2021 New York City Council election

Elections for members of the New York City Council will be held on November 2, 2021. The primary election will occur on June 22, 2021.[1] The primaries will be the first to use ranked-choice voting after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019.[2] Due to potential redistricting from the 2020 Census, candidates will also run for 2-year terms instead of 4-year terms for the first time, stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989.[3] 4-year terms will resume in the 2025 election.

2021 New York City Council election

November 2, 2021
All 51 seats on the New York City Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Leader Corey Johnson (term-limited) Steven Matteo (term-limited) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 3rd-Manhattan 50th-Staten Island Last election 48 seats[lower-alpha 1] 3 seats[lower-alpha 1]
Incumbent Speaker Corey Johnson Democratic

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Term-limited incumbents

29 council members (27 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.[4]

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
22	Costa Constantinides	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
48	Chaim Deutsch	D
49	Debi Rose	D
50	Steven Matteo	R

Retiring incumbents

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

Resigned before election

During the 2017-2021 council secession, 7 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.
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.

Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51

Below is a list of candidates based on who has filed registration with the New York City Campaign Finance Board based on the latest updates.[5]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Margaret Chin is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Damplo
	Democratic	Jacqueline Gross
	Democratic	Gigi Li
	Democratic	Jenny Low
	Democratic	Maud Maron
	Democratic	Christopher Marte
	Democratic	Denny Salas
	Democratic	Tiffany Winbush
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Dennis Mikhalsky

Endorsements

Gigi Li

State legislators

• Catalina Cruz, New York State Assembly member for the 39th district[6]

Local officials

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

Individuals

• Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, former Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, former candidate for the 2020 United States presidential election, current candidate for 2021 New York City mayoral election[6][7]
• Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council[6]

Organizations

• 21 in '21[8]
• New York Pan-Asian Democratic Club[6]

Jenny Low

Federal legislators

• Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Representative from New York's 7th congressional district[9]
• Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative from New York's 12th congressional district[9]

State legislators

• John Liu, New York State Senator for the 11th district[10]

Organizations

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club[11]

Christopher Marte

Organizations

• Run for Something[12]

District 2

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Pagan
	Democratic	Carlina Rivera (incumbent)
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Corey Johnson is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leslie Boghosian Murphy
	Democratic	Erik Bottcher
	Democratic	Phelan-Dante Fitzpatrick
	Democratic	Marni Halasa
	Democratic	Aleta LaFargue
	Democratic	Arthur Z. Schwartz
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Erik Bottcher

Federal legislators

• Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative from New York's 15th congressional district, former City Councilman[13]

Local officials

• Corey Johnson, Speaker of the New York City Council, City Councilman from the 3rd District[13]

Individuals

• Ronnie Eldridge, former New York City Council member[13]

Organizations

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club[13]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund[13]

District 4

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jordana Lusk
	Democratic	Keith Powers (incumbent)
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Ben Kallos is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. He has filed to run for Manhattan Boro President.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Billy Freeland
	Democratic	Rebecca Lamorte
	Democratic	Kim Moscaritolo
	Democratic	Tricia Shimamura
	Democratic	Christopher Sosa
	Democratic	Julie Menin
	Democratic	Marco Tamayo
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Joshua Kravitz

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Helen Rosenthal is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. She filed to run for New York City Comptroller but has since dropped out.[14]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale Brewer
	Democratic	Maria Danzilo
	Democratic	David Gold
	Democratic	Sara Lind
	Democratic	Jeffrey Omura
	Democratic	Zack Weiner
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Seth Rosen

Endorsements

Sara Lind

Individuals

• Seth Rosen, former candidate for New York City Council's 6th district

Organizations

• Run for Something[15]

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Mark Levine is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. Levine is registered to run for Manhattan Borough President.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shaun Abreu
	Democratic	Alberto Aguilar III
	Democratic	Marti Allen-Cummings
	Democratic	Daniel Cohen
	Democratic	Miguel Estrella
	Democratic	Stacy Lynch
	Democratic	Lena Melendez
	Democratic	Maria Ordonez
	Democratic	Corey Ortega
	Democratic	Carmen Quinones
	Democratic	Raymond Sanchez
	Democratic	Luis Tejada
	Democratic	Jeanette Toomer
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Marti Allen-Cummings

Organizations

• Run for Something[16]

District 9

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Allen
	Democratic	Cordell Cleare
	Democratic	Joshua Clennon
	Democratic	William Council
	Democratic	Pierre Gooding
	Democratic	Kristin Jordan
	Democratic	Alpheaus Marcus
	Democratic	Ruth McDaniels
	Democratic	Bernadette McNear
	Democratic	Mario Rosser
	Democratic	Sheba Simpson
	Democratic	Keith Taylor
	Democratic	Demetrius Wilson II
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Ydanis Rodríguez is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Behr
	Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa
	Democratic	Manny De Los Santos
	Democratic	Angela Fernandez
	Democratic	Johanna Garcia
	Democratic	Josue Perez
	Democratic	Tirso Pina
	Democratic	Everett Reed
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 8

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana Ayala (incumbent)
	Democratic	Tamika Mapp
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 11

This seat is currently vacant. The incumbent was Democrat Andrew Cohen, who was elected judge of the New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District in 2020.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlton Berkley
	Democratic	Eric Dinowitz
	Democratic	Jessica Haller
	Democratic	Mino Lora
	Democratic	Abigail Martin
	Democratic	Daniel Padernacht
	Democratic	Marcos Sierra
	Democratic	Dionel Then
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Nayma Silver

District 12

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 is running for a full term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson
	Democratic	Brian Melford
	Democratic	Shanequa Moore
	Democratic	Kevin Riley (incumbent)
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 13

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Gjonaj (incumbent)
	Democratic	Marjorie Velazquez
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Marjorie Velazquez

Organizations

• Run for Something[17]

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Fernando Cabrera is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term. He has filed to run for Bronx Boro President.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adolfo Abreu
	Democratic	Fernando Aquino
	Democratic	Haile Rivera
	Democratic	Pierina Sanchez
	Democratic	Socrates Solano
	Democratic	Yudelka Tapia
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Adolfo Abreu

State legislators

• Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district.[18]
• Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district.[18]
• Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district.[18]

Organizations

• New York City Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America [19]

District 15

This seat is currently vacant. The incumbent was Democrat Ritchie Torres, was elected to New York's 15th congressional district in 2020.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ischia Bravo
	Democratic	Elisa Crespo
	Democratic	Oswald Feliz
	Democratic	Latchmi Gopal
	Democratic	Lilithe Lozano
	Democratic	John Sanchez
	Democratic	Altagracia Soldevilla
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Julian Sepulveda

Endorsements

Elisa Crespo

State legislators

• Julia Salazar, New York State Senator for the 18th district[20]

Individuals

• Julian Sepulveda, former candidate for New York City Councils 15th district[21]
• Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of the New York City Council[20]

Organizations

• LGBTQ Victory Fund[22]
• Run for Something[23][24]

• Sunrise Movement - Bronx and Southern Westchester chapter[25]

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Vanessa Gibson is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. She has filed to run for Bronx Boro President.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abdourahamane Diallo
	Democratic	Ahmadou Diallo
	Democratic	Yves Filius
	Democratic	Uniqua Smith
	Democratic	Althea Stevens
	Democratic	Eric Stevenson
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Leonardo Coello

Endorsements

Althea Stevens

Organizations

• Run for Something[26]

District 17

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rafael Acevedo
	Democratic	Lattina Brown
	Democratic	Melody Jimenez
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• George Alvarez

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Rubén Díaz Sr. was eligible to run for a second term, but has chosen to retire instead.[27]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Farias
	Democratic	Darlene Jackson
	Democratic	Eliu Lara
	Democratic	Mohammed Mujumder
	Democratic	Mirza Rashid
	Democratic	William Rivera
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Amanda Farias

Organizations

• Run for Something[28]
• Working Families Party[29]

District 22

Incumbent Democrat Costa Constantinides is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leonardo Bullaro
	Democratic	Tiffany Cabán
	Democratic	Edwin DeJesus
	Democratic	Catherina Gioino
	Democratic	Evie Hantzopoulos
	Democratic	Felicia Kalan
	Democratic	Nicholas Velkov
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Jamie-Faye Bean
• Jesse Cerrotti
• Nicholas Roloson
• Rod Townsend

Endorsements

Tiffany Cabán

State legislators

• Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district.[18]
• Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district.[18]
• Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district.[18]

Individuals

• Jesse Cerrotti, former candidate for New York City Councils 22nd district[30]

Organizations

• Run for Something[31]
• New York City Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America[19]
• Churches United for Fair Housing[32]

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Paul Vallone is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Avella
	Democratic	Adriana Aviles
	Democratic	Nabaraj KC
	Democratic	Richard Lee
	Democratic	John-Alexander Sakelos
	Democratic	Austin Shafran
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Republican primary

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vickie Paladino
	Republican	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Peter Koo is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hailing Chen
	Democratic	John Choe
	Democratic	Anthony Miranda
	Democratic	Sandra Ung
	Democratic	Neng Wang
	Democratic	Sam Wong
	Democratic	Dao Yin
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 21

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Aiken
	Democratic	Ingrid Gomez
	Democratic	Hiram Montserrate
	Democratic	Francisco Moya (Incumbent)
	Democratic	George Onuorah
	Democratic	Talea Wufka
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Barry Grodenchik was eligible to run for a second term, but has chosen to retire instead.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Behar
	Democratic	Seth Breland
	Democratic	Christopher Fuentes-Padilla
	Democratic	Sanjeev Jindal
	Democratic	Jaslin Kaur
	Democratic	Linda Lee
	Democratic	Debra Markell
	Democratic	Mandeep Sahi
	Democratic	Koshy Thomas
	Democratic	Harpreet Toor
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Jaslin Kaur

State legislators

• Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district.[18]
• Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district.[18]
• Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district.[18]

Organizations

• Run for Something[33]
• New York Communities for Change[34]
• New York City Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America [19]

District 24

This seat is currently vacant. The incumbent was Democrat Rory Lancman, who resigned his seat on November 2, 2020. A special election will be held on February 2, 2021, with the winner being eligible to run for a full term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moumita Ahmed
	Democratic	Stanley Arden
	Democratic	James F. Gennaro
	Democratic	Neeta Jain
	Democratic	Joshua Maynard
	Democratic	Dilip Nath
	Democratic	Deepti Sharma
	Democratic	Soma Syed
	Democratic	Muhammed Uddin
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Moumita Ahmed

Federal legislators

• Bernie Sanders, Senator for Vermont[35]

Individuals

• Cynthia Nixon, actress, former candidate for Governor of New York in 2018[36]

Organizations

• Run for Something[37]
• New York Communities for Change[34]

Neeta Jain

Federal legislators

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

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Danny Dromm is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fatima Baryab
	Democratic	Lucy Cerezo Scully
	Democratic	Yi Chen
	Democratic	Suraj Jaswal
	Democratic	Shekar Krishnan
	Democratic	Liliana Melo
	Democratic	Manuel Perez
	Democratic	Alfonso Quiroz
	Democratic	Carolyn Tran
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Shekar Krishnan

Federal legislators

• Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Representative from New York's 7th congressional district[38]

Organizations

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club[39]
• Labor Strong 2021 (coalition consisting of SEIU 32BJ, Communications Workers of America, District 1, District Council 37, Hotel Trades Council, and New York State Nurses Association)[40]
• United Federation of Teachers[41]

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Jimmy Van Bramer is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term. He has filed to run for Queens Borough President.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amit Bagga
	Democratic	Jonathan Bailey
	Democratic	Tavo Bortoli
	Democratic	Lorenzo Brea
	Democratic	Giselle Burgess
	Democratic	Julia Forman
	Democratic	Glennis Gomez
	Democratic	Benjamin Guttmann
	Democratic	Marvin Jeffcoat
	Democratic	Denise Keehan-Smith
	Democratic	Badrun Khan
	Democratic	Heajin (Hailie) Kim
	Democratic	Jesse Laymon
	Democratic	Sultan Maruf
	Democratic	Brent O'Leary
	Democratic	Alexander Rias
	Democratic	Emily Sharpe
	Democratic	Julie Won
	Democratic	Ebony Young
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Bianca Ozeri

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Daneek Miller is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marie Adam-Ovide
	Democratic	Kerryanne Burke
	Democratic	Jason Clark
	Democratic	Leroy Gadsden
	Democratic	Rene Hill
	Democratic	James Johnson
	Democratic	Al-Hassan Kanu
	Democratic	Harold Miller
	Democratic	Jermaine Sean Smith
	Democratic	Nantasha Williams
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Timothy Turane

Endorsements

Nantasha Williams

Organizations

• Run for Something[42]

Harold Miller

Organizations

• New York Communities for Change[34]

District 28

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams (incumbent)
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Karen Koslowitz is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term. She has already served five terms on the NYC Council, but non-consecutively.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Aronov
	Democratic	Evan Boccardi
	Democratic	Avi Cyperstein
	Democratic	Sheryl Fetik
	Democratic	Aleda Gagarin
	Democratic	Eliseo Labayen
	Democratic	Marcelle Lashley-Kabore
	Democratic	Lynn Schulman
	Democratic	Douglas Shapiro
	Democratic	Edwin Wong
	Democratic	Donghui Zang
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Sharon Levy

Aleda Gagarin

Organizations

• New York Communities for Change[43]

Republican primary

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Conigliaro
	Republican	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 30

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Ardila
	Democratic	Robert Holden (incumbent)
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

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

• Emilia Decaudin, Queens District leader
• Mufazzal Hossein, Queens District leader
• Brad Lander, New York City Councilman from the 39th district, candidate for New York City Comptroller

Organizations

• Churches United for Fair Housing[44]
• Queens Independent Progressives (QUIP)
• Open NY
• The Road to Justice Coalition (Make the Road Action, CVH Action, 1199 SEIU)
• Run for Something[45]
• Working Families Party

District 31

This seat is currently vacant. The previous incumbent was Democrat Donovan Richards and was term-limited, preventing him from seeking a third consecutive term. He was elected Queens Boro President in 2020 and resigned his seat to assume that office on December 2, 2020. A special election will be held on February 23, 2021, with the winner being eligible to run for a full term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Latoya Benjamin
	Democratic	Monique Charlton
	Democratic	Selvena N. Brooks-Powers[46]
	Democratic	Latanya Collins
	Democratic	Nicole Lee
	Democratic	Nancy Martinez
	Democratic	Terrell Miller
	Democratic	Perri Pierre
	Democratic	Shawn Rux
	Democratic	Manuel Silva
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Franck Joseph

District 32

Incumbent Republican Eric Ulrich is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kaled Alamarie
	Democratic	JoAnn Ariola
	Democratic	Ruben Cruz
	Democratic	Raimondo Graziano
	Democratic	Bella Matias
	Democratic	Michael Scala
	Democratic	Shaeleigh Severino
	Democratic	Helal Sheikh
	Democratic	Felicia Singh
	Democratic	Kenichi Wilson
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Shaeleigh Severino

Organizations

• Run for Something[47]

Felicia Singh

Organizations

• Labor Strong 2021 (coalition consisting of SEIU 32BJ, Communications Workers of America, District 1, District Council 37, Hotel Trades Council, and New York State Nurses Association)[48]
• New York Communities for Change[43]
• Queens United Independent Progressives[49]
• Run for Something[50]
• Working Families Party[51]

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Antonio Reynoso is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. He has filed to run for Brooklyn Borough President.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terrell Finner
	Democratic	Jennifer Gutierrez
	Democratic	Alexander Vasquez
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Sean Esrafily

Endorsements

Jennifer Gutierrez

Organizations

• Run for Something[52]

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Stephen Levin is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Adams
	Democratic	Glomani Bravo-Lopez
	Democratic	Victoria Cambranes
	Democratic	Stephen Finley
	Democratic	Sabrina Gates
	Democratic	Toba Potosky
	Democratic	Lincoln Restler
	Democratic	Stuart Sherman
	Democratic	Benjamin Solotaire
	Democratic	April Somboun
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Lincoln Restler

Organizations

• New York Communities for Change[43]
• Churches United for Fair Housing[53]

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Laurie Cumbo is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alejandra Caraballo
	Democratic	Renee Collymore
	Democratic	Curtis Harris
	Democratic	Michael Hollingsworth
	Democratic	Crystal Hudson
	Democratic	Regina Kinsey
	Democratic	Deirdre Levy
	Democratic	Hector Robertson
	Democratic	Sharon Wedderburn
	Democratic	Maayan Zik
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Terrance Knox

Endorsements

Crystal Hudson

Organizations

• Run for Something[54]
• Churches United for Fair Housing[55]

Michael Hollingsworth

State legislators

• Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district.[18]
• Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district.[18]
• Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district.[18]

Individuals

• Zephyr Teachout, attorney, professor, former candidate for Governor of New York and Attorney General of New York.[56]

Organizations

• New York City Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America [19]

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Robert Cornegy is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. He has filed to run for Brooklyn Boro President.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Butler
	Democratic	Maya Cantrell
	Democratic	Ronald Colter
	Democratic	Regina Edwards
	Democratic	Randolph Ferdinand
	Democratic	Gregory Green
	Democratic	John Joyner Jr.
	Democratic	Tahirah Moore
	Democratic	Chi Ossé
	Democratic	Shadoe Tarver
	Democratic	Jason Walker
	Democratic	Robert Waterman
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Ralph Yozzo

Endorsements

Jason Walker

Organizations

• New York Communities for Change[34]

District 37

The incumbent was Democrat Rafael Espinal who resigned before his term was up. Darma Diaz was elected without opposition and will serve the remainder of his term. She is running for a full term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Misba Abdin
	Democratic	Darma Diaz (incumbent)
	Democratic	Christopher Durosinmi
	Democratic	Rick Echevarria
	Democratic	Randolph Ferdinand
	Democratic	Heriberto Mateo
	Democratic	Sandy Nurse
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Sandy Nurse

Organizations

• Run for Something[57]

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Carlos Menchaca is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. He has filed to run for mayor of New York City.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexa Aviles
	Democratic	Rodrigo Camarena
	Democratic	Ronald Ferdinand
	Democratic	Erik Frankel
	Democratic	Whitney Hu
	Democratic	Yu Lin
	Democratic	Victor Swinton
	Democratic	Ceasar Zuniga
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Samuel Sierra

Endorsements

Alexa Aviles

State legislators

• Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district.[18]
• Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district.[18]
• Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district.[18]

Organizations

• New York City Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America [19]
• New York Communities for Change[34]
• Churches United for Fair Housing[58]

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Brad Lander is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term. He has filed to run for New York City Comptroller.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer DeLuca
	Democratic	Shahana Hanif
	Democratic	Mamnunul Haq
	Democratic	Justin Krebs
	Democratic	Briget Rein
	Democratic	Douglas Schneider
	Democratic	Brandon West
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Nicole Hunt[59]
• Patrick Johnson

Endorsements

Shahana Hanif

Organizations

• Run for Something[60]
• New York Communities for Change (joint with West)[43]
• Churches United for Fair Housing (joint with West)[61]

Brandon West

State legislators

• Jabari Brisport, New York State Senator for the 25th district.[62][18]
• Zohran Mamdani, New York State Assemblymember for the 36th district.[62]
• Marcela Mitaynes, New York State Assemblymember for the 51st district.[62][18]
• Julia Salazar, New York State Senator for the 18th district.[62]
• Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assemblymember for the 57th district.[62][18]

Individuals

• Zephyr Teachout, attorney, professor, former candidate for Governor of New York and Attorney General of New York.[63]

Organizations

• New York City Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America[19][62]
• New York Communities for Change (joint with Hanif)[43][62]
• Churches United for Fair Housing (joint with Hanif)[64]

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Mathieu Eugene is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecilia Cortez
	Democratic	Brian-Christopher Cunningham
	Democratic	Maxi Eugene
	Democratic	Kenya Handy-Hilliard
	Democratic	Harriet Hines
	Democratic	Rita Joseph
	Democratic	Kenneth Lee
	Democratic	Vivia Morgan
	Democratic	Blake Morris
	Democratic	Josue Pierre
	Democratic	Edwin Raymond
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• David Alexis

Endorsements

Josue Pierre

Organizations

• New York Communities for Change[43]

District 41

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alicka Ampry-Samuel (incumbent)
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Inez Barron is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Barron
	Democratic	Wilfredo Florentino
	Democratic	Nikki Lucas
	Democratic	Marlon Powell
	Democratic	Gena Watson
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Wilfredo Florentino

Organizations

• Run for Something[65]
• Churches United for Fair Housing[66]

District 43

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Justin Brannan (incumbent)
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Paul Mendez

District 44

No candidates have declared as of July 31, 2020.

District 45

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Beckford
	Democratic	Louis Cespedes
	Democratic	Cyril Joseph
	Democratic	Farah Louis (incumbent)
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Anthony Beckford

Organizations

• New York Communities for Change[43]

District 46

Incumbent Democrat Alan Maisel is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gardy Brazela
	Democratic	Donald Cranston
	Democratic	Zuri Jackson
	Democratic	Mercedes Narcisse
	Democratic	Judy Newton
	Democratic	Shirley Paul
	Democratic	Stanley Scutt
	Democratic	Tiffany Tucker-Pryor
	Democratic	R. Dimple Willabus
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Nicholas Sterlacci

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Mark Treyger is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ari Kagan
	Democratic	Alec Brook Krasny
	Democratic	Joseph Packer
	Democratic	Steven Patzer
	Democratic	Winton Tran
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Chaim Deutsch is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amber Adler
	Democratic	Binyomin Bendet
	Democratic	Mariya Markh
	Democratic	Boris Noble
	Democratic	Steven Saperstein
	Democratic	Harold Tischler
	Democratic	Inna Vernikov
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Withdrawn

• Adam Dweck

Endorsements

Amber Alder

Organizations

• Run for Something[67]

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Debi Rose is term-limited and cannot run for a fourth consecutive term.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philippe-Edner Apostol-Marius
	Democratic	Amoy Barnes
	Democratic	Abou Diakhate
	Democratic	Selina Grey
	Democratic	Kamillah Hanks
	Democratic	Vincent Johnson
	Democratic	John McBeth
	Democratic	Troy McGhie
	Democratic	Morounranti Ogunleye
	Democratic	Jason Price
	Democratic	Kelvin Richards
	Democratic	Aidan Rivera
	Democratic	Michael Schnall
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Endorsements

Amoy Barnes

Organizations

• Run for Something[68]

Republican primary

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nicholas Robbins
	Republican	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 50

Incumbent Republican Steven Matteo is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. He has filed to run for Staten Island Borough President.

Republican primary

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Carr
	Republican	Sam Pirozzolo
	Republican	George Wonica
	Republican	Kathleen Sforza
	Republican	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sal Albanese
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

District 51

Republican primary

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Borelli (incumbent)
	Republican	Write-ins
Total votes				100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Olivia Drabczyk
	Democratic	Write-ins
Total votes				100

See also

• 2021 New York City Comptroller election
• 2021 New York City mayoral election
• 2021 New York City Borough President elections

Notes

1. While Robert Holden won on the Republican Party line, he is still a Democrat and caucuses with the Democrats

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