New York City's 40th City Council district

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New York City's 40th City Council district
New York City Council District 40 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  (D–Flatbush)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total146,522
Demographics
 • Black65%
 • Hispanic17%
 • White10%
 • Asian5%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic78.3%
 • Republican3.8%
 • No party preference15.3%
Registered voters (2021) 108,994[2]

New York City's 40th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat since 2022. She succeeded term-limited Mathieu Eugene, who unsuccessfully ran for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021.[3]

Geography[]

District 40 covers a series of majority-Black neighborhoods near the geographical center of Brooklyn, including all of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, most of Flatbush, and parts of East Flatbush, Crown Heights, Kensington, and Midwood.[4] The Prospect Park Parade Ground is also located within the district.

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 9, 12, 14, and 17, and with New York's 9th and 10th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 20th, and 21st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 42nd, 43rd, and 44th 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 40 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic 10 10,065 59.6%
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Democratic Josue Pierre 10 6,829 40.4%
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Democratic Kenya Handy-Hilliard 9 5,620 29.5%
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Democratic Edwin Raymond 8 2,265 10.9%
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Democratic Cecilia Cortez 8 2,221 10.7%
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Democratic Blake Morris 7 1,368 6.5%
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Democratic Maxi Eugene 6 1,175 5.4%
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Democratic Harriet Hines 5 817 3.7%
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Democratic John Williams 4 705 3.2%
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Democratic Vivia Morgan 3 428 1.9%
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Democratic Victor Jordan 2 344 1.5%
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An interactive map of District 40
2021 New York City Council election, District 40 general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rita Joseph 19,854 93.0
Republican Constantine Jean-Pierre 1,207
Conservative Constantine Jean-Pierre 235
Total Constantine Jean-Pierre 1,442 6.8
Total votes 21,334 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 40[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) 5,560 40.8
Democratic Brian-Christopher Cunningham 4,103 30.1
Democratic Pia Raymond 3,064 22.5
Democratic Jennifer Berkley 877 6.4
Total votes 13,624 100
General election
Democratic Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) 14,609 60.5
Reform Brian-Christopher Cunningham 8,701 36.0
Conservative Brian Kelly 806 3.3
Total votes 24,161 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 40[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) 6,210 47.9
Democratic Saundra Thomas 4,862 37.5
Democratic Sylvia Kinard 1,359 10.5
Democratic John Grant 538 4.1
Total votes 12,974 100
General election
Democratic Mathieu Eugene 17,280
Working Families Mathieu Eugene 1,219
Total Mathieu Eugene (incumbent) 18,499 89.9
Rent Is Too Damn High Sylvia Kinard 1,260 6.1
Conservative Brian Kelly 772 3.8
Total votes 20,582 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 40 – Mathieu Eugene". New York City Council. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 40th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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