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borough president race and local City Council contests
Because Gennaro secured more than 50
percent of the vote, a ranked-choice voting
recount was not triggered in this race.
As for the Republican primary, Timothy
Rosen secured 59.2 percent of the vote
(478 votes), according to BOE’s updated
results. Angelo King trailed with
36.2 percent of the vote. Because Rosen
secured more than 50 percent of the vote,
a ranked-choice voting recount was not
triggered in this race.
City Council District 25
(Elmhurst, Jackson Heights)
Shekar Krishnan currently holds the
top spot among Democratic candidates
aft er receiving 53.4 percent of the vote
(5,547 votes) following seven rounds of
RCV counting. Yi Andy Chen fi nished
second with 46.6 percent of the vote
(5,547 votes). Other candidates include
Fatima Baryab, Liliana Melo, Manuel F.
Perez, Alfonso Quiroz, William Salgado
and Carolyn Tran.
City Council District 26
(Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City,
Astoria and Dutch Kills)
Julie Won currently holds the top spot
among Democratic candidates aft er
receiving 56.7 percent of the vote (6,820
votes) following 15 rounds of RCV counting.
Amit Bagga fi nished second with
43.3 percent of the vote. Other candidates
include Jonathan Bailey, Lorenzo Brea,
Julia Forman, Glennis Gomez, Badrun
Khan, Denise Keehan-Smith, Hailie
Kim, Jesse Laymon, Sultan Maruf, Brent
O’Leary, Steven Raga, Emily Sharpe and
Ebony Young.
City Council District 27
(Cambria Heights, Hollis, Jamaica, St.
Albans, Queens Village, and Springfi eld
Gardens)
Nantasha Williams currently holds the
top spot among Democratic candidates
aft er securing 72.9 percent of the vote
(11,807 votes) following 13 rounds of RCV
counting. James Johnson fi nished second
with 27.1 percent of the vote. Other
candidates include Marie Adam-Ovide,
Kerryanne Burke, Jason Myles Clark, Leroy
Gadsden, Linda Guillebeaux, Esq., Rene
Hill, Al-Hassan Kanu, Harold C. Miller Jr.,
Anthony Rivers and Jermaine Sean Smith.
City Council District 28
(Jamaica, Richmond Hill, Rochdale
Village, South Ozone Park)
Democratic incumbent Adrienne
E. Adams holds the top spot among
Democratic candidates, having secured
53.4 percent of the vote (7,485 votes).
Because Adams secured more than 50
Campaign watchers observe the canvass of ballots at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall on June 28, 2021.
percent of the vote, a ranked-choice voting
recount was not triggered in this
race. Other Democratic candidates in the
race include Japneet Singh and Ruben
Wills.
City Council District 29
(Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens and
Richmond Hill)
Lynn Schulman currently holds the top
spot among Democratic candidates aft er
receiving 60 percent of the vote (7,228
votes) following eight rounds of RCV
counting. Aleda Gagarin fi nished second
with 40 percent of the vote. Other
candidates include David Aronov, Avi
Cyperstein, Sheryl Fetik, Eliseo Labayen,
Douglas Shapiro, Edwin Wong and
Donghui Zang.
City Council District 30
(Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, Middle
Village, Woodhaven and Woodside)
Incumbent Councilman Robert
Holden received 54.6 percent of the
vote (5,245 votes) with Juan Ardila
trailing behind at 45 percent (4,3226
votes), according to Tuesday night’s
results from the city’s Board of
Elections. Since there are only two
candidates in the race, a rankedchoice
voting count was not triggered.
City Council District 31
(Averne, Brookville, Edgemere, Far
Rockaway, Laurelton, Rosedale and
Springfi eld Gardens)
Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-
Powers breezed to a primary victory
in District 31 in the Rockaways, a seat
she fi rst captured during a special election
in February to replace Donovan
Richards. Brooks-Powers received 67.4
percent of the vote (10,770 votes) as of
Tuesday night, July 6. Other candidates
include Nicole S. Lee (19 percent of the
vote) and Nancy J. Martinez (12.8 percent
of the vote).
While the offi cial results will not be
revealed until the anticipated date of
July 12, ranked-choice voting was not
be implemented in this case, as Brooks-
Photo by Gabriele Holtermann
Powers received more than the 50 percent
requirement to win the seat outright.
City Council District 32
(Parts of Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad
Channel, Howard Beach, Lindenwood,
Neponsit, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill,
Rockaway Park, Roxbury, South Ozone Park,
West Hamilton Beach and Woodhaven)
Felicia Singh currently holds the top
spot among Democratic candidates aft er
receiving 52.5 percent of the vote (4,684
votes) following three rounds of RCV
counting. Michael G. Scala fi nished second
with 47.5 percent of the vote (4,243
votes). Other candidates include Kaled
A. Alamarie, Bella A. Matias, Shaeleigh
Severino and Helal A. Sheikh.
As for the Republican primary,
Joann Ariola secured 82 percent of the
vote, according to the BOE’s results.
Angelo King trailed with 17 percent
of the vote. Because Ariola secured
more than 50 percent of the vote, a
ranked-choice voting recount was not
triggered in this race.
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