NYC Primary Results: Here Are The Races Patch Is Following

Updated Tuesday at 11:21 p.m.

NEW YORK CITY — Elections are all about choices — and New Yorkers had more choices than ever in Tuesday's primary.

Polls closed on New York City's first wide ranked-choice voting election at 9 p.m., leaving city dwellers and candidates waiting for results.

No other race on the ranked-choice ballots is as important as the mayoral contest, where eight top-tier Democrats vied to replace Bill de Blasio, along with two Republicans.

Early results showed Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams had 30.98 percent of first-choice votes Tuesday as of 11:50 p.m., according to the city's Board of Elections.

Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia were running neck-and-neck for second at 21.96 percent and 20.25 percent of votes, respectively.

Adams acknowledged more rounds of ranked-choice voting need to happen before a final winner is declared.

"But there's something else we know: that New York City said our first choice is Eric Adams," he said.

Read the full mayoral primary story here.

One-time front-runner Andrew Yang looked at his fourth-place position and conceded.

Because of ranked-choice voting, a victor in the Democrat field is unlikely Tuesday night. But a projected winner in the Republican contest between Fernando Mateo and Curtis Sliwa was called.

Early results showed Sliwa with 71.9 percent of votes, or 24,457 total, prompting NY1 to call the race for him.

His rival and former friend Mateo had 28.1 percent.

Read more here about the mayoral race and refresh for updates later.

Public Advocate

Incumbent Jumaane Williams is projected to win public advocate again, according to NY1.

Williams, a prominent activist, had 70.5 percent of votes, or 321,152 total votes as of 11:03 p.m., early results show.

His challengers Anthony Herbert and Theo Tavarez had 21.5 percent and 8 percent, respectively.

Comptroller

Ten Democratic candidates are vying to oversee the city's purse strings.

Brad Lander, a prominent City Council member, had an early lead of first-choice votes counted so far Tuesday night, according to the city's Board of Elections.

Lander stood at 31.35 percent with 114,533 first-choice votes as of 10:15 p.m.

The position is arguably one of the city's most important elected positions and a potential launchpad to further political ambitions. Indeed, the current Comptroller Scott Stringer is running for mayor.

The field includes Lander, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, state lawmakers Brian Benjamin, Kevin Parker and David Weprin, former CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, nonprofit leader Zach Iscol, as well as Terri Liftin, Reshma Patel and Alex Pan.

Races across the boroughs that Patch is following are:

Manhattan

District 3 (Lower Manhattan/West Village, Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, SoHo, and more)

Erik Bottcher holds a commanding early lead in the Democratic primary to represent a large section of Lower Manhattan.

By 11:45 p.m., Bottcher led the early results with 47.9 percent of the vote, trailed by Arthur Schwartz at 15.2 percent and Leslie Boghosian Murphy at 14.3 percent.

The candidates include Johnson’s chief of staff Bottcher, one of the founders of the Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Coalition Boghosian, District Leader Schwartz, local small-business owner Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick, founding member of the Hell’s Kitchen Democrats Aleta LaFargue, and lawyer Marni Halasa.

The race most recently made headlines when Bottcher received money from a real estate super PAC, which he quickly denounced, and the rest of the candidates called him out for.

District 5

The seven-way race to succeed term-limited Ben Kallos has been one of the most competitive in Manhattan.

By 10:45 p.m., Julie Menin led the early results with 35.1 percent of the vote, trailed by Tricia Shimamura at 23.6 percent, Rebecca Lamorte at 11.5 percent and Kim Moscaritolo at 11 percent. About three-quarters of scanning machines had reported.

Major issues have included recovery from the pandemic, the New York Blood Center's controversial expansion, and public safety and police funding.

The race has drawn attention in recent weeks for the huge amounts of money that outside groups have spent to boost their preferred candidates — more than $364,000, as of Tuesday. Nearly all of that total has been spent in support of Menin. Her campaign has received $349,019 in PAC support — more than the total outside spending in any other district, let alone on any individual campaign.

Most of Menin's opponents attacked the spending, questioning why conservative businessmen were allying themselves with their Democratic rival. Meanwhile, Menin — who was barred by law from coordinating PAC spending — told Patch that she disavowed "all outside spending."

District 6 (Upper West Side)

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer holds a commanding early lead in the Democratic primary to represent the Upper West Side.

By 11:45 p.m., Brewer led the early results with 53.8 percent of the vote, trailed by Maria Danzilo at 15.1 percent and Sara Lind at 13.6 percent.

A total of six candidates were on the ballot to replace the term-limited Helen Rosenthal, who launched a short-lived campaign for Comptroller before suspending the effort.

The candidates included Brewer, lawyer Danzilo, nonprofit leader David Gold, Community Board 7 member Lind, labor union leader Jeffrey Omura, and screenwriter Zack Weiner.

The race most recently made headlines when Weiner received widespread praise about his handling of a New York Post article about leaked personal footage of himself enjoying a session with a dominatrix.

District 7 (Upper Manhattan/West Harlem)

A dozen candidates were in the running in District 7, which covers West Harlem and Hamilton Heights, Morningside Heights, and parts of Washington Heights and the Upper West Side. Mark Levine, who has represented the district since 2014, is term-limited and running for Manhattan Borough President.

By 10:45 p.m., Shaun Abreu led the early results with 27.7 percent of the vote, trailed by Dan Cohen at 12.9 percent and Marti Allen-Cummings at 12.8 percent.

Major issues in the race have included gentrification and new development, the role of Columbia University, street cleanliness during the pandemic, as well as crime and public safety. The race took a turn this month when five candidates formed a ranked-choice alliance, urging voters to treat them as a joint ticket to fill up their five ballot slots.

That coalition was an obvious effort to exclude Abreu, an apparent frontrunner who raised the most money and was endorsed by Levine.

Abreu also came under attack from those five candidates for the support his campaign has received from outside groups. As of Tuesday, his campaign had gotten a $194,000 boost from five PACs, including $26,767 from a real-estate-aligned group and $40,915 from a pro-charter-schools PAC funded in part by Walmart heiress Alice Walton.

Abreu, meanwhile, countered that most of the outside support has come from pro-labor groups affiliated with unions that have endorsed him.

District 8 (East Harlem)

Incumbent Diana Ayala held a wide lead in the early results with 56.5 of the vote, trailed by Tamika Mapp at 29 percent, according to results as of 10:45 p.m.

Ayala, who is seeking a second term, is being challenged by three other Democrats: Mapp, Manuel Onativia and Antoinette D. Glover.

Among the three challengers, Mapp had the most visible campaign presence. An insurance company founder and Democratic State Committeewoman, Mapp most recently challenged Robert Rodriguez for East Harlem's State Assembly seat last year, winning 44 percent of the vote.

Major issues in the District 9 race included gentrification and housing affordability, the placement of methadone clinics for drug treatment in the neighborhood, and dirty streets during the pandemic.

District 9 (Central Harlem)

A whopping 13 Democrats are running in District 9, which includes Central Harlem and parts of East Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side.

By 10:45 p.m., incumbent Bill Perkins led early results with 20.7 percent of the vote, closely trailed by Kristin Richardson Jordan at 19.3 percent. She was followed by Athena Moore at 11.1 percent and Cordell Cleare at 9.8 percent.

The race in District 9 has been an unusual one, characterized by the presence — and absence — of Perkins, who has represented the district since 2017 and previously from 1998 to 2005.

A well-known figure in Harlem, Perkins has been largely absent from the public stage in recent years as he deals with unspecified health problems. People who work with him have said he appears to suffer from memory loss and disorientation.

Perkins surprised many when he launched a re-election bid in March, and his campaign has had little presence since then. The candidates looking to unseat him have said the neighborhood needs new representation, criticizing his office's non-responsiveness to constituents.

District 10 (Washington Heights and Inwood)

Assembly Member Carmen De La Rosa holds a strong early lead in the Democratic primary to represent Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill.

By 11:45 p.m., De La Rosa led the early results with 40 percent of the vote, trailed by Johanna Garcia at 28.5 percent and Angela Fernandez at 17.3 percent.

A total of eight candidates were on the ballot to replace the term-limited Ydanis Rodriguez.

The candidates included De La Rosa, Garcia, a nonprofit founder and chief of staff to State Senator Robert Jackson, Fernandez, a lawyer and nonprofit executive director, a local teacher Josue Perez, lawyer and author James Behr, interpreter Francesca Castellanos, Tirso Pena and Everett Reed.

The race most recently made headlines when De La Rosa received money from a real estate, pro-business Super PAC, which she quickly disavowed.

Manhattan District Attorney

Alvin Bragg is leading Tali Farhadian Weinstein in the Manhattan District Attorney Democratic primary race as Tuesday night comes to a close.

With 87 percent of precincts reporting as of midnight, Bragg is leading with 33.8 percent of the vote, compared to Weinstein's 30.5 percent, according to NY1.

The Manhattan District Attorney's race is the only New York City 2021 election that is not deploying ranked-choice voting.

Manhattan Borough President

Seven Democrats were on the ballot for borough president, vying to succeed Gale Brewer, who is term-limited and running again for her old City Council seat on the Upper West Side.

The five leading contenders included Mark Levine, a City Councilmember from Upper Manhattan; Ben Kallos, a fellow Councilmember on the Upper East Side; Lower Manhattan State Sen. Brad Hoylman; former state economic development aide Lindsey Boylan; and former community board chair Elizabeth Caputo.

Around 10:45 p.m., the race was neck and neck between Levine and Hoylman. Levine led with 27.8 percent of the vote, while Hoylman trailed by just 597 votes in second place.

Kallos and Boylan were in third and fourth place at 13 and 10 percent, respectively.

While partly ceremonial, borough presidents' duties include issuing recommendations on land use proposals that can influence their fate. They also control a sizable budget that they can use to fund local projects.

Major issues in the race included some of the key land-use proposals facing the borough, like the SoHo/NoHo rezoning, the New York Blood Center expansion and the 250 Water Street tower at South Street Seaport.

Brooklyn

District 36

Local activist Chi Ossé has taken an early lead as the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for Brooklyn's 36th District City Council primary race, according to election night results.

Ossé held a strong lead with nearly 37 percent of the vote as of 11:30 p.m., according to NY1, who had 79 percent of precincts reporting vote tallies. In second was Community Board 3 District Manager Henry L. Butler, who had 24 percent of the vote as of 11:30 p.m., according to NY1 count. Tahirah Moore, a former City Council and mayoral staffer, was in third with nearly 23 percent of the vote, the numbers show.

A total of five candidates were on the ballot to replace the term-limited Council Member Robert E. Cornegy Jr., who was running to become the next borough president.

The candidates include Community Board 3 District Manager Henry L. Butler, pastor and substitute teacher Robert Waterman, local business owner Reginald Swiney, former City Council and mayoral staffer Tahirah A. Moore and Chi Ossé, an activist and co-founder of youth collective Warriors in the Garden.

Ossé held a strong lead with nearly 38 percent of the vote as of 10:20 p.m., according to NY1, who had half of precincts reporting vote tallies.

The race most recently made headlines when since-deleted offensive tweets sent out by Ossé last year were uncovered by the New York Post. Ossé has since apologized for the tweets — which targeted women, religious groups and others — but some of his opponents have not been satisfied with his response.

District 35

Former city staffer Crystal Hudson has taken an early leadas the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for Brooklyn's 35th District City Council primary race, according to election night results.

Hudson held nearly 40 percent of the vote as 11 p.m., when about 100 percent of precincts had reported their in-person votes, according to NY1. In second place was tenant organizer Michael Hollingsworth, who held 32 percent of the vote as of 11 p.m., according to the numbers. Renee Collymore was in third with 12 percent of the vote, numbers show.

Seven Democrats appeared on the ballot in the race to replace term-limited Council Member Laurie Cumbo, who serves as the City Council Majority Leader.

In the 35th District, former Council Member Laurie Cumbo staffer Crystal Hudson held a strong lead with nearly 40 percent of the vote as 11 p.m., when about 100 percent of precincts had reported their in-person votes, according to NY1.

In second place was tenant organizer Michael Hollingsworth, who held 32 percent of the vote as of 11 p.m., according to the numbers. Renee Collymore was in third with 12 percent of the vote, numbers show.

District 39

Former City Council staffer Shahana Hanif took an early lead as the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for Brooklyn's 39th District City Council primary race, according to election night results.

She held 33 percent of the vote as of 11 p.m., according to NY1, where 100 percent of precincts had been reported. In second was former city budget analyst Brandon West, who had 22 percent of the vote as of 11 p.m. Local organizer Justin Krebs was in third with 15 percent of the vote.

There were seven candidates on the ballot to replace term-limited Council Member Brad Lander, who is looking to become the city's next comptroller.

The candidates include: local organizer and former Lander staffer Shahana Hanif, former cab driver and activist Mamnun Haq, nonprofit staffer and organizer Justin Krebs, United Federation of Teachers staffer Briget Rein, civil rights attorney Douglas Schneider, local teacher Jessica Simmons and Brandon West, who has worked as a budget analyst in City Council and for the City Office of Management and Budget.

Shahana Hanif held the lead with 33 percent of the vote as of 10 p.m., according to NY1. In second was former city budget analyst Brandon West, who had 23 percent of the vote as of 10 p.m., when 87 percent of precincts had reported numbers. Local organizer Justin Krebs was in third with nearly 16 percent of the vote.

Brooklyn Borough President

City Council Member Antonio Reynoso has taken an early lead as the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for Brooklyn's 35th District City Council primary race, according to election night results.

Reynoso held a lead with 28 percent of the vote as of 11:45 p.m., according to NY1, which had more than 80 percent of precincts reporting vote counts. Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon was in second with 19.1 percent of the vote and City Council Member Robert E. Cornegy Jr. in third with 18.9 percent, the numbers show.

Twelve candidates have put their hat in the ring to replace Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who is vying to become New York City's next mayor in the 2021 elections.

The other candidates include City Council Member Mathieu Eugene, minister and nonprofit executive Kim Council, former hospital executive Khari Edwards, high school teacher Robert A. Elstein, Community Board 17 member Pearlene Fields, district leader Anthony Jones, union president Robert Ramos Jr., bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead and small business owner Trisha Ocona.

Queens

District 22 (Astoria)

Tiffany Cabán, who is leading the early results of the Democratic primary for Astoria's City Council seat, declared her victory in the race on Tuesday night.

With over 95 percent of the scanning machines reported in District 22, Cabán led the first-choice, in-person vote count with 49.3 percent of the votes, followed by Evie Hantzopoulos at 26.2 percent.

With many eyeing Astoria as the epicenter of the borough's — and the city's — increasingly ascendent left, the District 22 race has attracted some major endorsements and tens-of-thousands of out-of-city donations. Eight people, including six Democrats, one Republican, and one Independent, ran to succeed City Councilmember Costa Constantinides, who resigned from the seat in April.

District 26 (LIC)

Julie Won, a digital strategy consultant and Community Board 2 member, has taken an early lead as the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for Long Island City's crowded District 26 City Council race as of Wednesday.

On Wednesday afternoon, Won led the early results with 18.4 percent of the vote, trailed closely by Amit Singh Bagga at 17.6 percent. Over 96 percent of scanning machines had reported, and all other candidates in the crowded Democratic field had under 10 percent of the vote.

Throughout this primary election cycle, the race to represent District 26 remained one of the most crowded citywide. 16 people — 15 of whom were Democrats — ran to replace term-limited City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, who himself ran in the Queens Borough President race. One Republican ran in District 26, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Dutch Kills, and parts of Astoria.

Won led the district’s fundraising and endorsement race for the weeks leading up to the election. However, Bagga, former deputy director of NYC Census 2020, and Jesse Laymon, former director of policy at NYC Employment and Training Coalition, outpaced Won when it came to funding from outside groups and endorsements from high-profile groups, like the Working Families Party.

District 19 (Bayside)

Tony Avella, a politician who got his start as a City Council Member in Bayside, has taken an early lead to regain his former City Council seat in District 19 as the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for New York City's primary race.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Avella led the early results with 37.1 percent of the vote, trailed closely by Richard Lee at 29.9 percent, and Austin Shafran at 20 percent. Nearly 100 percent of scanning machines had reported.

The race to represent District 19 was the only City Council race in Queens with a competitive Republican primary in addition to a Democratic one.

Early results of first-choice, in-person votes on Wednesday afternoon show business owner and activist Vickie Paladino with a nearly 7-point lead ahead of professor John-Alexander Sakelos.

District 23 (part of Bayside)

Linda Lee, a non-profit leader, has taken a narrow, early lead as the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for the District 23 City Council race in Bayside

As of Wednesday afternoon, Lee led the early results with 31.2 percent of the vote, trailed closely by Jaslin Kaur at 26.3 percent and Steve Behar at 13.2 percent, with over 90 percent of scanning machines reported.

Eight Democratic candidates ran to replace incumbent Councilmember Barry Grodenchik, who was eligible to run for a second term, but chose to retire.

District 29 (Forest Hills)

Lynn Schulman, an attorney who works at the City Council Office of the Speaker, has taken a narrow, early lead as the first-choice, in-person votes roll in for the District 29 City Council race in Forest Hills.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Schulman led the early results with 22 percent of the vote, trailed by Aleda Gagarin at 20.6 percent. David Aronov, Donghui Zang, and Avi Cyperstein were the only other candidates who had more than 10 percent of the vote, with over 95 percent of scanning machines reported.

The race to represent District 29 remained crowded throughout this election cycle, with 11 people running to succeed longtime, term-limited City Councilmember Karen Koslowitz. Ten Democrats and one Republican were vying for her seat, which represents Forest Hills, Forest Park, Kew Gardens, Rego Park, and Richmond Hill.

Patch writers Nick Garber, Kayla Levy, Anna Quinn and Gus Saltonstall contributed to this report.