2021 New York City Council election

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All 51 seats on theNew 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[a] 3 seats[a] Seats won 46 5 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 770,683[b] 247,238[c] 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

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The2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2, 2021. The primary elections were held on June 22, 2021.^[2] There were severalspecial elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021; these special elections were the first to useranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019^[3] and the second to useranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945.^[4] Due to redistricting after the2020 Census, candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time, stemming from theNew York City Charter overhaul in 1989.^[5] Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.

Incumbents not seeking re-election

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Term-limited incumbents

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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.^[6]

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

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

Incumbents defeated in primary

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

Resigned before election

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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 theNew York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District in 2020
12	Andy King	D	Expelled from the Council
15	Ritchie Torres	D	Elected to New York's15th congressional district in 2020
22	Costa Constantinides	D	Resigned to take a position as CEO of Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens[7]
24	Rory Lancman	D	Appointed byGovernor Andrew Cuomo as his Special Counsel for Ratepayer Protection
31	Donovan Richards	D	ElectedQueens Borough President in 2020
37	Rafael Espinal	D	Resigned to take job with theFreelancers Union
45	Jumaane Williams	D	ElectedNew York City Public Advocate in 2019
48	Chaim Deutsch	D	Resigned after pleading guilty to tax fraud in federal court[8]

Manhattan

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District 1

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The1st district covers the very bottom of Manhattan, including the Financial District, Tribeca, and Soho. Incumbent DemocratMargaret 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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• Susan Damplo, attorney^[11]
• Sean Hayes, attorney and law professor^[12]
• Tiffany Johnson-Winbush, former member of Manhattan Community Board 1^[13]
• Susan Lee, author and non-profit executive^[14]
• Gigi Li, Chief of Staff toMargaret Chin^[15]
• Jenny Low, political staffer^[16]
• Maud Maron, attorney^[17]
• Christopher Marte, activist^[16]
• Denny Salas, activist^[18]

Withdrawn

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• Lester Chang
• Yubao Dai
• Dennis Mikhalsky

Republican primary

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• Jacqueline Toboroff

Results

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2021 New York City Council District 1 Democratic primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes   First round votes  Transfer votes
	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

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Gigi Li

State legislators

• Catalina Cruz,New York State Assemblymember for the 39th district^[20]

Local officials

• Diana Ayala, New York City Councilwoman from the 8th district^[20]
• Margaret Chin, New York City Councilwoman from the 1st district^[20]
• Debi Rose, New York City Councilwoman from the 49th district^[20]
• Helen Rosenthal, New York City Councilwoman from the 6th district^[20]

Individuals

• Melissa Mark-Viverito, former Speaker of theNew York City Council^[20]
• Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, formerPresidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, former candidate for the2020 United States presidential election, candidate for2021 New York City mayoral election^[20][21]

Jenny Low

Federal legislators

• Carolyn Maloney,U.S. Representative fromNew York's 12th congressional district^[22]
• Grace Meng,U.S. Representative fromNew York's 4th congressional district^[23]
• Jerry Nadler,U.S. Representative fromNew York's 10th congressional district^[23]
• Nydia Velazquez,U.S. Representative fromNew York's 7th congressional district^[22]

State legislators

• John Liu,New York State Senator for the11th district^[24]
• Yuh-Line Niou, NY State Assemblymember^[25]

Local officials

• Carlina Rivera, New York City Councilmember for the 2nd District^[26]

Labor unions

• Communications Workers of America, District 1^[27]
• District Council 37^[27]
• SEIU 32BJ^[27]
• United Federation of Teachers^[28]

Organizations

• District Council 37^[29]
• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club^[30]
• New YorkLeague of Conservation Voters^[31]
• Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City^[32]

Newspapers and publications

• The Indypendent(second choice)^[33]

Maud Maron

Organizations

• Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York^[34]

Christopher Marte

Local officials

• Kathryn E. Freed, former New York City councilmember^[35]

Labor unions

• Professional Staff Congress,CUNY^[36]
• Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 28^[37]

Organizations

• Freelancers Union^[38]
• Run for Something^[39]
• Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City(second choice)^[32]

Newspapers and publications

• The Indypendent(first choice)^[33]

Jacqueline Toboroff

Organizations

• New York Young Republican Club^[40]

General election

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General election^[41]

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

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The2nd district covers parts of the Lower East Side in Manhattan. Incumbent DemocratCarlina Rivera was running for reelection.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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• Erin Hussein, labor unionist^[33]
• Carlina Rivera, incumbent Councillor^[33]

Withdrawn

• Juan Pagan

Endorsements

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Carlina Rivera

Labor unions

• Professional Staff Congress,CUNY^[36]
• United Federation of Teachers^[28]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[42]
• New YorkLeague of Conservation Voters^[31]
• Our Revolution^[43]
• Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City^[32]
• Working Families Party^[44]

Erin Hussein

Newspapers and publications

• The Indypendent^[33]

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary^[45]

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

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General election^[41]

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

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Carlina Rivera

Labor unions

• Professional Staff Congress,CUNY^[36]
• United Federation of Teachers^[28]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[42]
• New YorkLeague of Conservation Voters^[31]
• Our Revolution^[43]
• Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City^[32]
• Working Families Party^[44]

District 3

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The3rd district covers parts of the West Side of Manhattan, including Chelsea, West Midtown, and Greenwich Village. Incumbent Democrat and current Council SpeakerCorey Johnson was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

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2021 New York City Council District 3 Democratic primary results^[46]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes   First round votes  Transfer votes
	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

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Leslie Boghosian Murphy

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[47]

Erik Bottcher

Federal legislators

• Ritchie Torres, House of Representatives Member from Bronx County (2021–present)^[48]

State legislators

• Deborah Glick,New York State Assemblymember for the 66th district (1994–present)^[49]

Labor unions

• New York City Central Labor Council^[50]
• Professional Staff Congress,CUNY^[36]
• Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City^[32]
• United Federation of Teachers^[28]

Organizations

• Citizens Union^[51]
• New YorkLeague of Conservation Voters^[31]

Arthur Schwartz

The4th district covers parts of the Lower East Side, East Midtown, and parts of the Upper East Side in Manhattan. The incumbent was DemocratKeith Powers, who won re-election defeating Republican David Casavis.

Incumbent CouncilmanKeith Powers won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Withdrawn

• Jordana Lusk

The5th district covers parts of the Upper East Side in Manhattan. Incumbent DemocratBen Kallos was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. He ran for Manhattan Borough President.

Withdrawn

• Joshua Kravitz

The6th district covers most of the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Incumbent DemocratHelen Rosenthal was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. She filed to run forNew York City Comptroller but dropped out of the race.^[61] 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.^[62]Gale Brewer, who was the ManhattanBorough President at the time and held this seat from 2002 to 2013, won the Democratic nomination.^[63]

• Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President^[64]
• Maria Danzilo, attorney^[65]
• David Gold, non-profit executive^[66]
• Sara Lind, attorney^[67]
• Jeffrey Omura, actor and labor unionist^[68]
• Zack Weiner, screenwriter and film producer^[69]

Withdrawn

• Seth Rosen (endorsed Sara Lind)
• David Zelman

The7th district covers West Harlem and Hamilton Heights in Manhattan. Incumbent DemocratMark Levine was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. Levine was running forManhattan 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.

Withdrawn

• Alberto Aguilar III
• Jeanette Toomer

The9th district covers most of the central part of Harlem in Manhattan. Incumbent DemocratBill Perkins ran for reelection. He is currently behind challengerKristin Richardson Jordan, a member of theDemocratic Socialists of America, by 104 votes in the final RCV round.^[83] Due to the close margin, the race underwent a manual recount.^[84] On August 9, 2021, Perkins conceded the race to Jordan.^[85] The recount was completed on August 18, with Jordan winning by 114 votes.^[86]

• William Allen, professor and founder of the Uptown Democratic Club^[87]
• Cordell Cleare, Democratic District Leader in the 70th State Assembly district^[88]
• Joshua Clennon, treasurer ofManhattan Community Board 10^[89]
• William Council, coach^[90]
• Pierre Gooding, deacon and attorney^[90]
• Kristin Richardson Jordan, poet and activist^[91]
• Ruth McDaniels, former NYPD supervisor^[92]
• Bernadette McNear, program director^[93]
• Athena Moore, activist^[94]
• Bill Perkins, incumbent Councillor^[91]
• Mario Rosser, partnership manager^[95]
• Sheba Simpson, educator^[90]
• Keith Taylor, member ofManhattan Community Board 10^[90]

Withdrawn

• Malik Wright, political operative^[96]

The10th district covers the northernmost part of Manhattan, including Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill. Incumbent DemocratYdanis Rodríguez was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term.

• James Behr, attorney and author^[106]
• Francesca Castellanos, activist^[107]
• Carmen De La Rosa, State Assemblymember^[108]
• Angela Fernandez, former director of the New York State Division of Human Rights^[109]
• Johanna Garcia, Chief of Staff toRobert Jackson^[110]
• Thomas Leon, candidate for New York State Senate in 2018^[111]
• Josue Perez, educator^[112]
• Tirso Pina, candidate for New York City Council in 2001^[113]

Withdrawn

• Manny De Los Santos
• Everett Reed

• Edwin de la Cruz

The8th district covers East Harlem in Manhattan, Mott Haven and parts of High Bridge in The Bronx, andRandalls Island. Incumbent DemocratDiana Ayala was running for reelection.

• Diana Ayala, incumbent Councillor^[119]
• Antoinette Glover, pastor^[120]
• Tamika Mapp, businesswoman and veteran^[121]
• Manuel Onativia, consultant^[120]

The11th 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 byEric Dinowitz. The incumbent was DemocratAndrew 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 usedranked choice voting, with Eric Dinowitz remaining in the lead for all six rounds.^[123]

The special election was nonpartisan.

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)

Withdrawn

• Jessica Haller
• Nayma Silver
• Dionel Then

The12th district covers the most northeastern part of the Bronx, including Williamsbridge, Co-Op City, parts of Allerton, Eastchester, and parts of Wakefield. Incumbent DemocratAndy 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, withKevin Riley elected the winner. He was running for a full term.

• Pamela Hamilton-Johnson, non-profit executive^[138]
• Shanequa Martin, social worker^[138]
• Kevin Riley, incumbent Councillor^[138]

The13th 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 DemocratMark Gjonaj was eligible to run for a second term, but chose to retire instead.^[140]

• Irene Estrada, former member ofBronx Community Board 11^[141]
• Monique Johnson, leader of theThrogs Neck Residents Association^[142]
• John Perez, former United States Army Ambassador^[142]
• Marilyn Soto, former educator^[141]
• Marjorie Velázquez, member ofBronx Community Board 10^[143]

The14th 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 DemocratFernando Cabrera was term-limited and could not run for a fourth consecutive term. He filed to run for Bronx Borough President.