The outcomes of the 2025 Main Election are in, for essentially the most half, after a busy marketing campaign season and a sweltering Election Day.
A heated mayoral major and dozens of native races drew important voter turnout throughout the 5 boroughs.
In response to the town’s Board of Elections, early voting totals practically doubled from the 2021 major election, and Brooklyn — the town’s most populous borough with the best variety of registered Democrats — led the cost, as 142,735 folks voted early in Kings County.
Many extra headed to the polls on Election Day, too, with preliminary outcomes exhibiting that greater than 990,000 New Yorkers in complete voted within the Democratic mayoral contest. Roughly 358,000 of these voters hailed from Brooklyn.
A lady proudly shows her “I Voted” sticker after casting her poll at a Spring Creek polling website throughout Tuesday’s major election. Picture by Lloyd Mitchell
All three citywide races had been successfully selected Tuesday evening because the frontrunners took large leads. Zohran Mamdani claimed victory within the mayoral major, defeating frontrunner Andrew Cuomo by greater than 70,000 votes. In Brooklyn, Mamdani earned 48% of the mayoral vote, clinching 174,577 votes to Cuomo’s 113,138. In the meantime, Justin Brannan, the outgoing Metropolis Council member in southern Brooklyn’s District 47, conceded the race for Comptroller to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who clinched greater than 48% of complete votes. One other Brooklyn native, Jumaane Williams, received the Democratic major for Public Advocate, successfully guaranteeing he might be re-elected come November.
Unofficial election evening information from the BOE present comparatively few surprises in Brooklyn. Most incumbents received their primaries handily, even in closely-watched races in Council Districts 38, and 39. Only one race remained too near name on Wednesday morning, the Republican major in District 47.
Right here’s a breakdown of the outcomes from Tuesday evening’s election, based mostly on unofficial BOE information. With ranked-choice voting, some races received’t be licensed till subsequent week, regardless that the dropping candidates have conceded.
Many of those candidates will advance to the final election in November, although some are anticipated to be uncontested. For extra data on the outcomes of citywide contests, together with the mayoral, Comptroller, and Public advocate contests, head to our sister website New York News.
Brooklyn Borough President
Incumbent Democrat Antonio Reynoso cruised to re-election over challenger Khari O. Edwards, incomes 241,149 votes, or 77%, to Edwards’ 70,261. Reynoso, a former council member who was first elected to Borough Corridor in 2021, after he received the Democratic nomination in a crowded major contest.
In a press release, Reynoso stated he was “deeply humbled and gratified” by the end result.
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso (middle) campaigning on Main Day. Picture by Gabriele Holtermann
“As I look forward to the next four years, I am energized and excited about the possibilities that lie ahead,” he stated. “My commitment to showing up in every community remains steadfast as we work to ensure that all Brooklyn families can thrive. Together, we will continue to address the pressing issues facing our borough, building on the progress we’ve made while tackling new challenges head-on.”
Edwards, a hashish govt and former chief at Brookdale Hospital, had not publicly commented on the race as of Wednesday morning.
Civil Court docket Decide
4 Democratic candidates threw their hats within the ring for 2 open seats on the Brooklyn Civil Court docket, and Janice Chen and Marisa Arrabito seem to have come out on high. Chen received greater than 143,000 votes, or 34% of the full; and Arrabito earned 107,709, or simply below 26%.
Chen has spent most of her profession as a Court docket Legal professional within the Brooklyn Supreme Court docket’s Civil Time period, the place she nonetheless works at this time; Arrabito began her profession as a household and matrimonial lawyer earlier than turning into a Principal Regulation Clerk within the Brooklyn Supreme Court docket in 2022.
The 2 beat out candidates Susan Liebman and Janice P. Purvis, although Arrabito and Liebman had each been endorsed by the Brooklyn Democratic Get together.
Metropolis Council
Council District 33 – Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Mattress-Stuy, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Tard
Incumbent Lincoln Restler received the Democratic nomination over challenger Sabrina Gates within the largely left-leaning District 33. Restler, who was first elected to the Council in 2021, received a whopping 23,938 votes — or 75% of the full— whereas Gates, who was backed by the Brooklyn Democratic Get together, earned 7,685, or 24%.
“I love serving our community,” Restler stated on social media. “Psyched for all we will do together over the next four years!”
Council District 35 – Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene
Incumbent Crystal Hudson confronted three challengers within the Democratic major, however managed a sweeping victory nonetheless, incomes 84% of the vote — greater than 32,000 particular person votes — whereas challengers Hector Robertson, Kenny Lever and Dion Ashman received a mixed 5,681 votes.
In a press release, the Working Households Get together celebrated Hudson’s victory.
“As a longtime community organizer and now Councilmember, Crystal has been a steadfast champion for the working families of Brooklyn, and her voice has been essential to the City Council’s progress on affordability, the aging community, and stronger mass transit,” the group stated. “Councilmember Hudson will continue to be the fighter for Brooklyn that her community deserves, and we are so proud to support her re-election this fall!”
District 36 – Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights
Incumbent Chi Ossé, one of many best-known Council Members in New York Metropolis, received the first by a large margin, successful 78.37% of the vote, whereas problem Reginald Swiney earned 20.89%. Ossé, the youngest member of the Metropolis Council, can be one of the crucial well-liked, thanks partly to his participating social media presence and laws just like the FARE Act.
Ossé speaks with a constituent on Main Election day. Picture by Kirstyn Brendlen
“We did it again! Thank you to my amazing campaign team, government team, volunteers, donors, and most importantly my constituent neighbors for entrusting in me the privilege [to] lead,” Ossé stated on X. “I can’t believe this is my last City Council election — I’m having a bittersweet moment! Four years ago when I won my first race, at 23 years old, I never could’ve of dreamed of all that we have accomplished for the people of Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, and NYC as a whole.”
District 38 – Crimson Hook, Sundown Park, Greenwood Heights, Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, Borough Park
In District 38 — one among Brooklyn’s extra aggressive primaries — incumbent Alexa Avilés sailed to victory over challenger Ling Ye with 71.5% of the vote to Ye’s 27.9%.
“We won and we won big last night!” Avilés wrote on Instagram. “I am so honored to have the opportunity to serve my community for another four years.”
“To dark money special interest groups, I say what you and I already know,” she added. “District 38 is NOT for sale. Brooklyn is NOT for sale. This win is about people-power and community, and it’s decisive.”
District 39 – Kensington, Borough Park, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Columbia Waterfront District
District 39 was residence to one of many metropolis’s most closely-watched contests, as incumbent Democrat Shahana Hanif confronted a problem from Maya Kornberg. On Tuesday evening, Hanif received the Democratic nomination with 30,592 votes, or 69.7% of the full. Kornberg took 11,467 votes, or 26.16% of the full.
Council Member Shahana Hanif celebrates her major victory with supporters at The Commissioner in Park Slope. Picture by Paul Frangipane
“It’s about communities coming together across race, class, faith, age, and language‚ refusing to be divided. It’s about building the Brooklyn we believe in,” she informed supporters at a watch celebration on Tuesday. “I am grateful to every voter who cast their ballot, every volunteer who knocked on a door, and the incredible District 39 community for electing me to represent them in the City Council. It’s truly the honor of my life to get to fight for the neighborhoods that raised me.”
Hanif is just not anticipated to face a challenger within the November basic election, and successfully clinched her re-election to the Council by successful the first.
District 41 – Mattress-Stuy, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East Flatbush, Crown Heights
Democrats piled into the District 41 race to contest incumbent Darlene Mealy, however not one of the challengers had been capable of finding their footing within the district, and Mealy appeared to have clinched a victory with 43.24% of the vote.
The seven different candidates earned between .42% and 15.61% of the vote, respectively, doubtless not sufficient to beat Mealy’s lead in subsequent rounds of ranked-choice voting. Mealy had not commented publicly on the race as of Wednesday morning.
District 46 – Bergen Seaside, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Gerritsen Seaside, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay
In District 46, incumbent Democrat Mercedes Narcisse secured a landslide win over Dimple Willabus, an leisure CEO and neighborhood chief. Narcisse, a former nurse, received practically 83% of the vote, whereas Willabus picked up 16.73%.
“I’m honored and humbled by your overwhelming support at the polls today,” Narcisses wrote on Instagram. “You’ve shown that hard work, truth, and service still matter. I’m proud to keep fighting for our schools, seniors, families, and every corner of our community. Let’s keep moving forward, together.”
District 47 – Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Sea Gate, Dyker Heights, Gravsend, Tub Seaside
District 47, at the moment represented by comptroller hopeful Justin Brannan, is the one council district in Brooklyn the place each Democrats and Republicans confronted off within the major.
Newcomer Kayla Santosuosso clinched the Democratic celebration nomination, incomes 79.27% of the vote to Fedir Usmanov’s 20.04%.
In the meantime, the Republican major in District 47 remained too near name on Wednesday morning. George Sarantopoulos, a neighborhood enterprise chief, had a slight lead over Kings County Republican Get together Chair Richie Barsamian on Wednesday morning, however was up by solely 32 votes with 97.44% of scanners reporting.
Regardless of the tight margin, Sarantopoulos declared victory on Wednesday. In a press release, he counseled Barsamian, however stated he was able to “move forward and fight to flip this district in November from the grip of the left-wing Democrats.”
Kayla Santosuosso, the Democratic nominee in District 47. Picture by Gabriele Holtermann
The eventual winner of the Republican major in District 47 will go on to face Santosuosso within the basic election come November, a contest Santosuosso stated was the “real race.”
“This campaign, starting now, is about protecting a Bay Ridge that all of us feel safe in and comfortable in and enjoy,” Santosuosso stated at her victory celebration on Tuesday evening. “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.”
District 48 – Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Seaside, Manhattan Seaside, Homecrest, Midwood, Gravesend
In Brooklyn’s solely Republican-held Metropolis Council district, incumbent Inna Vernikov trumped challenger Ari Kagan, a former Council Member in neighboring District 47.
Vernikov, who was first elected in 2021, earned 2,427 votes, or 65.97% of the full, whereas Kagan scooped up 1,232, or 33.49%
“Look, this is not for me. This is the victory for the people of District 48, for New York City,” Vernikov informed Brooklyn Paper at an election evening watch celebration.
Vernikov earned greater than 65% of the vote. Picture by Kirstyn Brendlen
The Republican nominee stated that her victory “sent a message” to Kagan, who switched events from Democrat to Republican in 2022.
“We in the Republican Party, we should only accept people with a proven record of being conservative Republicans,” she stated. “My opponent was just not that — he was a lifelong Democrat, and this sends a strong message to Democrats who think they can run as Republican and win over the people, you cannot fool the people. And people see right through it. They see the truth.”
