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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). 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
SPRINGFIELD 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,
Campaign watchers observe the canvass of ballots at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center at
Queens Borough Hall on June 28, 2021. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann
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 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 ranked-choice voting count was
not triggered.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 31 (AVERNE,
BROOKVILLE, EDGEMERE, FAR
ROCKAWAY, LAURELTON, ROSEDALE
AND SPRINGFIELD 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).
Ranked-choice voting was not be implemented in
this case, as Brooks-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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