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BOE releases new ranked-choice voting calculations for
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
zgewelb@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Th e city’s Board of Elections (BOE)
on Tuesday night, July 6, released updated
results from its preliminary rankedchoice
voting (RCV) calculations for the
Queens borough president race and local
City Council contests.
Results had been expected to be
released earlier in the week, but following
tabulation errors in the mayoral race,
the BOE elected to hold off on revealing
results for the local races.
According to the newly released results
for the borough president race, incumbent
Donovan Richards currently holds
the top spot with 50.3 percent of the vote
(92,149 votes) aft er three rounds of RCV
counting. Challenger Elizabeth Crowley,
the former District 30 councilwoman, sits
in second place with 49.7 percent of the
vote (91,105 votes).
Results are not yet offi cial — the BOE
expects to have certifi ed results by July
12.
Richards released a statement Tuesday
night celebrating his apparent victory.
“I am honored that the voters have
placed their faith in me to continue our
Queens comeback,” Richards said. “Our
team has done so much in just over 150
days in offi ce, opening an immigrant welcome
center at Borough Hall, breaking
ground on new units of real aff ordable
housing, diversifying our Community
Boards, and helping our small businesses.
We’re ready to get back to work and
build a Queens that works for everyone.
I would like to thank everyone on
my team for their incredible eff ort
on this campaign, especially our
devoted campaign staff and volunteers.
If you made a call, knocked
on a door, or sent a text — you
made this happen! Let’s celebrate
this victory and then, let’s get to
work!”
Meanwhile, aft er the BOE had
released updated results on Friday,
July 2, Crowley’s campaign had
remained “optimistic as the
Board of Elections continues
to count ballots from throughout
the borough.”
“We believe that when
all the absentees are
counted, and the fi nal RCV rounds are
tabulated, we will be the campaign with
the most votes,” campaign spokesperson
Graham Nolen had said.
Crowely’s campaign could not immediately
be reached for comment Tuesday
night.
In addition to the borough president
race, the BOE released preliminary
results for all of the City Council races
in Queens.
See the unoffi cial results below.
City Council District 19
(Auburndale, Bay Terrace, Bayside,
Beechhurst, College Point, Douglaston,
Flushing, Little Neck, Malba and
Whitestone)
Tony Avella currently holds the top
spot among Democratic candidates,
having received 54.7 percent of the votes
(6,427 votes) following four rounds of
RCV counting. Richard J. Lee fi nished
in second with 45.3 percent of the vote
(5,312 votes). Other candidates include
Adriana Aviles, Nabaraj KC, Austin
Shafran and Francis E. Spangenberg.
As for the Republican primary, Vickie
Paladino secured 51.6 percent of the
vote (1,765 votes). John-Alexander
Sakelos trailed with 47 percent of the
vote. Because Paladino secured more
than 50 percent of the vote, a rankedchoice
voting recount was not triggered
in this race.
City Council District 20
(Downtown Flushing, Murray Hill,
Queensboro Hill)
Sandra Ung currently holds the top
spot among Democratic candidates, having
received 55.2 percent of the votes
(4,202 votes) following eight rounds of
RCV counting. Ellen Young fi nished in
second with 44.8 percent of the vote
(3,405 votes). Other candidates include
Hailing Chen, John Choe, Anthony
Mirandal, Neng Wang, Ming-Kang Low
and Dao Yin.
City Council District 21
(East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, LeFrak
City and Corona)
Incumbent Francisco Moya had
declared victory in the June 22 primary
election aft er securing more than 50
percent of vote, according to unoffi cial
results from the Board of Elections. As
of July 6, Moya garnered 51.6 percent of
the vote (3,532 votes), while his opponents
— Ingrid Gomez (18.2 percent of
the votes), David Aiken (16.3 percent),
George Unuorah (7.0 percent) and Talea
Wufk a (6.4 percent) — did not secure
enough votes to trigger a ranked-choice
voting recount.
City Council District 22
(Astoria, Rikers Island, parts of Jackson
Heights, Woodside and East Elmhurst)
Tiffany Cabán
currently holds the top spot among
Democratic candidates aft er securing
62.6 percent of the vote (9,085 votes) following
three rounds of RCV counting.
Evie Hantzopoulos fi nished second with
37.5 percent of the vote (5,423 votes).
Other candidates include Leonardo
Bullaro, John J. Ciafone, Catherina
Gioino and Nicholas Velkov.
City Council District 23
(Bayside, Queens, Bellerose, Douglaston,
Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks,
Hollis, Hollis Hills, Holliswood, Jamaica
Estates, Little Neck Oakland Gardens and
Queens Village)
Linda Lee currently holds the top
spot among Democratic candidates
aft er receiving 54.5 percent of the vote
(7,170 votes) following fi ve rounds of
RCV counting. Jaslin Kaur fi nished second
with 45.5 percent of the vote (5,991
votes). Other candidates include Steve
Behar, Sanjeev Kumar Jindal, Debra
Markell, Harpreet Singh Toor and Koshy
O. Th omas.
James F. Reilly currently holds the top
spot among Republican candidates aft er
receiving 66.5 percent of the vote (1,040).
Alex Amoroso is in second place with
29.5 percent of the vote (461 votes).
Because Reilly secured more than 50 percent
of the vote, a ranked-choice voting
recount was not triggered in this race.
City Council District 24
(Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok,
Electchester, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest,
Jamaica Estates, Briarwood, Parkway
Village, Jamaica Hills, Jamaica)
Aft er winning a special election
earlier this year to represent
Council District 24, Democratic
incumbent James Gennaro took
the lead in the June 22 primary
race, having secured 60 percent
of the vote, according to unoffi -
cial results from the New York City
Board of Elections. Gennaro collected
60.1 percent of the vote (8,058
votes), according to the updated numbers
released by the BOE. Other
Democratic candidates in the
race include Moumita
Ahmed (22.5 percent of
the vote), Saifur Khan
(8.6 percent of the vote)
and Mohammed Uddin
(8.4 percent of the vote).
Photo courtesy of Crowley’s
campaign
Elizabeth Crowley trails
Donovan Richards in the
race for Queens borough
president.
Photo courtesy
of Richards’ campaign
Donovan Richards is leading
the race for Queens borough
president.
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