New York City's 12th City Council district

New York City's 12th City Council district
Government
• Councilmember	Kevin Riley (D—Eastchester)
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	171,182
Demographics
•  Black	67%
•  Hispanic	25%
•  White	4%
•  Asian	2%
• Other	3%
Registration
•  Democratic	79.9%
•  Republican	3.4%
• No party preference	14.0%
Registered voters (2021) 112,477 [2]

New York City's 12th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Riley since a 2020 special election to replace disgraced fellow Democrat Andy King. ^[3]

Geography

District 12 covers the farthest northeastern neighborhoods of the Bronx, including all of Williamsbridge, Baychester, Co-op City, and Eastchester as well as part of Wakefield. ^[4]

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 10, 11, and 12, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 16th congressional district, with a small extension into the 14th district. It also overlaps with the 34th and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

With its population base in heavily-Black neighborhoods like Williamsbridge and Baychester, District 12 is the only majority-Black City Council district in the Bronx.

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections. ^[6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 12 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Riley (incumbent)	5,882	81.7
	Democratic	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	902	12.5
	Democratic	Aisha Ahmed	396	5.5
	Write-in		20	0.3
Total votes			7,200	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Kevin Riley (incumbent)	9,557	92.8
	Republican	Dewayne Lee	692	6.7
	Write-in		54	0.5
Total votes			10,303	100.0
	Democratic hold

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. ^[9]

2021 New York City Council election, District 12 Democratic primary ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Kevin Riley (incumbent)	3	9,595	59.1%	​​
	Democratic	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	3	6,643	40.9%	​​
	Democratic	Shanequa Moore	2	3,660	21.1%	​​
	Write-in		1	209	1.2%	​​

An interactive map of District 12

2021 New York City Council election, District 12 general election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Riley (incumbent)	17,959	99.5
	Write-in		80	0.5
Total votes			18,039	100
	Democratic hold

2020 special

In October 2020, Andy King was expelled from the City Council for harassment, discrimination, and conflict of interest, triggering a special election for his seat. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.

2020 New York City Council special election, District 12 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Justice & Unity	Kevin Riley	4,879	68.1
	Social Change	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	1,747	24.4
	Bronx 12 Matters	Neville Mitchell	236	3.3
	Write-in	Bernard Cylich	143	2.0
	Write-in		136	1.9
Total votes			7,160	100

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 12 ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy King (incumbent)	7,936	68.2
	Democratic	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	3,167	27.2
	Democratic	Karree-Lyn Gordon	513	4.4
	Write-in		23	0.2
Total votes			11,639	100
General election
	Democratic	Andy King (incumbent)	22,022	94.0
	Conservative	Adrienne Erwin	1,384	5.9
	Write-in		31	0.1
Total votes			23,437	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 12 ^{[15] [16]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy King (incumbent)	8,638	57.4
	Democratic	Pamela Johnson [17]	4,907	32.6
	Democratic	Lenford Edie	757	5.0
	Democratic	Adeyemi LaCrown Toba	757	5.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			15,061	100
General election
	Democratic	Andy King	21,044
	Working Families	Andy King	546
	Total	Andy King (incumbent)	21,590	95.6
	Republican	Robert Diamond	571
	Conservative	Robert Diamond	133
	Total	Robert Diamond	704	3.1
	Green	Trevor Archer	274	1.2
	Write-in		17	0.1
Total votes			22,585	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
3. "District 12 - Kevin Riley". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
6. Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
7. "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
8. "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
9. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
10. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
11. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
12. "Special Election 2020 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
13. "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
14. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
15. "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
16. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
17. Johnson would later run for the district several more times under the name Pamela Hamilton-Johnson.