New York City's 40th City Council district
New York City's 40th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Rita Joseph (D–Flatbush) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 146,522 |
| Demographics | |
| • Black | 65% |
| • Hispanic | 17% |
| • White | 10% |
| • Asian | 5% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 78.3% |
| • Republican | 3.8% |
| • No party preference | 15.3% |
| Registered voters (2021) 108,994[2] | |
New York City's 40th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Rita Joseph since 2022. She succeeded term-limited Mathieu Eugene, who unsuccessfully ran for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021.[3]
Geography
District 40 covers a series of majority-Black neighborhoods near the geographical center of Brooklyn, including all of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, most of Flatbush, and parts of East Flatbush, Crown Heights, Kensington, and Midwood.[4] The Prospect Park Parade Ground is also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 9, 12, 14, and 17, and with New York's 9th and 10th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 20th, and 21st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 42nd, 43rd, and 44th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2021
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rita Joseph | 10 | 10,065 | 59.6% |
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| Democratic | Josue Pierre | 10 | 6,829 | 40.4% |
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| Democratic | Kenya Handy-Hilliard | 9 | 5,620 | 29.5% |
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| Democratic | Edwin Raymond | 8 | 2,265 | 10.9% |
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| Democratic | Cecilia Cortez | 8 | 2,221 | 10.7% |
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| Democratic | Blake Morris | 7 | 1,368 | 6.5% |
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| Democratic | Maxi Eugene | 6 | 1,175 | 5.4% |
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| Democratic | Harriet Hines | 5 | 817 | 3.7% |
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| Democratic | John Williams | 4 | 705 | 3.2% |
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| Democratic | Vivia Morgan | 3 | 428 | 1.9% |
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| Democratic | Victor Jordan | 2 | 344 | 1.5% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rita Joseph | 19,854 | 93.0 | |
| Republican | Constantine Jean-Pierre | 1,207 | ||
| Conservative | Constantine Jean-Pierre | 235 | ||
| Total | Constantine Jean-Pierre | 1,442 | 6.8 | |
| Total votes | 21,334 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) | 5,560 | 40.8 | |
| Democratic | Brian-Christopher Cunningham | 4,103 | 30.1 | |
| Democratic | Pia Raymond | 3,064 | 22.5 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Berkley | 877 | 6.4 | |
| Total votes | 13,624 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) | 14,609 | 60.5 | |
| Reform | Brian-Christopher Cunningham | 8,701 | 36.0 | |
| Conservative | Brian Kelly | 806 | 3.3 | |
| Total votes | 24,161 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) | 6,210 | 47.9 | |
| Democratic | Saundra Thomas | 4,862 | 37.5 | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Kinard | 1,359 | 10.5 | |
| Democratic | John Grant | 538 | 4.1 | |
| Total votes | 12,974 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mathieu Eugene | 17,280 | ||
| Working Families | Mathieu Eugene | 1,219 | ||
| Total | Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) | 18,499 | 89.9 | |
| Rent Is Too Damn High | Sylvia Kinard | 1,260 | 6.1 | |
| Conservative | Brian Kelly | 772 | 3.8 | |
| Total votes | 20,582 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "District 40 – Mathieu Eugene". New York City Council. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
