View source for New York City's 19th City Council district

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = New York City's 19th City Council district
| image_skyline      = [[File:New York City Council District 19 (2013).png|400px]]
| leader_title       = Councilmember
| leader_name        = {{color box|Red}} [[Vickie Paladino]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]—[[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]])
| population_as_of   = 2010
| population_total   = 155237
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Census-Demographics-at-the-NYC-City-Council-distri/ye4r-qpmp|title=Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level|publisher=NYC Open Data|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
| footnotes          = '''Registered voters (2021)''' 100,032<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/vote/2021/CityCouncil_Active_Inactive_Feb21_2021.pdf|title=Council District Summary Report|publisher=New York City Board of Elections|date=February 21, 2021|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_info1 = 53%
| demographics1_title1 = [[White people|White]]
| demographics1_info2 = 28%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
| demographics1_info3 = 15%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Hispanic]]
| demographics1_info4 = 2%
| demographics1_title4 = [[Black people|Black]]
| demographics1_info5 = 2%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics_type2 = Registration
| demographics2_info1 = 49.9%
| demographics2_title1 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| demographics2_info2 = 20.3%
| demographics2_title2 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| demographics2_info3 = 25.9%
| demographics2_title3 = No party preference
}}

'''New York City's 19th City Council district''' is one of 51 districts in the [[New York City Council]]. It is currently represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Vickie Paladino]], who took office in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://council.nyc.gov/district-19/|title=District 19 - Vickie Paladino|publisher=New York City Council|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
District 19 covers neighborhoods along the shoreline of far eastern [[Queens]], including [[Auburndale, Queens|Auburndale]], [[College Point, Queens|College Point]], [[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]], [[Bay Terrace, Queens|Bay Terrace]], [[Beechhurst, Queens|Beechhurst]], and parts of [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]], and [[Douglaston–Little Neck, Queens|Douglaston–Little Neck]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://council.nyc.gov/districts/|title=Council Members & Districts |publisher=New York City Council|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>

The district overlaps with Queens [[Community boards of New York City|Community Boards]] [[Queens Community Board 7|7]] and [[Queens Community Board 11|11]], and with New York's [[New York's 3rd congressional district|3rd]], [[New York's 6th congressional district|6th]], and [[New York's 14th congressional district|14th congressional districts]]. It also overlaps with the [[New York's 11th State Senate district|11th]] and [[New York's 16th State Senate district|16th]] districts of the [[New York State Senate]], and with the 25th, 26th, 27th, and 40th districts of the [[New York State Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boundaries.beta.nyc/#|title=NYC Boundaries Map|publisher=BetaNYC|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>

==Recent election results==
===2023 (redistricting)===
Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the [[New York City Charter]], councilmembers elected during the [[2021 New York City Council election|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pazmino |first1=Gloria |title=Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4 |url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2020/01/15/nyc-elections-2021-whos-running-city-council-why-two-year-terms-instead-of-four |access-date=11 November 2022 |work=www.ny1.com |agency=New York 1 |date=15 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
{{Election box ranked choice begin
|title = [[2023 New York City Council election]], District 19 Democratic primary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2023/20230627Primary%20Election/rcv/DEM_Council_Member_19th_Council_District.pdf|title=2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 19th Council District|publisher=New York City Board of Elections|date=July 20, 2023| access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box ranked choice winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = [[Tony Avella]]
| maxround=3 | maxvotes=2870 | maxvotespercent=51.1 | r1votes=2363 | fullwidthvotes=2370
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Christopher Bae
| maxround=3 | maxvotes=2746 | maxvotespercent=48.9 | r1votes=2186 | fullwidthvotes=2370
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Paul Graziano
| maxround=2 | maxvotes=1440 | maxvotespercent=24.0 | r1votes=1436 | fullwidthvotes=2370
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Write-in | candidate =
| maxround=1  | maxvotes=34 | maxvotespercent=0.6 | r1votes=34 | fullwidthvotes=2370
}}
{{Election box ranked choice end}}

{{Election box begin no change
|title = [[2023 New York City Council election]], District 19 general election<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2023/20231107General%20Election/00401600019Queens%20Member%20of%20the%20City%20Council%2019th%20Council%20District%20Recap.pdf|title=General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District |publisher=New York City Board of Elections|access-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate = ''Vickie Paladino''
 |votes = 10,700
 |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party = Conservative Party of New York State
 |candidate = ''Vickie Paladino''<ref>Marked as "Conservative/Common Sense".</ref>
 |votes = 1,161
 |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
 |party = Total
 |candidate = [[Vickie Paladino]] (incumbent)
 |votes = 11,861
 |percentage = 59.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate = ''Tony Avella''
 |votes = 7,646
 |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change
 |party = Taxpayers Unite
 |candidate = ''Tony Avella''
 |votes = 214
 |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 |party = Total
 |candidate = [[Tony Avella]]
 |votes = 7,860
 |percentage = 39.7
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 |votes = 70
 |percentage = 0.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes = 19,791
 | percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (United States)
 | swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented [[Instant-runoff voting|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecity.nyc/22233558/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work-in-new-york-city|title= How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?|publisher=The City|author=Rachel Holliday Smith|date=January 18, 2021|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
{{Election box ranked choice begin
| title = [[2021 New York City Council election]], District 19 Democratic primary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2021/20210622Primary%20Election/rcv/DEM%20Council%20Member%2019th%20Council%20District.pdf|title=2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 19th Council District|publisher=New York City Board of Elections|date=July 20, 2021| access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box ranked choice winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Tony Avella]]
| maxround=4 | maxvotes=6429 | maxvotespercent=54.7 | r1votes=4992 | fullwidthvotes=6429
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Richard Lee
| maxround=4 | maxvotes=5317 | maxvotespercent=45.3 | r1votes=3818 | fullwidthvotes=6429
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Austin Shafran
| maxround=3 | maxvotes=2939 | maxvotespercent=23.2 | r1votes=2592 | fullwidthvotes=6429
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Adriana Aviles
| maxround=2 | maxvotes=1058 | maxvotespercent=8.1 | r1votes=1053 | fullwidthvotes=6429
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Frank Spangenberg]]
| maxround=2 | maxvotes=378 | maxvotespercent=2.9 | r1votes=376 | fullwidthvotes=6429
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Nabaraj KC
| maxround=2 | maxvotes=186 | maxvotespercent=1.4 | r1votes=186 | fullwidthvotes=6429
}}
{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link
| party = Write-in | candidate =
| maxround=1  | maxvotes=69 | maxvotespercent=0.5  | r1votes=69 | fullwidthvotes=6429
}}
{{Election box ranked choice end}}

{{maplink|from=New York City Council District 19.map |frame=yes |plain=no |frame-width=275 |frame-height=275 |icon=no |type=shape |text=An interactive map of District 19}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= [[2021 New York City Council election]], District 19 Republican primary, Conservative primary & general election<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2021/20210622Primary%20Election/rcv/REP%20Council%20Member%2019th%20Council%20District.pdf|title=2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, REP Council Member 19th Council District|publisher=New York City Board of Elections|date=July 20, 2021| access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2021/20210622Primary%20Election/rcv/CON%20Council%20Member%2019th%20Council%20District.pdf|title=2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, CON Council Member 19th Council District|publisher=New York City Board of Elections|date=July 20, 2021| access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2021/20211102General%20Election/00400700019Queens%20Member%20of%20the%20City%20Council%2019th%20Council%20District%20Recap.pdf|title=General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District |publisher=New York City Board of Elections|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Vickie Paladino]]
 | votes      = 1,765
 | percentage = 51.6
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = John-Alexander Sakelos
 | votes      = 1,608
 | percentage = 47.0
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes = 47
 | percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 3,420
 | percentage = 100
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Conservative Party of New York State
 | candidate  = John-Alexander Sakelos
 | votes      = 107
 | percentage = 88.4
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Conservative Party of New York State
 | candidate  = Dawn Anatra
 | votes      = 10
 | percentage = 8.3
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes = 4
 | percentage = 3.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 121
 | percentage = 100
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = ''[[Vickie Paladino]]''
 | votes      = 12,325
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent
 | candidate  = ''[[Vickie Paladino]]''
 | votes      = 465
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
 | party      = Total
 | candidate  = [[Vickie Paladino]]
 | votes      = 12,790
 | percentage = 47.1
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Tony Avella]]
 | votes      = 12,400
 | percentage = 45.7
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Conservative Party of New York State
 | candidate  = ''John-Alexander Sakelos''
 | votes      = 1,641
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change
 | party      = Save Our City
 | candidate  = ''John-Alexander Sakelos''
 | votes      = 216
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = Total
 | candidate  = John-Alexander Sakelos
 | votes      = 1,857
 | percentage = 6.8
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes = 71
 | percentage = 0.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 27,118
 | percentage = 100
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
 | winner     = Republican Party (United States)
 | loser      = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2017===
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= [[2017 New York City Council election]], District 19<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2017/20170912Primary%20Election/01402200019Queens%20Democratic%20Member%20of%20the%20City%20Council%2019th%20Council%20District%20Recap.pdf|title=Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 19th Council District|publisher=New York City Board of Elections|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/election_results/2017/20171107General%20Election/00402200019Queens%20Member%20of%20the%20City%20Council%2019th%20Council%20District%20Recap.pdf|title=General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District|publisher=New York City Board of Elections|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Paul Vallone]] (incumbent)
 | votes      = 3,192
 | percentage = 55.1
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Paul Graziano
 | votes      = 2,596
 | percentage = 44.8
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes = 10
 | percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 5,798
 | percentage = 100
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = ''[[Paul Vallone]]''
 | votes      = 13,779
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Working Families Party
 | candidate  = ''[[Paul Vallone]]''
 | votes      = 1,210
 | percentage =
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
 | party      = Total
 | candidate  = [[Paul Vallone]] (incumbent)
 | votes      = 14,989
 | percentage = 57.8
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Konstantinos Poulidis
 | votes      = 6,347
 | percentage = 24.5
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Reform Party of New York State
 | candidate  = Paul Graziano
 | votes      = 4,555
 | percentage = 17.6
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes = 20
 | percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 25,911
 | percentage = 100
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
 | swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2013===
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= [[2013 New York City Council election]], District 19<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013SeptemberPrimaryElection/01021000194Queens%20Democratic%20Member%20of%20the%20City%20Council%2019th%20Council%20District%20Recap.pdf|title=Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 19th Council District |publisher=New York City Board of Elections|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013GeneralElection/00402100019Queens%20Member%20of%20the%20City%20Council%2019th%20Council%20District%20Recap.pdf|title=General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District |publisher=New York City Board of Elections|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Paul Vallone]]
 | votes      = 2,922
 | percentage = 31.2
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Austin Shafran
 | votes      = 2,728
 | percentage = 29.1
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Paul Graziano
 | votes      = 1,602
 | percentage = 17.1
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = John Duane
 | votes      = 1,164
 | percentage = 12.4
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Chrissy Voskerichian
 | votes      = 963
 | percentage = 10.3
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes = 0
 | percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 9,379
 | percentage = 100
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = ''[[Paul Vallone]]''
 | votes      = 12,752
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independence Party of New York
 | candidate  = ''[[Paul Vallone]]''
 | votes      = 610
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
 | party      = Total
 | candidate  = [[Paul Vallone]]
 | votes      = 13,362
 | percentage = 57.1
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = ''Dennis Saffran''
 | votes      = 8,178
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Conservative Party of New York State
 | candidate  = ''Dennis Saffran''
 | votes      = 1,469
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Reform Party of New York State
 | candidate  = ''Dennis Saffran''
 | votes      = 318
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = Total
 | candidate  = Dennis Saffran
 | votes      = 9,965
 | percentage = 42.6
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes = 57
 | percentage = 0.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 23,384
 | percentage = 100
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
 | winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
 | loser      = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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{{New York City Council}}

[[Category:New York City Council districts]]