New York City's 3rd City Council district

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New York City's 3rd City Council district
New York City Council District 3 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Erik Bottcher (D—Chelsea)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total173,254
Demographics
 • White67%
 • Hispanic13%
 • Asian12%
 • Black5%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic66.4%
 • Republican9.0%
 • No party preference21.4%
Registered voters (2021) 148,339[2]

New York City's 3rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Erik Bottcher, who took office in 2022.[3] Notable former representatives include Council Speakers Corey Johnson and Christine Quinn.

Geography[]

District 3 covers the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea, the West Village, Hell's Kitchen, Hudson Square, the Garment District, Flatiron, and parts of Greenwich Village, Times Square, and the Upper West Side.[4]

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 2, 4, 5, and 7, and with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 66th, 67th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Chelsea and West Village, two of the district's main population centers, are both known as preeminent hubs for gay culture. Accordingly, the district has been represented by four consecutive gay councilmembers since 1992. The Stonewall Inn, considered to be the birthplace of gay rights in the United States, is located within the district.

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 3 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Erik Bottcher 4 14,173 51.8%
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Democratic Arthur Schwartz 4 5,056 18.5%
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Democratic Leslie Boghosian Murphy 4 4,703 17.2%
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Democratic Aleta LaFargue 4 3,439 12.6%
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Democratic Marni Halasa 3 2,442 8.7%
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Democratic Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick 2 1,597 5.6%
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An interactive map of District 3
2021 New York City Council election, District 3 general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik Bottcher 27,347 98.5
Write-in 418 1.5
Total votes 27,765 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 3[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Corey Johnson 22,997
Working Families Corey Johnson 2,747
Total Corey Johnson (incumbent) 25,744 93.7
Eco Justice Marni Halasa 1,556 5.7
Total votes 27,466 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 3[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Corey Johnson 12,535 63.3
Democratic Yetta Kurland 7,275 36.7
Total votes 19,816 100
General election
Democratic Corey Johnson 21,692
Working Families Corey Johnson 1,916
Total Corey Johnson 23,608 86.3
Republican Richard Stewart 3,691 13.5
Total votes 27,371 100
Democratic hold

Previous councilmembers[]

References[]

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