Carl Wilson Declares Victory in NYC Council District 3 Special Election

NEW YORK CITY — Democratic candidate Carl Wilson has declared victory in City Council District 3 race.

The district covers Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Hudson Yards, the West Village, the Garment District, the Meatpacking district and parts of Times Square.

On Tuesday night, Wilson had around 43 percent of first-choice-votes.

He had a 17 point lead on his closest challenger, Lindsey Boylan. She has since conceded the race.

Wilson fell seven points short of winning the race outright and avoiding sending the race to ranked-choice voting.

The official tally could be done as soon as next week.

Wilson previously served as Erik Bottcher's chief of staff and was the openly gay candidate in the race.

He has received endorsements from Bottcher and City Council Speaker Julie Menin.

District 3 covers the Stonewall Inn and has been historically a LGBTQ seat.

Wilson will need to win the June 23 Democratic primary and the general election in November in order to serve a full four-year term.

“I stand here tonight deeply honored to be your next Council member for District 3,” Wilson told supporters at his watch party in Hells Kitchen.

“Winning an election is not the finish line. Now the real work begins.”

Layla Law-Gisiko and Leslie Boghosian Murphy also race for the city council seat. They took 20 percent and 11 percent of first round votes respectively.