The return of ranked-choice voting, the whole City Council on the ballot, and more.
, if no candidate wins 50 percent of the vote in the first round of voting tabulation, the counting will proceed to additional rounds until there is a winner. The candidate with the lowest number of votes in each round will be eliminated and the next-highest-ranked name on those candidates’ ballots will be counted.
In Manhattan’s First District, Christopher Marte, the first-term Democratic incumbent, is facing three challengers: Ursila Jung, an education advocate who serves on her local community education council; Susan Lee, a nonprofit grant writer; and Pooi Stewart, a substitute teacher. In Bronx’s 13th District, three Democratic candidates will face off against City Council member Marjorie Velázquez: Bernadette Ferrara, Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance president and chair of the Bronx Community Board 11; Irene Estrada, former Democratic district leader; and John Perez, an Army veteran.
Redistricting created a new Asian-majority district in southern Brooklyn’s 43rd District that covers Bensonhurst and parts of Sunset Park and Dyker Heights. Justin Brannan, who previously represented the district, was drawn into 47th District, leaving an open seat.
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