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2025 New York City Council election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →

All 51 seats on the New York City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Adrienne Adams
(term-limited)
Joann Ariola
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 28thQueens 32ndQueens
Last election 45 seats 6 seats

Speaker before election

Adrienne Adams
Democratic

Elected Speaker

TBD

The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025.[1] Party nominees will be chosen using ranked-choice voting.

Incumbents not seeking re-election

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Term-limited incumbents

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Eight council members (all Democrats) are prevented from seeking a third consecutive term due to term limits that were renewed by voters in a ballot referendum in 2010.[2]

District Incumbent Party
2nd Carlina Rivera Democratic
4th Keith Powers Democratic
8th Diana Ayala Democratic
17th Rafael Salamanca Democratic
21st Francisco Moya Democratic
28th Adrienne Adams Democratic
30th Robert Holden Democratic
47th Justin Brannan Democratic

Resigned before election

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During the 2023–2025 council session, two incumbents (one Democratic, one Republican) have resigned before the election.

District Incumbent Party Reason
44th Kalman Yeger Democratic Elected to the New York State Assembly in 2024.
51st Joe Borelli Republican Resigning to serve in the private sector.[3]

Special elections

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Two special elections will be held in 2025; special elections to the council are officially non-partisan and use ranked-choice voting.

District 44 (special)

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A special election to the 44th district will be held on March 25 to fill the vacancy caused by Democrat Kalman Yeger's resignation to join the New York State Assembly.[4][5]

Declared

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Withdrawn

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  • Moshe Friedman[9]

Endorsements

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Results

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2025 New York City Council 44th district special election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Simcha Simcha Felder 4,479 81.7
Team Trump Heshy Tischler 949 17.3
Write-in 55 1.0
Total votes 5,483 100.0

District 51 (special)

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A special election to the 51st district will be held on April 29 to fill the vacancy caused by Republican Joe Borelli's resignation to join the private sector.[13][14]

Declared

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Endorsements

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Griffin Fossella
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Frank Morano
U.S. Representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

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2025 New York City Council 51st district special election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
We The People Griffin Fossella
Common Ground Clifford Hagen
SI Patriotism Frank Morano
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

List of districts

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Manhattan

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

Bronx

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

Queens

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

Brooklyn

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

Staten Island

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District 49District 50 (Brooklyn crossover)District 51

District 1

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2025 New York City Council 1st district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Christopher Marte
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Christopher Marte
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Helen Qiu, pastor and nominee for this district in 2023[16]

District 2

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2025 New York City Council 2nd district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Carlina Rivera
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Sarah Batchu
Individuals
Organizations
Harvey Epstein
Andrea Gordillo
Individuals
Organizations
Anthony Weiner
Local officials

Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Jason Murillo, radio show host & music producer[41]

District 3

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2025 New York City Council 3rd district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Erik Bottcher
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Independents

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Declared

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  • Louis Flores, journalist & consultant[45]

District 4

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2025 New York City Council 4th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Keith Powers
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Vanessa Aronson
Individuals
Organizations
Faith Bondy
Virginia Maloney
Organizations
Ben Wetzler
Organizations

District 5

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2025 New York City Council 5th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Julie Menin
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Julie Menin, incumbent Councilmember
  • Collin Thompson, educator

Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Alina Bonsell[16] Entrepreneur and former healthcare executive

District 6

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2025 New York City Council 6th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Gale Brewer
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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District 7

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2025 New York City Council 7th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Shaun Abreu
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Shaun Abreu, incumbent Councilmember[51]
  • Tiffany Khan, businesswoman[52]
  • Edafe Okporo, refugee and migrant advocate[51]

Endorsements

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Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Manual Williams, businessman[54]

District 8

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2025 New York City Council 8th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Diana Ayala
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Clarisa Alayeto

District 9

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2025 New York City Council 9th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Yusef Salaam
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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District 10

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2025 New York City Council 10th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2027 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Carmen De La Rosa
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 11

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2025 New York City Council 11th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Eric Dinowitz
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim, teacher, behavioral therapist[16]

Endorsements

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Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim
Organizations

Declared

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Endorsements

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District 12

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2025 New York City Council 12th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Kevin Riley
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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  • Andy King, former Councilmember for this district (2012-2020)[16]

Potential

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Endorsements

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District 13

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2025 New York City Council 13th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic

Councilmember before election

Kristy Marmorato
Republican

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Republican primary

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Declared

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Democratic primary

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Declared

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Potential

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Declined

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Endorsements

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David Diaz
Individuals
Organizations
Eddie Marrero
Organizations

District 14

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2025 New York City Council 14th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Pierina Sanchez
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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  • John Maynard Harris[34]
  • Evette Wilson[34]

Endorsements

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Fernando Cabrera
State legislators
Local officials

District 15

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2025 New York City Council 15th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Oswald Feliz
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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District 16

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2025 New York City Council 16th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Althea Stevens
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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Althea Stevens
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Independents

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Declared

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  • Shakur Joseph, managing director[69]

District 17

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2025 New York City Council 17th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Rafael Salamanca
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Antirson Ortiz
Individuals
Organizations
Freddy Perez
Local officials
Justin Sanchez
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Elvis Santana
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations

District 18

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2025 New York City Council 18th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Amanda Farías
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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District 19

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2025 New York City Council 19th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic

Councilmember before election

Vickie Paladino
Republican

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Republican primary

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Declared

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Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Alexander Caruso, substitute teacher and political organizer[74]
Alexander Caruso
Individuals
Organizations

District 20

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2025 New York City Council 20th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Sandra Ung
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Sandra Ung
Labor unions
Organizations

Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Allen Haolun Wang, security manager, former US Combat Military Veteran and former NYPD Officer [75]

District 21

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2025 New York City Council 21st district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Francisco Moya
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Erycka Montoya
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Sandro Navarro
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Shanel Thomas-Henry
State legislators
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

District 22

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2025 New York City Council 22nd district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Tiffany Cabán
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 23

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2025 New York City Council 23rd district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Linda Lee
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Bernard Chow, landlord[16]

Endorsements

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Linda Lee

District 24

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2025 New York City Council 24th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

James F. Gennaro
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 25

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2025 New York City Council 25th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Shekar Krishnan
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Potential

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Endorsements

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Republican primary

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Declared

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District 26

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2025 New York City Council 26th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Julie Won
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 27

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2025 New York City Council 27th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Nantasha Williams
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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District 28

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2025 New York City Council 28th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Adrienne Adams
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Tyrell Hankerson
Local officials
Labor unions
Latoya LeGrand
Labor unions

District 29

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2025 New York City Council 29th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Lynn Schulman
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Supreet McGrath, product manager[87]

District 30

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2025 New York City Council 30th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Robert Holden
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Paul Pogozelski, businessman and president of the Middle Village Property Owners and Residents Association[88]
  • Dermot Smyth, teachers' union strategist[89]
  • Phil Wong, budget director for Councilmember Robert Holden[34]

Potential

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Endorsements

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Phil Wong
Local officials

Republican primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Alicia Vaichunas
Local officials
Organizations

District 31

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2025 New York City Council 31st district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Selvena Brooks-Powers
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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Selvena Brooks-Powers
Labor unions
Organizations

District 32

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2025 New York City Council 32nd district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic

Councilmember before election

Joann Ariola
Republican

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Republican primary

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Potential

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District 33

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2025 New York City Council 33rd district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Lincoln Restler
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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Lincoln Restler

District 34

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2025 New York City Council 34th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Jennifer Gutiérrez
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Andrew Okuneff, landlord and founder of the North Brooklyn Republican Club[91]

District 35

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2025 New York City Council 35th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Crystal Hudson
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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District 36

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2025 New York City Council 36th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Chi Ossé
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 37

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2025 New York City Council 37th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Sandy Nurse
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 38

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2025 New York City Council 38th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Alexa Avilés
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Republican primary

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Declared

[edit]
  • Luis Quero, banking program manager[34]

District 39

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2025 New York City Council 39th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Shahana Hanif
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Declined to endorse
Local officials

District 40

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2025 New York City Council 40th district election

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  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Rita Joseph
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 41

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2025 New York City Council 41st district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Darlene Mealy
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Dante Arnwine, District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 9[95]
  • Bianca Cunningham, campaigns director for Action Center on Race and the Economy[16]
  • Jamell Henderson, former chairman of Brooklyn Neighborhood Advisory Board 8[16]
  • Lawman Lynch, businessman[96]
  • Darlene Mealy, incumbent Councilmember
  • Jammel Thompson, founder of Rich & Royal Clothing[97]

Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Dante Arnwine
Bianca Cunningham
State legislators
Jamell Henderson

District 42

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2025 New York City Council 42nd district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Chris Banks
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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District 43

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2025 New York City Council 43rd district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Susan Zhuang
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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District 44

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2025 New York City Council 44th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Simcha Felder
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

[edit]

Declared

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Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Heshy Tischler, activist and perennial candidate[10]

Independents

[edit]

Declared

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District 45

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2025 New York City Council 45th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Farah Louis
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Potential

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Endorsements

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Republican primary

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Declared

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Independents

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Declared

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District 46

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2025 New York City Council 46th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Mercedes Narcisse
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

[edit]

Declared

[edit]

Endorsements

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Mercedes Narcisse

Republican primary

[edit]

Declared

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  • Athena Clarke, former teacher and anti-vaccine activist[105]

District 47

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2025 New York City Council 47th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Justin Brannan
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

[edit]

Declared

[edit]

Endorsements

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Kayla Santosuosso

Republican primary

[edit]

Declared

[edit]
  • George Sarantopoulos, political consultant, former Director of Communications for Assemblyman Lester Chang (2023)

District 48

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2025 New York City Council 48th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic

Councilmember before election

Inna Vernikov
Republican

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Republican primary

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Declared

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Democratic primary

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Delcared

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  • Anzhela Pinkhasov, founder of consulting group APOC, NY[16][110]

District 49

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2025 New York City Council 49th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican

Councilmember before election

Kamillah Hanks
Democratic

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Democratic primary

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Declared

[edit]

Endorsements

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District 50

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2025 New York City Council 50th district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic

Councilmember before election

David Carr
Republican

Elected Councilmember

TBD

Republican primary

[edit]

Declared

[edit]

Democratic primary

[edit]

Declared

[edit]
  • Radhakrishna Mohan, IT specialist[16]

District 51

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2025 New York City Council 51st district election

← 2023 November 4, 2025 2029 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic

Councilmember before election

Vacant

Elected Councilmember

TBD

The incumbent will be known following an April 29 special election to fill the vacancy caused by Republican Joe Borelli's resignation to join the private sector.[13]

Republican primary

[edit]

Declared

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Potential

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  • Griffin Fossella, son of Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella (running in the special election)
  • Frank Morano, radio talk show host at WABC (running in the special election)

Democratic primary

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Potential

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  • Clifford Hagen, special education teacher and environmentalist (running in the special election)

2026 Speaker election

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Incumbent Speaker Adrienne Adams is term limited and can not run for re-election, paving the way for an open speakership election in 2026. Reported potential candidates for the position, which requires at least 26 votes to win, include:[115]

See also

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References

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