Erik Bottcher (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew York State Senate, representingDistrict 47. He assumed office on February 4, 2026. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Bottcher (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran in a special election to theNew York State Senate to representDistrict 47. He won in the special general election onFebruary 3, 2026.

Bottcher (Democratic Party) also ran for election to theU.S. House to representNew York's 12th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary onJune 23, 2026.

Elections

2026

New York State Senate District 47

General election

Special general election for New York State Senate District 47

Erik Bottcher (D / Working Families Party) defeatedCharlotte Friedman (R) in the special general election for New York State Senate District 47 on February 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erik Bottcher (D / Working Families Party)	91.7	12,084
	Submit photo	Charlotte Friedman (R)	7.6	1,001
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7%	91

	There were noincumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 13,176
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Endorsements

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U.S. Congress

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Robb Huhn,Wilneida Negron, andKaren Ortiz are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Robb Huhn (Independent)
		Wilneida Negron (Independent)
		Karen Ortiz (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		Micah Bergdale
		Alex Bores
		George Conway
		Christopher Diep
		Laura Dunn
		Liam Elkind
		Jami Floyd
		Cameron Kasky
		Micah Lasher
	Submit photo	Alan Pardee
		Jack Schlossberg
	Submit photo	Nina Schwalbe
		Mathew Shurka
		Patrick Timmins

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Kaley Aldrich
		Amy Jordan
	Submit photo	Caroline Shinkle
	Submit photo	Gavin Solomon
		Lucian Wintrich
		Massimiliano Zappone

	There are noincumbents in this race.
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2025

General election

General election for New York City Council District 3

IncumbentErik Bottcher defeatedDominick Romeo in the general election for New York City Council District 3 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erik Bottcher (D)	89.8	47,354
	Submit photo	Dominick Romeo (A Blue Collar Party / Fight and Deliver Party)	9.4	4,955
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	407

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,716
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 3

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Erik Bottcher in round 1 .

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Erik Bottcher	74.0	21,871	0	Advanced (1)
Submit photo	Jacqueline Lara	25.3	7,486	0	1
	Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.7	194	0

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,551
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Endorsements

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2023

General election

General election for New York City Council District 3

IncumbentErik Bottcher defeatedRobert Bobrick in the general election for New York City Council District 3 on November 7, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Erik Bottcher (D)	89.1	14,167
	Robert Bobrick (R / Medical Freedom Party)	10.4	1,648
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	88

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,903
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 3

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Erik Bottcher in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Erik Bottcher

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 3

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Robert Bobrick in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Robert Bobrick

	There are noincumbents in this race.
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Endorsements

Bottcher received the following endorsements.

Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

2021

General election

General election for New York City Council District 3

Erik Bottcher won election in the general election for New York City Council District 3 on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Erik Bottcher (D)	98.5	27,347
	Other/Write-in votes	1.5	418

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,765
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 3

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The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Erik Bottcher in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Erik Bottcher	71.4	17,027	2,096	Advanced (6)
	Arthur Schwartz	28.6	6,806	1,129	6
Submit photo	Leslie Boghosian Murphy	0.0	0	-5,669	5
Submit photo	Aleta LaFargue	0.0	0	0	4
Submit photo	Marni Halasa	0.0	0	0	3
Submit photo	Phelan Fitzpatrick	0.0	0	0	2

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Erik Bottcher	56.8	14,931	758	Advanced (6)
	Arthur Schwartz	21.6	5,677	621	6
Submit photo	Leslie Boghosian Murphy	21.6	5,669	966	5
Submit photo	Aleta LaFargue	0.0	0	-3,439	4
Submit photo	Marni Halasa	0.0	0	0	3
Submit photo	Phelan Fitzpatrick	0.0	0	0	2

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Erik Bottcher	51.8	14,173	287	Advanced (6)
	Arthur Schwartz	18.5	5,056	377	6
Submit photo	Leslie Boghosian Murphy	17.2	4,703	596	5
Submit photo	Aleta LaFargue	12.6	3,439	472	4
Submit photo	Marni Halasa	0.0	0	-2,442	3
Submit photo	Phelan Fitzpatrick	0.0	0	0	2

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Erik Bottcher	49.4	13,886	350	Advanced (6)
	Arthur Schwartz	16.7	4,679	258	6
Submit photo	Leslie Boghosian Murphy	14.6	4,107	196	5
Submit photo	Aleta LaFargue	10.6	2,967	183	4
Submit photo	Marni Halasa	8.7	2,442	211	3
Submit photo	Phelan Fitzpatrick	0.0	0	-1,597	2

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Erik Bottcher	47.5	13,536	16	Advanced (6)
	Arthur Schwartz	15.5	4,421	7	6
Submit photo	Leslie Boghosian Murphy	13.7	3,911	8	5
Submit photo	Aleta LaFargue	9.8	2,784	8	4
Submit photo	Marni Halasa	7.8	2,231	6	3
Submit photo	Phelan Fitzpatrick	5.6	1,597	2	2

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Erik Bottcher	47.3	13,520	0	Advanced (6)
	Arthur Schwartz	15.5	4,414	0	6
Submit photo	Leslie Boghosian Murphy	13.7	3,903	0	5
Submit photo	Aleta LaFargue	9.7	2,776	0	4
Submit photo	Marni Halasa	7.8	2,225	0	3
Submit photo	Phelan Fitzpatrick	5.6	1,595	0	2
	Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.4	125	0

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,558
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Campaign themes

2026

New York State Senate District 47

Ballotpedia survey responses

Erik Bottcher did not completeBallotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

U.S. Congress

Campaign finance summary

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Erik Bottcher campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House New York District 12	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Below you can find the scorecards found for theNew York State Legislature in 2022.

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Preceded by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D)	New York State Senate District 47 2026-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Corey Johnson (D)	New York City Council District 3 2022-2026	Succeeded by -

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New York's current delegation to theUnited States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

George Latimer (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

John Mannion (D)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

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Elections

2026

New York State Senate District 47

General election

Special general election for New York State Senate District 47

Endorsements

U.S. Congress

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 12

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12

Endorsements

2025

General election

General election for New York City Council District 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 3

Endorsements

2023

General election

General election for New York City Council District 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 3

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 3

Endorsements

2021

General election

General election for New York City Council District 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 3

Campaign themes

2026

New York State Senate District 47

Ballotpedia survey responses

U.S. Congress

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2025

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