Upper West Side City Council Results: Helen Rosenthal Defends Seat

Update 12 a.m.: Helen Rosenthal has defended her City Council seat in the sixth district, which spans the Upper West Side and parts of Hell's Kitchen, the New York Times reported. With 99 percent of the vote counted Rosenthal has captured roughly 65 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the New York City Board of Elections. In second place is challenger Mel Wymore with 31 percent of the vote and in third place is Cary Goodman with around 4 percent of the vote.

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UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Primary elections for local offices in New York City's will be held Tuesday Sept. 12, meaning that party-affiliated voters get to select which candidates they want to represent their party in the general election in November.

New York City is a Democratic stronghold, meaning whichever candidate claims the Democratic nomination during the primaries often wins the general by a landslide. So if you're registered to vote, don't wait until November's contests.

Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. Patch will update this article as results are released.

The Upper West Side is represented by one city council district, which has a contested primary election this year. The three-candidate race features a rematch from 2013's primary election.

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Don't know anything about the candidates running for city council in your district? Don't worry, Patch has you covered. Check out Patch's voting guides for council district six.

City council districts are often oddly-shaped and many New Yorkers probably can't name which district they live in off the top of their head. There are polling places across each council district; your specific one depends on where you live. To find your polling place, click here and enter your address.

New York City's primaries are also organized by party affiliation — sorry independent voters. Only voters registered as Democrats or Republicans can vote in the respective primary elections. After entering your address on that same website above, under "Primary Election - 09/12/2017," click "Ballot Information" then choose your party. You will see your choices for all available offices.

If you're interested in learning about citywide elections for offices such as the mayor, public advocate and comptroller check out this election guide by Patch.

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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