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2023 New York City Council election

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2023 New York City Council election
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The 2023 New York City Council elections were held on November 7, 2023, with primaries having occurred on June 27, 2023.[1][2] Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[3] Party nominees were chosen using ranked-choice voting.[4]

Quick facts All 51 seats on the New York City Council 26 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

Two incumbents lost re-election; Democrat Marjorie Velazquez lost to Republican Kristy Marmorato, while Republican Ari Kagan, who was elected as a Democrat in 2021 but switched parties in 2022, lost to a fellow incumbent, Democrat Justin Brannan. Brannan and Kagan had been placed in the same district, creating a new district with no incumbent which was won by Democrat Susan Zhuang. All other incumbents were re-elected except for two: Democrat Kristin Richardson Jordan, who retired and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Yusef Salaam, and Democrat Charles Barron, who ran for re-election but lost the Democratic primary to Chris Banks, who went on to win the general election.

The partisan composition of the council remained unchanged. This was the most seats won by the Republican Party in a New York City Council election since 1997.

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List of districts

Manhattan

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8 (Bronx crossover)District 9District 10

Bronx

District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18

Queens

District 19District 20District 21District 22 (Bronx crossover)District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32

Brooklyn

District 33District 34 (Queens crossover)District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48

Staten Island

District 49District 50 (Brooklyn crossover)District 51

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District 1

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Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Ursila Jung
Individuals
  • Susan Lee, author, non-profit executive, and candidate for this seat in 2021 and 2023 (cross-endorsement)[6]
Organizations
Susan Lee
Individuals
  • Ursila Jung, member of the Community Education Council from the 3rd district and candidate for this seat in 2023 (cross-endorsement)[6]
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Republican primary

Nominee

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Independents and minor parties

Disqualified

  • Beatrice Ramos[5]

General election

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District 2

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Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Allie Ryan, Neighborhood Party nominee for this seat in 2021[5][22]

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Republican primary

Disqualified

  • Juan Pagan, perennial candidate[5]

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Juan Pagan

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District 3

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  • Robert Bobrick, retired teacher[5]

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District 4

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Brian Robinson

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District 5

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  • Elizabeth Golluscio, software executive[5]

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Elizabeth Golluscio

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District 6

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Nominee

  • Diane di Stasio, singer, actress and ballet school managing director[5]

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Diane di Stasio

Independents and minor parties

Declared

  • Barbara Simpson[5]

General election

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District 7

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Democratic primary

Nominee

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Republican primary

Disqualified

  • Emily Yuexin Miller[5]

Independents and minor parties

Disqualified

  • Davon Phillips[5]

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District 8

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Democratic primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Ildefonso Rivera[5]

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Republican primary

Nominee

Independents and minor parties

Disqualified

  • Jamal Lightly[5]
  • Sara Lobman[5]

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District 9

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Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

  • Athena Moore, political aide and candidate for this seat in 2021[41]

Endorsements

Inez Dickens
U.S. representatives
State officials
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Labor unions
Organizations
Kristin Richardson Jordan (withdrawn)
Organizations
Yusef Salaam
State officials
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Al Taylor
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Declined to endorse
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District 10

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  • Guillermo Perez, perennial candidate[51]

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District 11

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  • Robert Caemmerer[5]

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District 12

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Eliminated in primary

  • Aisha Hernandez Ahmed, former Chief of Staff for former Councilmember Andy King[5]
  • Pamela Hamilton-Johnson, perennial candidate[5]

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District 13

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Irene Estrada
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George Havranek
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Kristy Marmorato
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Conservative primary

Nominee

  • Kristy Marmorato, healthcare worker[67]

Eliminated in primary

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George Havranek
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Kristy Marmorato
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District 14

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  • Rachel Miller-Bradshaw, president of the Northwest Bronx Democrats for Change[5]

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District 15

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District 16

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Disqualified

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  • Tanya Carmichael, district leader[73]

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District 17

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  • Gonzalo Duran, Marine Corps veteran[73]

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District 18

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  • Michelle Castillo[74]

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District 19

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Democratic primary

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Richard Lee, candidate for this seat in 2021[5]

Endorsements

Christopher Bae
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Paul Graziano
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District 20

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Republican primary

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  • Yu-Ching James Pai, accountant and nominee for this seat in 2021[82]

Eliminated in primary

  • Jin Liang "Dany" Chen, community activist[82]
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Independents and minor parties

Declared

  • Jin Liang "Dany" Chen, community activist (lost Republican primary)[5]

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District 21

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Disqualified

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District 22

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  • Kelly Klingman, real estate agent[5]

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Kelly Klingman
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District 23

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Democratic primary

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Eliminated in primary

  • Steve Behar, staffer for former Councilmember Barry Grodenchik and candidate for this seat in 2021[90]
  • Rubaiya Rahman, executive director of the Autism Society Habilitation Organization[90]

Declined

  • Jaslin Kaur, candidate for this seat in 2021[91]

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  • Bernard Chow, marketing agent and SHSAT activist[93]

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District 24

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Disqualified

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District 25

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Democratic primary

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  • Fatima Baryab, non-profit executive and candidate for this seat in 2021[5]
  • Ricardo Pacheco, leader of the Jackson Heights Coop Alliance[5][97]

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Republican primary

Nominee

  • Zhile Cao, veteran[5]

Independents and minor parties

Declared

  • Fatima Baryab, non-profit executive and candidate for this seat in 2021 (lost Democratic primary)[5]

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District 26

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  • Lorenzo Brea, activist and candidate for this seat in 2021[5]

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  • Marvin Jeffcoat, veteran and nominee for this seat in 2017 and 2021[102]

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District 27

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Democratic primary

Nominee

Disqualified

  • Jabari Bell, managing partner at Walter & Wells Real Estate Group[5][103]
  • Joanne Moreno, educator[5]

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District 28

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District 29

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  • Danniel Maio, map-maker and perennial candidate[5]

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Danniel Maio

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Declared

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District 30

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District 31

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  • Daniella May, plastic surgery nurse[5][103]

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District 32

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Withdrawn

  • Michael Scala, attorney, candidate for this seat in 2021, nominee for this seat in 2017[108]

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District 33

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Martha Rowen

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District 34

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Marguerite Chandler[5]

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District 35

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Disqualified

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District 36

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District 37

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Disqualified

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Republican primary

Nominee

  • Isaiah Vega, digital media editor[5]

Disqualified

Endorsements

Isaiah Vega

Independents and minor parties

Disqualified

  • Michael Trofort[5]

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District 38

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Paul Rodriguez

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Disqualified

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District 39

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Disqualified

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Republican primary

Nominee

  • Arek Tomaszewski, anti-vax activist[5]

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Arek Tomaszewski

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District 40

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Declared

  • Daniel Lally[5]

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District 41

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Democratic primary

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Eliminated in primary

  • Reginald Bowman, senior member of the Citywide Council of NYCHA Presidents[5]
  • Isis McIntosh Green, deputy co-executive director for the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission and former chief of staff for Latrice Walker[5]
  • Joyce Shearin, candidate for this seat in 2017[5]

Endorsements

Darlene Mealy
Declined to endorse
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Disqualified

  • Jarod Leonard[5]

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District 42

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Disqualified

  • Richard Simmons[5]

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District 43

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Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Wai Yee Chan, executive director of Homecrest Community Services[118]
  • Stanley Ng, computer programmer, former member of the Community Education Council from the 20th district[118]

Declined

Endorsements

Wai Yee Chan
Stanley Ng
Local officials
Organizations
Susan Zhuang
State legislators
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Republican primary

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Vito LaBella
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Ying Tan
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District 44

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  • Heshy Tischler, radio show host, community activist and candidate for the 48th district in 2021 and 2017 (lost Republican primary)[5]

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District 45

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District 46

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Nominee

  • Michael Moran[5]

Endorsements

Michael Moran

Independents and minor parties

Declared

  • Adlerette Kebreau, pastor[5]

Disqualified

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District 47

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Eliminated in primary

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Endorsements

Anna Belfore-Delfaus
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
  • Asian Wave Alliance (second choice)[122]
Ari Kagan
U.S. representatives
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Organizations
  • Asian Wave Alliance (first choice)[122]
Michael Ragusa (withdrawn)
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Democratic primary

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Withdrawn

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Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Timothy Peterson[5]

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District 48

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Republican primary

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Eliminated in primary

  • Igor Kazatsker, radio executive[142]

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Igor Kazatsker
Local officials

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Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Amber Adler, nonprofit executive and candidate for this seat in 2021[145]

Endorsements

Amber Adler
Labor unions
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Independents and minor parties

Declared

  • Igor Kazatsker, radio executive (lost Republican primary)[142]

Disqualified

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District 49

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Democratic primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Amoy Barnes, candidate for this seat in 2021[5]

Endorsements

Independents and minor parties

Declared

  • Ruslan Shamal, radio show host[146]

Disqualified

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District 50

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District 51

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Notes

  1. Shared with "Common Sense" ballot line.
  2. Shared with "Arts & Culture" ballot line.
  3. Shared with "Medical Freedom" ballot line.
  4. King is currently ineligible to run due to the term limits imposed by the New York City Charter.[55]
  5. Monserrate is barred from seeking office due to his prior convictions.[85]
  6. Shared with "Animal Welfare" ballot line.
  7. Shared with "Parent Party" ballot line.
  8. Withdrew endorsement after switching parties

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