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Gibson solidifi es lead in BP primary
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J BTR ULY 9-15, 2021 15
BY CHRISTIAN FALCONE
With the city Board of Elections
releasing three rounds
of preliminary ranked-choice
voting tabulations on Friday,
July 2, Vanessa Gibson, a NYC
councilwoman, has widened
the gap in the Democratic primary
for Bronx borough president.
Gibson increased her prior
lead over Councilman Fernando
Cabrera by an additional
percentage point following
the third round.
Results had been expected
to be released earlier in the
week, but following accounting
errors in the mayoral race,
the BOE decided to hold off on
revealing results for the local
races.
According to the newly released
results for The Bronx
borough president race, Gibson
currently leads with 53%
(43,258 votes); Cabrera trails
with 47% (38,365 votes).
Gibson, 41, is seeking to
make history by becoming
the fi rst Black person and fi rst
female to hold the position
of borough president in The
Bronx.
The remaining fi eld of
candidates—state Assemblywoman
Nathalia Fernandez,
state Sen. Luis Sepulveda
and Sammy Ravelo, a former
NYPD lieutenant—were eliminated
from the race after the
third round of ranked-choice
voting (RCV).
Results are not yet offi cial,
however, as thousands of absentee
ballots remain to be
counted. The BOE expects to
have certifi ed results by July
12.
In addition to the borough
president race, the BOE released
preliminary results for
all of the City Council races in
The Bronx. Results will not be
certifi ed until all absentee ballots
have been counted.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Democratic primary
Councilwoman Diane Ayala,
an incumbent, received
56.2% (6,013 votes) of votes after
the fi rst round of RCV. By
collecting more than a 50%
majority of the total vote, Ayala
is declared the unoffi cial
winner without any addition
rounds of voting.
Other candidates in the
race included Tamika Mapp
29% (3,105), Antoinette
Glover (990) 9.3% and Manuel
Onativia 4.5% (484).
The offi cial results will not
be certifi ed until the anticipated
date of July 12, after all
absentee ballots are counted.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 11
Democratic primary
Councilman Eric Dinowitz,
an incumbent, received 59.2%
(7,662 votes) to lead Mino Lora,
40.8% (5,276 votes), after fi ve
rounds of RCV.
Other candidates—Abigail
Martin, Daniel Padernacht,
Jessica Haller, Marcos Sierra
and Carlton Berkley—were
eliminated from the race.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 12
Democratic primary
Councilman Kevin Riley,
an incumbent, received 59.4%
(8,357 votes) to lead Pamela
A. Hamilton-Johnson, 40.6%
(5,723), after three rounds of
RCV.
Candidate Shanequa Moore
was eliminated from the race.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 13
Democratic primary
Marjorie Velazquez received
56.2% (4,976 votes) of
votes after the fi rst round of
RCV. By collecting more than
a 50% majority of the total
vote, Velazquez is declared the
unoffi cial winner without any
addition rounds of voting.
Other candidates in the
race included Monique S.
Johnson 26.7% (2,364 votes),
Irene Estrada 5.7% (507 votes),
Marilyn Soto 5.6% (496 votes)
and John Perez 5.3% (471
votes).
The offi cial results will not
be certifi ed until the anticipated
date of July 12, after all
absentee ballots are counted.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 14
Democratic primary
Pierina Ana Sanchez received
62.4% (4,435 votes) to
lead Yudelka Tapia, 37.6%
(2,668 votes), after six rounds
of RCV.
Other candidates—Adolfo,
Haile Rivera, Fernando A.
Aquino and Socrates S. Solano—
were eliminated from
the race.
District 14 is the current legislative
district of Fernando
Cabrera.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 15
Democratic primary
Councilman Oswald Feliz,
an incumbent, received 65.5%
(3,932 votes) to lead Ischia J.
Bravo, 34.5% (2,070 votes), after
seven round of RCV.
Other candidates—John E.
Sanchez, Bernadette Ferrara,
Troy Blackwell, Latchmi Devi
Gopal, Kenny G. Agosto and
Lillithe Lozano—were eliminated
from the race.
Republican primary
Ariel Rivera-Diaz received
51.8% (71 votes) to lead Aramis
Ocasio, 48.2% (66 votes), after
two rounds of RCV.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 16
Democratic primary
Althea Stevens received
65% (5,200 votes) to lead Ahmadou
T. Diallo, 35% (2,802 votes),
after fi ve rounds of RCV.
Other candidates—Abdourahamane
Diallo, Yves T.
Filius and Eric Stevenson—
were eliminated from the race.
District 16 is the current legislative
district of Vanessa Gibson.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 17
Democratic primary
Councilman Rafael Salamanca
Jr. received 60.2% (4,869
votes) to defeat Helen Hines’
39% (3,157 votes). Since there
were only two candidates in
the race, ranked-choice voting
was not utilized.
The offi cial results will not
be certifi ed until the anticipated
date of July 12, after all
absentee ballots are counted.
City Council District 18
Democratic primary
Amanda Farias received
51.2% (5,264 votes) to lead
William Rivera, 48.8% (5,012
votes), after fi ve rounds of
RCV.
Other candidates—Michael
Beltzer, Darlene Jackson, Mohammed
Mujumder, Mirza
M. Rashid, William Russell
Moore and Eliu A. Lara—were
eliminated from the race.
NYC Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson increased her lead over Councilman Fernando Cabrera after three round of
voting in the Bronx borough president primary. Photo courtesy Vanessa Gibson
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