Kayla Santosuosso celebrates her commanding win within the Democratic main for Council District 47, at The Brooklyn Firefly in Bay Ridge. In the meantime, the GOP main remained too near name on election evening.
Photograph by Gabriele Holtermann
Kayla Santosuosso handily gained the Democratic main for Metropolis Council District 47 Tuesday evening, solidifying her spot on the November poll within the race to succeed outgoing Council Member Justin Brannan. In the meantime, the Republican main remained too near name.
Santosuosso, an legal professional, group organizer, and Brannan’s former chief counsel, declared victory shortly after polls closed, thanking supporters for turning out throughout South Brooklyn and doubling down on her promise to be a voice for working households.
In line with unofficial outcomes from town’s Board of Elections, Santosuosso earned a decisive margin over her lone Democratic challenger, Fedir Usmanov, a first-time candidate and Baruch School pupil.
As of 10:30 p.m., unofficial outcomes confirmed Santosuosso with almost 80% of the vote, totaling 9,850 ballots. Usmanov obtained simply 2,463 votes, or about 20%. The outcomes — which included only a handful of write-ins — mirrored 95% of scanners reported and cemented Santosuosso’s place on the November common election poll.
Longtime Kings County GOP chair Richie Barsamian and businessman George Sarantopoulos remained locked in a decent race as of Tuesday evening. Each candidates tout robust conservative credentials — Barsamian as a retired police officer with social gathering backing, and Sarantopoulos as a small enterprise proprietor with a sturdy platform targeted on public security and affordability.
Unofficial outcomes confirmed the 2 separated by just some proportion factors as of 10 p.m., with absentee and affidavit ballots nonetheless to be counted. Neither marketing campaign had declared victory or conceded as of press time.
Addressing supporters on the Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge, Barsamian mentioned there have been simply 32 votes between the 2 candidates.
Richie Barsamian speaks to supporters Tuesday evening because the tight Republican main race for Metropolis Council District 47 stays too near name.Photograph by Robert Pearl
“There is no definitive answer,” he instructed the group. “The vote is not fully counted. It is extremely, extremely close with more votes to be counted, more sticks to be examined and more paper to be accounted for. At this time, there are approximately 32 votes separating myself and my opponent. That is not a definitive margin in any way.”
“We are neck and neck,” he added, “but there is one thing I am certain of: however this goes in the next few hours or the next few days, I, Richie Barsamian, am the proudest man before you tonight because my campaign is based on the people, the need for change, the need for law and order, and the driving force behind every one of us — Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independent. We deserve and must have a better quality of life.”
Sarantopoulos couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
The eventual Republican nominee will face Santosuosso in what’s anticipated to be a high-stakes common election in a district that has grown more and more aggressive in recent times. District 47 contains Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bathtub Seaside, Gravesend, Coney Island and Sea Gate — neighborhoods the place shifting demographics and political priorities have made outcomes unpredictable.
At her election evening watch social gathering on the Brooklyn Firefly in Bay Ridge, Santosuosso reminded supporters that the true race is towards her Republican opponent in November.
“This campaign, starting now, is about protecting a Bay Ridge that all of us feel safe in and comfortable in and enjoy,” Santosuosso mentioned. “And that Bay Ridge is actually for everybody, and that we can fight together to make a Bay Ridge that is not only affordable for everybody, but enjoyable for everybody, where everybody feels like they can be themselves here, and for everybody to know, no matter how long you’ve been here, no matter who you are, no matter what language you speak, you belong here.”
Metropolis Council Member Justin Brannan, Democratic nominee Kayla Santosuosso, and State Senator Andrew Gounardes collect at Santosuosso’s election evening watch social gathering at The Brooklyn Firefly in Bay Ridge.Photograph by Gabriele Holtermann
Santosuosso’s watch social gathering doubled as one for her boss, Brannan, who formally conceded the Democratic main for New York Metropolis Comptroller simply after 11 p.m. Brannan, who’s term-limited, had been trailing Levine, who held a robust lead following a heated marketing campaign targeted on opposing former President Trump’s agenda.
Addressing supporters, Brannan acknowledged he was at all times the underdog however expressed satisfaction within the marketing campaign he ran.
“We were always going to be the underdogs — the working class, out-of-borough candidate up against the Manhattan elite,” Brannan mentioned. “Tomorrow, I will go back to work and continue being the Finance Chair because we have to pass a budget in a week, and I’m happy to do it, but I’m really excited tonight about Kayla.”
Election officers mentioned ultimate main outcomes could be licensed within the coming days as soon as all ballots are counted.
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