Midtown City Council Election Results: Powers, Johnson Win

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN-HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — Two Democrats will represent Midtown Manhattan and Hell's Kitchen in the New York City Council for the next four years.

Corey Johnson and Keith Powers won elections for the third and fourth districts in the city's legislative body. The New York Times called both elections for the Democrats a little more than an hour after polls closed Tuesday night.

Powers, who will represent most of central and east Midtown, defeated Republican Rebecca Harary, the Times reported. Powers, a longtime political aide, will take over the seat vacated by the term-limited Daniel Garodnick. The City Council newcomer captured about 57 percent of the vote compared to Harary's 30 percent. Liberal Party candidate Rachel Honig won 12 percent of the vote, according to the city board of elections.

Council Member Corey Johnson was re-elected to another term representing Hell's Kitchen in City Council, according to preliminary vote tallies from Tuesday night's general election. Johnson defeated Marni Halasa, who was running as a nominee of the Eco Justice party. Halasa, a political novice, got just over 1,000 votes on Tuesday, according to preliminary vote tallies. Johnson won about 93 percent of the vote Tuesday, according to the city board of elections.

Mayor Bill de Blasio easily defeated his little-known challengers to earn a second term Tuesday night, capping a sleepy campaign season with an easy win. NY1 declared victory for the Democratic incumbent at 9:26 p.m., less than a half hour after the polls closed.

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