New York City's 23rd City Council district

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New York City's 23rd City Council district
New York City Council District 23 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Linda Lee (D—Oakland Gardens)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total151,382
Demographics
 • Asian37%
 • White31%
 • Hispanic14%
 • Black12%
 • Other6%
Registration
 • Democratic60.0%
 • Republican12.8%
 • No party preference24.0%
Registered voters (2021) 105,007[2]

New York City's 23rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Barry Grodenchik since a 2015 special election; Grodenchik is not seeking re-election in 2021, and will likely be succeeded by fellow Democrat Linda Lee.[3]

Geography[]

District 23 is based in the pseudo-suburbs of far eastern Queens, covering some or all of Glen Oaks, Bellerose, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, and Floral Park, and parts of Douglaston–Little Neck, Bayside, Hollis, and Queens Village.[4] Its border with Nassau County is the easternmost point in New York City. Cunningham Park and most of Alley Pond Park are located within the district.

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 8, 11, 12, and 13 and with New York's 3rd, 5th, and 6th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 11th, 14th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th, and 33rd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2021[]

In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[6]

2021 New York City Council election, District 23 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Linda Lee 5 7,173 54.5%
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Democratic Jaslin Kaur 5 5,992 45.5%
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Democratic Steve Behar 4 2,427 15.9%
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Democratic Debra Markell 4 2,300 15.1%
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Democratic Sanjeev Jindal 3 2,009 12.5%
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Democratic Koshy Thomas 2 788 4.8%
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Democratic Harpreet Singh Toor 2 688 4.2%
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An interactive map of District 23
2021 New York City Council election, District 23 Republican primary & general election[8][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Reilly 1,040 66.5
Republican Alex Amoroso 461 29.5
Total votes 1,564 100
General election
Democratic Linda Lee 14,847 64.6
Republican James Reilly 7,112 31.0
Conservative James Reilly 966 4.2
Total James Reilly 8,078 35.2
Total votes 22,978 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 23[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) 4,639 79.2
Democratic Benny Itteera 1,183 20.2
Total votes 5,855 100
General election
Democratic Barry Grodenchik 14,832 61.2
Working Families Barry Grodenchik 851 3.5
Total Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) 15,683 64.8
Republican Joseph Concannon 6,494 26.8
Conservative Joseph Concannon 1,349 5.5
Stop De Blasio Joseph Concannon 208 0.9
Total Joseph Concannon 8,051 33.2
John Y. Lim John Y. Lim 462 1.9
Write-in 20 0.1
Total votes 24,216 100
Democratic hold

2015 special[]

In 2015, Councilman Mark Weprin took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, leaving his seat vacant. Most special elections in New York City are officially nonpartisan, but because the election to fill Weprin's seat coincided with the 2015 municipal elections, a standard partisan primary and general election were held.

2015 New York City Council special election, District 23[12][13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barry Grodenchik 1,942 27.1
Democratic Bob Friedrich 1,633 22.8
Democratic Rebecca Lynch 1,466 20.4
Democratic Satnam Singh Parhar 1,184 16.5
Democratic Ali Najmi 661 9.2
Democratic Celia Dosamantes 275 3.8
Total votes 7,172 100
General election
Democratic Barry Grodenchik 6,156 55.0
Republican Joseph Concannon 3,216 28.7
Conservative Joseph Concannon 940 8.4
Reform Joseph Concannon 86 0.8
Total Joseph Concannon 4,242 37.9
Working Families Rebecca Lynch 787 7.0
Write-in 9 0.1
Total votes 11,194 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 23[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Weprin (incumbent) 16,788 84.0
Reform Joseph Concannon 3,172 15.9
Write-in 26 0.1
Total votes 19,986 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 23 - Barry Grodenchik". New York City Council. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Primary Election 2015 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2015 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  14. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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