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New York City's 11th City Council district

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New York City's 11th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Eric Dinowitz (DRiverdale)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total162,922[1]
Demographics
 • Hispanic39%
 • White33%
 • Black19%
 • Asian7%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic70.6%
 • Republican8.0%
 • No party preference18.1%
Registered voters (2021) 102,617[2]

New York City's 11th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Eric Dinowitz since a 2021 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Andrew Cohen.[3]

Geography

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District 11 is based in the far northwest corner of the Bronx, covering all of Riverdale, Norwood, Van Cortlandt Village, and Woodlawn, and parts of Wakefield, Bedford Park, and Kingsbridge.[4] Van Cortlandt Park, the city's third-largest park, is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 13th and 16th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 33rd, 34th, and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 78th, 80th, 81st, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2023 (redistricting)

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Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 11[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) 9,594 83.7
Republican Robert Caemmerer 1,335
Conservative Robert Caemmerer[8] 307
Total Robert Caemmerer 1,642 14.3
Write-in 223 2.0
Total votes 11,459 100.0
Democratic hold

2021

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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.[9]

2021 New York City Council election, District 11 Democratic primary[10]
Party Candidate Maximum
round
Maximum
votes
Share in
maximum
round
Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) 6 9,491 61.3%
Democratic Mino Lora 6 5,994 38.7%
Democratic Abigail Martin 5 3,005 18.4%
Democratic Dan Padernacht 3 1,102 6.6%
Democratic Jessica Haller 3 1,059 6.3%
Democratic Marcos Sierra 2 356 2.1%
Democratic Carlton Berkley 2 314 1.8%
Write-in 1 36 0.2%
Map
An interactive map of District 11
2021 New York City Council election, District 11 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) 15,416 80.3
Republican Kevin Pazmino 2,983
Conservative Kevin Pazmino 574
Total Kevin Pazmino 3,557 18.5
Write-in 213 1.2
Total votes 19,186 100
Democratic hold

2021 special

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In December 2020, Councilmember Andrew Cohen resigned from his seat in order to assume his new position as a justice of the Bronx Supreme Court, triggering a special election. The election, which was won by Eric Dinowitz, was among the first in the city to use ranked-choice voting. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.

2021 New York City Council special election, District 11[12]
Party Candidate Maximum
round
Maximum
votes
Share in
maximum
round
Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Nonpartisan Eric Dinowitz 6 5,579 63.6%
Nonpartisan Mino Lora 6 3,188 36.4%
Nonpartisan Jessica Haller 5 1,682 18.7%
Nonpartisan Dan Padernacht 4 1,204 12.9%
Nonpartisan Kevin Pazmino 3 200 2.1%
Nonpartisan Carlton Berkley 2 172 1.8%
Write-in 1 24 0.3%

2017

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2017 New York City Council election, District 11[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Cohen 16,783
Working Families Andrew Cohen 1,477
Total Andrew Cohen (incumbent) 18,260 84.6
Republican Judah Powers 2,321
Conservative Judah Powers 594
Total Judah Powers 2,915 13.5
Animal Rights Roxanne Delgado 337 1.6
Write-in 61 0.3
Total votes 21,573 100
Democratic hold

2013

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2013 New York City Council election, District 11[14][15]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Cohen 8,039 68.4
Democratic Clifford Stanton 3,711 31.6
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 11,751 100
General election
Democratic Andrew Cohen 14,715
Working Families Andrew Cohen 949
Total Andrew Cohen 15,664 79.6
Republican Patricia Brink 2,379 12.1
School Choice Cheryl Keeling 552 2.8
Conservative William Kalaidjian 542 2.8
Green John Reynolds 508 2.6
Write-in 22 0.1
Total votes 19,667 100
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 11 - Eric Dinowitz". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".
  9. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Special Election March 23rd, 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  14. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.