UES City Council Election Results: Kallos, Powers Win

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Two Democrats will represent the Upper East Side in the New York City council for the next four years.

Ben Kallos and Keith Powers won elections for the fifth 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.

Kallos defeated Republican Frank Spotorno to win his second term in the council's fifth district. The Upper East Side councilman coasted to victory with about 80 percent of the vote Tuesday, according to the city board of elections.

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.

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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