuel Perez, interpreter and life coach
Alfonso Quiroz, vice-president of the JFK Democratic Club
William Salgado, attorney and District Leader for the 39th State Assembly district
Carolyn Tran, former chief of staff to Danny Dromm

Withdrawn

Lucy Cerezo Scully

Endorsements

Shekar Krishnan

Federal legislators

Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Representative from New York's 7th congressional district

State legislators

Catalina Cruz, New York State Assemblymember for the 39th district
Emily Gallagher, New York State Assemblymember for the 50th district
John Liu, New York State Senator for the 11th district
Julia Salazar, New York State Senator for the 18th district

Local officials

Justin Brannan, New York City Councilmember for the 43rd district
Costa Constantinides, former New York City Councilman from the 22nd Council District
Daniel Dromm, New York City Councilman from the 25th Council District
Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd district

Labor unions

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (ranked first)
Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
Professional Staff Congress (first choice)
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
Make the Road Action
New York League of Conservation Voters
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (third choice)

Alfonso Quiroz

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)

Carolyn Tran

State legislators

Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator for the 13th district

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress (second choice)

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Results

2021 New York City Council District 25 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Shekar Krishnan	7	6,352	53.4%
Democratic	Yi Chen	7	5,549	46.6%
Democratic	Carolyn Tran	6	3,045	23.6%
Democratic	Alfonso Quiroz	5	1,986	14.5%
Democratic	Fatima Baryab	4	1,687	11.8%
Democratic	Liliana Melo	3	1,041	7.1%
Democratic	Manuel Perez	2	513	3.4%
Democratic	William Salgado	2	282	1.9%
Write-in		1	35	0.2%

Libertarian primary

Suraj Jaswal, director of operations

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shekar Krishnan	9,466	61.1
	Republican	Shah Shahidul Haque	2,987	19.3
	Independent	Fatima Baryab	2,555	16.5
	Libertarian	Suraj Jaswal	415	2.7
	Write-in		62	0.4
Total votes			15,485	100

District 26

In the 26th district, incumbent Democrat Jimmy Van Bramer was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term. He filed to run for Queens Borough President.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Amit Bagga, former deputy director of the New York City Census
Jonathan Bailey, former chairman of the Queens Democratic Socialists of America
Lorenzo Brea, activist
Julia Forman, former prosecutor
Glennis Gomez, political staffer
Denise Keehan-Smith, former chairperson of Queens Community Board 2
Badrun Khan, financial manager; candidate for NY-14 in 2020
Hailie Kim, adjunct professor at Hunter College
Jesse Laymon, political strategist
Sultan al Maruf, IT director
Brent O'Leary, legal consultant
Steven Raga, former Chief of Staff to Brian Barnwell
Emily Sharpe, attorney
Julie Won, member of Queens Community Board 2
Ebony Young, non-profit executive

Withdrawn

Tavo Bortoli
Giselle Burgess
Benjamin Guttmann
Bianca Ozeri
Micah Peterson
Alexander Rias

Endorsements

Amit Bagga

State legislators

Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator for the 13th district

Local officials

Jimmy Van Bramer, NYC Councillor

Individuals

Cynthia Nixon, actress, former candidate for Governor of New York

Labor unions

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (ranked first)
Professional Staff Congress (first choice)

Organizations

Citizens Union (second choice)
Make the Road Action (first choice)
New York Communities for Change
New York League of Conservation Voters
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)
Working Families Party (first choice)

Julia Forman

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Run for Something

Hailie Kim

State legislators

James Sanders Jr., New York State Senator for the 10th district

Local officials

Carlos Menchaca, New York City Councilman for the 38th district

Jesse Laymon

Organizations

Working Families Party (second choice)

Brent O'Leary

Organizations

Citizens Union (third choice)
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Julie Won

State legislators

Ron Kim, New York State Assemblyman for the 40th district
John Liu, New York State Senator for the 13th district

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress (second choice)

Organizations

Citizens Union (first choice)
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

Results

2021 New York City Council District 26 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Julie Won	15	6,822	56.7%
Democratic	Amit Bagga	15	5,211	43.3%
Democratic	Brent O'Leary	14	3,150	22.7%
Democratic	Julia Forman	13	2,705	17.9%
Democratic	Ebony Young	12	1,807	11.4%
Democratic	Denise Keehan-Smith	11	1,533	9.4%
Democratic	Badrun Khan	10	1,340	8.0%
Democratic	Hailie Kim	9	1,166	6.9%
Democratic	Jonathan Bailey	8	1,002	5.8%
Democratic	Glennis Gomez	7	733	4.2%
Democratic	Emily Sharpe	6	679	3.9%
Democratic	Jesse Laymon	5	609	3.5%
Democratic	Steven Raga	4	570	3.2%
Democratic	Lorenzo Brea	3	368	2.0%
Democratic	Sultan Al Maruf	2	295	1.6%
Write-in		1	46	0.3%

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Won	14,123	77.2
	Republican	Marvin Jeffcoat	4,161	22.8
	Write-in
Total votes				100

Republican primary

Marvin Jeffcoat, veteran

District 27

In the 27th district, incumbent Democrat Daneek Miller was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 27 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Nantasha Williams	13	11,810	72.9%
Democratic	James Johnson	13	4,387	27.1%
Democratic	Rene Hill	12	3,391	19.3%
Democratic	Jason Myles Clark	11	2,257	12.4%
Democratic	Al-Hassan Kanu	9	2,008	10.6%
Democratic	Marie Adam-Ovide	8	1,851	9.5%
Democratic	Kerryane Burke	7	1,318	6.7%
Democratic	Harold Miller	6	1,205	6.0%
Democratic	Anthony Rivers	5	715	3.6%
Democratic	Leroy Gadsden	4	451	2.2%
Democratic	Jermaine Smith	3	423	2.1%
Democratic	Linda Guillebeaux	2	200	1.0%
Write-in		1	42	0.2%

Withdrawn

Timothy Turane

Endorsements

Nantasha Williams

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Harold Miller

Organizations

New York Communities for Change
Our Revolution
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)
Working Families Party

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

District 28

In the 28th district, incumbent Democrat Adrienne Adams was running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams (incumbent)	7,490	53.4
	Democratic	Japneet Singh	3,379	24.1
	Democratic	Ruben Wills	3,105	22.1
	Democratic	Write-ins	61	0.4
Total votes			14,035	100

Withdrawn

Martin Hightower

Endorsements

Adrienne Adams

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

EMILY's List
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

District 29

In the 29th district, incumbent Democrat Karen Koslowitz was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term. She had already served five terms on the NYC Council, but non-consecutively.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 29 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Lynn Schulman	8	7,232	60.0%
Democratic	Aleda Gagarin	8	4,825	40.0%
Democratic	David Aronov	7	4,135	28.8%
Democratic	Donghui Zang	6	3,012	19.2%
Democratic	Avi Cyperstein	5	2,183	13.4%
Democratic	Edwin Wong	4	1,541	9.3%
Democratic	Douglas Shapiro	3	1,366	8.1%
Democratic	Eliseo Dorion Labayen	2	692	4.0%
Democratic	Sheryl Ann Fetik	2	487	2.8%
Write-in		1	41	0.2%

Endorsements

David Aronov

Organizations

American Institute of Architects

Avi Cyperstein

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association

Newspapers and publications

The Jewish Press

Aleda Gagarin

State legislators

Ron Kim, New York State Assemblymember for the 40th district

Organizations

New York Communities for Change
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Sunrise Movement NYC
Working Families Party

Lynn Schulman

Federal legislators

Grace Meng, U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 6th congressional district,

Local officials

Karen Koslowitz, New York City Councilmember for the 29th District
Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
SEIU 32BJ
Uniformed Firefighters Association
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
LGBTQ Victory Fund
New York League of Conservation Voters
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

District 30

In the 30th district, incumbent Democrat Robert Holden was running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Endorsements

Juan Ardila

State legislators

Michael Gianaris, New York State Senate member for the 12th district
Jessica Ramos, New York State Senate member for the 13th district

Local officials

Brad Lander, New York City Councilman from the 39th district, candidate for New York City Comptroller

Labor unions

1199 SEIU

Organizations

Make the Road Action
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Working Families Party

Robert Holden

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association
New York City Central Labor Council
United Federation of Teachers

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Holden (incumbent)	5,250	54.6
	Democratic	Juan Ardila	4,324	45.0
	Democratic	Write-ins	38	0.4
Total votes			9,612	100

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Robert Holden
	Republican	Robert Holden
	Conservative	Robert Holden
	Save Our City	Robert Holden
	Total	Robert Holden
	Write-in
Total votes			100

District 31

The 31st district is currently filled by Selvena Brooks-Powers, who will hold it for the remainder of the current term. The previous incumbent was Democrat Donovan Richards and was term-limited, preventing him from seeking a third consecutive term. He was elected Queens Borough President in 2020 and resigned his seat to assume that office on December 2, 2020. A special election was held on February 23, 2021, with the winner serving out Richard's term, which runs until the end of 2021 and being eligible to run for a full term in 2021.

The election was New York City's first ranked choice voting election with multiple rounds, and Selvena N. Brooks-Powers remained in the lead throughout all nine rounds.

Special election

NYC special election 31st Council District
Candidate	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Round 5		Round 6		Round 7		Round 8		Round 9
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Selvena Brooks-Powers	2834	38.5%	2837	38.6%	2847	38.8%	2880	39.3%	2915	40.1%	2970	41.2%	3107	43.6%	3360	48.2%	3841	59.0%
Pesach Osina	2488	33.8%	2489	33.8%	2491	34.0%	2494	34.1%	2509	34.5%	2519	35.0%	2526	35.5%	2556	36.6%	2674	41.0%
Manny Silva	739	10.0%	739	10.0%	743	10.1%	764	10.4%	800	11.0%	844	11.7%	916	12.9%	1059	15.2%	Eliminated
Latoya R. Benjamin	385	5.2%	386	5.2%	394	5.4%	427	5.8%	451	6.2%	484	6.7%	570	8.0%	Eliminated
Sherwyn James	334	4.5%	335	4.6%	346	4.7%	353	4.8%	366	5.0%	386	5.4%	Eliminated
Shawn M. Rux	214	2.9%	214	2.9%	218	3.0%	224	3.1%	234	3.2%	Eliminated
Nancy J. Martinez	168	2.3%	168	2.3%	175	2.4%	181	2.5%	Eliminated
Latanya Collins	108	1.5%	109	1.5%	120	1.6%	Eliminated
Nicole S. Lee	69	0.9%	77	1.0%	Eliminated
Undeclared Write-ins	24	0.3%	Eliminated
Inactive ballots	0 ballots		9 ballots		29 ballots		40 ballots		88 ballots		160 ballots		244 ballots		388 ballots		848 ballots

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Selvena Brooks-Powers (incumbent)	10,807	67.4%
	Democratic	Nancy Martinez	3,049	19.0%
	Democratic	Nicole Lee	2,039	12.7%
	Democratic	Write-ins	136	0.86%
Total votes			16,031	100

Withdrawn

Monique Charlton
Franck Joseph

Endorsements

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Federal legislators

Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative from New York's 5th congressional district

State legislators

Alicia Hyndman, New York State Assemblymember for the 29th district
James Sanders Jr., New York State Senator for the 31st district

Local officials

Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37, Hotel Trades Council, New York State Nurses Association
New York City Central Labor Council^{[citation needed]}
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

EMILY's List
New York League of Conservation Voters
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

District 32

In the 32nd district, incumbent Republican Eric Ulrich was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Joann Ariola, chair of the Queens Republican Party
Stephen Sirgiovanni, businessman

Results

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joann Ariola	2,378	82.0
	Republican	Stephen Sirgiovanni	494	17.0
	Republican	Write-ins	28	1.0
Total votes			2,900	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Kaled Alamarie, city planner
Bella Matias, non-profit executive
Michael Scala, attorney
Shaeleigh Severino, paralegal
Helal Sheikh, former educator
Felicia Singh, educator

Withdrawn

Joel Gokool, consultant
Raimondo Graziano, activist

Endorsements

Michael Scala

State legislators

James Sanders Jr., New York State Senator for the 10th district

Individuals

Michael Miller, former New York State Assemblymember for the 38th district

Labor unions

Laborers' International Union of North America
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

American Council of Engineering Companies of New York
New York League of Conservation Voters

Shaeleigh Severino

Organizations

Run for Something

Felicia Singh

State officials

Jessica Ramos, state senator

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
SEIU 32BJ

Organizations

Citizen Action of New York
New York Communities for Change
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Sunrise Movement NYC
Working Families Party

Results

2021 New York City Council District 32 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Felicia Singh	3	4,686	52.5%
Democratic	Michael Scala	3	4,248	47.5%
Democratic	Helal Shiekh	2	1,100	10.8%
Democratic	Bella Matias	2	817	8.0%
Democratic	Kaled Alamarie	2	702	6.9%
Democratic	Shaeleigh Severino	2	261	2.6%
Write-in		1	163	1.6%

General election

Candidates

Joann Ariola (Republican), chair of the Queens Republican Party
Felicia Singh (Democratic), educator
Kenichi Wilson (Community First), chair of Queens Community Board 9

Post-primary endorsements

Joann Ariola

U.S. Representatives

Nicole Malliotakis, US Representative from New York's 11th congressional district (2021–present), former NY State Assemblymember for the 64th district (2013–2020) and the 60th district (2011–2012), and nominee for mayor in 2017

State legislators

Phil Goldfeder, former Member of the New York State Assembly from the 23rd district (Democratic)

Local officials

Augustus Agate, former New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (Democratic)
Joe Fox, former Chief of Transit for the NYPD
Romeo Hitlall, President of the Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park Lions Club (Democratic)
Robert Holden, Member of the New York City Council from the 30th district (Democratic)
Danny Ruscillo, NYPD Community Partner for the 100th Precinct
Eric Ulrich, Member of the New York City Council from the 32nd district

Labor unions

Correction Officers' Benevolent Association
Detectives' Endowment Association
International Union of Operating Engineers
LIUNA NY
Lieutenants Benevolent Association
New York State Court Officers' Association
New York State Supreme Court Officers' Association
N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters

Plumbers - Local 1
Police Benevolent Association
Sergeants Benevolent Association
Steamfitters - Local 638
Teamsters Local 814
Uniformed Firefighters Association
Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association - Local 831

Individuals

Patrick Lynch, President of the Police Benevolent Association

Organizations

Sant Baba Prem Singh Sikh Cultural Society of New York

Newspapers

Leader–Observer
New York Daily News
New York Post
Queens Chronicle
The Wave

Felicia Singh

U.S. Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York
Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader and U.S. Senator from New York

U.S. Representatives

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district

State officials

Kathy Hochul, 57th Governor of New York
Letitia James, Attorney General of New York

State legislators

Khaleel Anderson, Member of the New York State Assembly from the 31st district
Catalina Cruz, Member of the New York State Assembly from the 39th district
Andrew Hevesi, Member of the New York State Assembly from the 28th district

Local officials

Ravinder Bhalla, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, and New Jersey's first Sikh mayor
Selvena Brooks-Powers, New York City Councilmember from the 31st district
Costa Constantinides, former NYC councilman from the 22nd district
Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President
Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate

Organizations

Courage to Change
The Jewish Vote

Individuals

Zephyr Teachout, attorney and political candidate

Newspapers

Queens Ledger

Results

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joann Ariola	15,216	59.5
	Conservative	Joann Ariola	1,694	6.6
	Total	Joann Ariola	16,910	66.2
	Democratic	Felicia Singh	8,322	36.5
	Community First	Kenichi Wilson	283	1.1
	Write-in		40	0.2
Total votes			25,555	100

Queens/Brooklyn crossover

District 34

In the 34th district, incumbent Democrat Antonio Reynoso was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. He filed to run for Brooklyn Borough President.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Lutchi Gayot, businesswoman
Jennifer Gutiérrez, Chief of Staff to Antonio Reynoso
Andy Marte, former campaign manager for Vito J. Lopez
Scott Murphy, former advertiser

Withdrawn

Terrell Finner
Danny Marin

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Gutiérrez	13,065	79.5
	Democratic	Scott Murphy	1,406	8.6
	Democratic	Andy Marte	1,263	7.6
	Democratic	Lutchi Gayot	630	3.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	74	0.5
Total votes			14,652	100

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Gutiérrez	12,799	90.2%
	BLK Lives matter	Lutchi Gayot	655	4.6%
	Power 2 the People	Terrell Lynn Finner	642	4.5%
	Write-in		79	0.5%
Total votes			14,175	100%

Endorsements

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Federal legislators

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district (2019–present)
Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative for New York's 7th congressional district

Local officials

Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America, District 1
District Council 37
New York City Central Labor Council
SEIU 32BJ
United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

EMILY's List
New York League of Conservation Voters
Our Revolution
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
Working Families Party

Brooklyn

Staten Island

District 49

In the 49th district, incumbent Democrat Debi Rose was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

2021 New York City Council District 49 Democratic primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Kamillah Hanks	9	5,996	56.9%
Democratic	Amoy Barnes	9	4,536	43.1%
Democratic	Morounranti Ogunleye	8	2,329	20.4%
Democratic	Kelvin Richards	7	1,929	15.8%
Democratic	Selina Grey	6	1,657	13.1%
Democratic	David Hernandez	5	1,190	9.1%
Democratic	Michael Schnall	4	1,014	7.6%
Democratic	Troy McGhie	3	869	6.4%
Democratic	John McBeth Sr.	2	394	2.9%
Write-in		1	53	0.4%

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Philippe-Edner Apostol-Marius
Vincent Johnson
Aidan Rivera

Endorsements

Amoy Barnes

Labor unions

United Federation of Teachers

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (first choice)
Run for Something
Working Families Party

Selina Grey

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters

Kelvin Richards

Newspapers and publications

New York Amsterdam News

Michael Schnall

Organizations

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (second choice)

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-ins
Total votes				100

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Nicholas Robbins

District 50

2021 New York City's 50th City Council district election

← 2017

November 2, 2021

2023 →

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Candidate	David Carr	Sal Albanese	George S. Wonica
Party	Republican	Democratic	Conservative
Popular vote	20,485	10,620	2,370
Percentage	61.1%	31.6%	6.67%

Councilmember before election

Steven Matteo
Republican

Elected Councilmember

David Carr
Republican

In the 50th district, incumbent Republican Steven Matteo was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. He filed to run for Staten Island Borough President, but lost the Republican primary to Vito Fossella. The district was won by David Carr, Matteo's chief of staff.

Republican primary

Candidates

David Carr, Chief of Staff to Steven Matteo
Jordan Hafizi, former journalist
Marko Kepi, Marine reservist and activist
Sam Pirozollo, optician
Kathleen Sforza, businesswoman

Campaign

The two frontrunners for the open council seat were David Carr, chief of staff to outgoing councilman Matteo, and Marko Kepi, a Marine reservist who had previously lost in a campaign for the New York State Assembly. The race became contentious as results were tabulated, with Carr accusing Kepi of engaging in an illegal ballot harvesting operation and forging signatures on absentee ballots. In response, Kepi accused Carr of using his influence to get the New York City Board of Elections to systematically reject ballots cast by the Albanian-American community.

Endorsements

David Carr

Federal officials

Nicole Malliotakis, U.S. Representative from NY-11

Marko Kepi

State officials

Marty Golden, former State Senator

Newspapers and publications

The Jewish Press (primary only)

Results

2021 New York City Council District 50 Republican primary results
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Republican	David Carr	5	3,625	50.3%
Republican	Marko Kepi	5	3,581	49.7%
Republican	Sam Pirozzolo	4	2,172	26.5%
Republican	Kathleen Sforza	3	618	7.3%
Republican	Jordan Hafizi	2	414	4.8%
Write-in		1	43	0.5%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Sal Albanese, former councilman and perennial candidate

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Carr	20,485	61.1%
	Democratic	Sal Albanese	9,575	28.5%
	Staten Island 1st	Sal Albanese	1,045	3.1%
	Total	Sal Albanese	10,620	31.6%
	Conservative	George S. Wonica	2,370	6.67%
	Write-in		44	0.1%
Total votes			35,519	100

District 51

2021 New York City's 51st City Council district election

← 2017

November 2, 2021

2023 →

	Majority party	Minority party

Candidate	Joe Borelli	Olivia Drabczyk
Party	Republican	Democratic
Alliance	Conservative
Popular vote	33,166	5,852
Percentage	84.95%	14.99

Councilmember before election

Joe Borelli
Republican

Elected Councilmember

Joe Borelli
Republican

In the 51st district, incumbent Republican Joe Borelli ran for re-election and was re-elected over Olivia Drabczyk.

Republican primary

Candidates

Joe Borelli, incumbent Councilman

Democratic primary

Candidates

Olivia Drabczyk, teacher

General election

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Borelli (incumbent)	30,653	78.55%
	Conservative	Joe Borelli (incumbent)	2,513	6.4%
	Total	Joe Borelli (incumbent)	33,166	84.95%
	Democratic	Olivia Drabczyk	5,852	14.99%
	Write-in		24%	0.06%
Total votes			39,042	100.00%

Endorsements

Olivia Drabczyk

Labor unions

Professional Staff Congress, CUNY

Organizations

New York League of Conservation Voters
Run for Something
Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

2022 Speaker election

Corey Johnson could not run for re-election as Speaker because of term limits. The following individuals expressed their interest in running:

Adrienne Adams - District 28, Queens
Diana Ayala - District 8, The Bronx/Manhattan
Justin Brannan - District 43, Brooklyn
Gale Brewer - District 6, Manhattan
Francisco Moya - District 21, Queens
Keith Powers - District 4, Manhattan
Carlina Rivera - District 2, Manhattan

Joe Borelli (District 51, Staten Island) was expected to lead the Republican minority.