New York City's 11th City Council district

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New York City's 11th City Council district
New York City Council District 11 (2020).svg
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
 • Councilmember  Eric Dinowitz (D—Riverdale)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
162,922 [1]
Demographics
 •  Hispanic 39%
 •  White 33%
 •  Black 19%
 •  Asian 7%
 • Other3%
Registration
 •  Democratic 70.6%
 •  Republican 8.0%
 • No party preference18.1%
Registered voters (2021) 102,617 [2]

New York City's 11th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Eric Dinowitz since a 2021 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Andrew Cohen. [3] In 2025, Dinowitz faced his first primary challenger since 2021. Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim announced her candidacy on December 8th 2024. The primary date is set for June 24, 2025. [4]

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Geography

District 11 is based in the far northwest corner of the Bronx, covering all of Riverdale, Norwood, Van Cortlandt Village, and Woodlawn, and parts of Wakefield, Bedford Park, and Kingsbridge. [5] Van Cortlandt Park, the city's third-largest park, is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 13th and 16th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 33rd and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 78th, 80th, 81st, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly. [6]

Recent election results

2025

2025 New York City Council election, District 11
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Dinowitz (incumbent)
Democratic Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim
Write-in
Total votes100.0
General election
Democratic
Republican Stylo Sapaskis
Conservative Denise Smith
Write-in
Total votes100.0

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. [7]

2023 New York City Council election, District 11 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) 9,594 83.7
Republican Robert Caemmerer1,335
Conservative Robert Caemmerer [9] 307
TotalRobert Caemmerer1,64214.3
Write-in 2232.0
Total votes11,459 100.0
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. [10]

2021 New York City Council election, District 11 Democratic primary [11]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Eric Dinowitz (incumbent)69,49161.3%
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Democratic Mino Lora65,99438.7%
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Democratic Abigail Martin53,00518.4%
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Democratic Dan Padernacht31,1026.6%
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Democratic Jessica Haller31,0596.3%
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Democratic Marcos Sierra23562.1%
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Democratic Carlton Berkley23141.8%
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Write-in 1360.2%
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New York City's 11th City Council district
An interactive map of District 11
2021 New York City Council election, District 11 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) 15,416 80.3
Republican Kevin Pazmino2,983
Conservative Kevin Pazmino574
TotalKevin Pazmino3,55718.5
Write-in 2131.2
Total votes19,186 100
Democratic hold

2021 special

In December 2020, Councilmember Andrew Cohen resigned from his seat in order to assume his new position as a justice of the Bronx Supreme Court, triggering a special election. The election, which was won by Eric Dinowitz, was among the first in the city to use ranked-choice voting. 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.

2021 New York City Council special election, District 11 [13]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Nonpartisan Eric Dinowitz 65,57963.6%
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Nonpartisan Mino Lora63,18836.4%
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Nonpartisan Jessica Haller51,68218.7%
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Nonpartisan Dan Padernacht41,20412.9%
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Nonpartisan Kevin Pazmino32002.1%
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Nonpartisan Carlton Berkley21721.8%
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Write-in 1240.3%
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2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 11 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrew Cohen 16,783
Working Families Andrew Cohen 1,477
Total Andrew Cohen (incumbent) 18,260 84.6
Republican Judah Powers2,321
Conservative Judah Powers594
TotalJudah Powers2,91513.5
Animal RightsRoxanne Delgado3371.6
Write-in 610.3
Total votes21,573 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 11 [15] [16]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrew Cohen 8,039 68.4
Democratic Clifford Stanton3,71131.6
Write-in 10.0
Total votes11,751 100
General election
Democratic Andrew Cohen 14,715
Working Families Andrew Cohen 949
Total Andrew Cohen 15,664 79.6
Republican Patricia Brink2,37912.1
School ChoiceCheryl Keeling5522.8
Conservative William Kalaidjian5422.8
Green John Reynolds5082.6
Write-in 220.1
Total votes19,667 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ "District 11 - Eric Dinowitz". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Candidate List 2025 Citywide Elections". NYC Campaign Finance Board. January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".
  10. ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  12. ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Special Election March 23rd, 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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