NYC City Council Primary Election Results In Northern Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — City Council members Antonio Reynoso and Inez Barron and newcomer Alicka Ampry-Samuel won the Democratic primaries in their northern Brooklyn districts Tuesday night, according to AP projections.

Reynoso — the District 34 Councilman who represents Bushwick and Williamsburg — took 63 percent of the vote and Barron — the District 42 Councilwoman who represents East New York’s — claimed 84 percent of the vote during the Sept. 12 election.

Ampry-Samuel won the race for District 41 — which covers Brownsville, Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights — against eight competitors when she claimed 34 percent of the vote, projections show. (Keep up with news from your neighborhood by signing up for your local Patch newsletter — here’s where to sign up for stories from Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, Bushwick and Williamsburg.)

The candidates next hurdle will come in November with the general election. But since Brooklyn swings liberal, the Democratic primaries generally decide who’ll be representing the district the following year.

City Council seats weren’t the only positions up for grabs on Tuesday — voters also cast their ballots to decide their picks for the next mayor, Brooklyn district attorney and public advocate races.

Experienced voters are sure to notice that the "I Voted" stickers handed out at each polling place feature new designs. More than 10,000 people voted in a campaign organized by the New York City Campaign Finance Board to select a new sticker. More than 700 designs were submitted to the board, which narrowed the vote down to 10 finalists.

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