New York City's 23rd City Council district

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New York City's 23rd City Council district
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Government
  Councilmember  Linda Lee (DOakland Gardens)
Population
 (2010) [1]
  Total151,382
Demographics
   Asian 37%
   White 31%
   Hispanic 14%
   Black 12%
  Other6%
Registration
   Democratic 60.0%
   Republican 12.8%
  No party preference24.0%
Registered voters (2021) 105,007 [2]

New York City's 23rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Linda Lee since 2022. She replaced former council member Barry Grodenchik, who chose not to seek re-election in 2021. [3]

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Geography

District 23 is based in the pseudo-suburbs of far eastern Queens, covering some or all of Glen Oaks, Bellerose, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, and Floral Park, and parts of Douglaston–Little Neck, Bayside, Hollis, and Queens Village. [4] Its border with Nassau County is the easternmost point in New York City. Cunningham Park and most of Alley Pond Park are located within the district.

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 8, 11, 12, and 13 and with New York's 3rd, 5th, and 6th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 11th, 14th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th, and 33rd districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

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 23 [7] [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Lee (incumbent) 4,113 65.6
Democratic Steve Behar1,91729.2
Democratic Rubaiya Rahman4907.5
Write-in 470.7
Total votes6,567 100.0
General election
Democratic Linda Lee (incumbent) 9,399 63.3
Republican Bernard Chow [9] 4,703
Conservative Bernard Chow [10] 520
TotalBernard Chow5,22335.2
Write-in 2191.5
Total votes14,841 100.0
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. [11]

2021 New York City Council election, District 23 Democratic primary [12]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round
Maximum
votes
Share in
maximum
round
Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Linda Lee 57,17354.5%
Democratic Jaslin Kaur55,99245.5%
Democratic Steve Behar42,42715.9%
Democratic Debra Markell42,30015.1%
Democratic Sanjeev Jindal32,00912.5%
Democratic Koshy Thomas27884.8%
Democratic Harpreet Singh Toor26884.2%
Write-in 1570.3%
New York City's 23rd City Council district
An interactive map of District 23
2021 New York City Council election, District 23 Republican primary & general election [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Reilly 1,040 66.5
Republican Alex Amoroso46129.5
Write-in 634.0
Total votes1,564 100
General election
Democratic Linda Lee 14,847 64.6
Republican James Reilly7,112
Conservative James Reilly966
TotalJames Reilly8,07835.2
Write-in 530.2
Total votes22,978 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 23 [15] [16]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) 4,639 79.2
Democratic Benny Itteera1,18320.2
Write-in 330.6
Total votes5,855 100
General election
Democratic Barry Grodenchik 14,832
Working Families Barry Grodenchik 851
Total Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) 15,683 64.8
Republican Joseph Concannon6,494
Conservative Joseph Concannon1,349
Stop De BlasioJoseph Concannon208
TotalJoseph Concannon8,05133.2
John Y. LimJohn Lim4621.9
Write-in 180.1
Total votes24,214 100
Democratic hold

2015 special

In 2015, Councilman Mark Weprin took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, leaving his seat vacant. Most special elections in New York City are officially nonpartisan, but because the election to fill Weprin's seat coincided with the 2015 municipal elections, a standard partisan primary and general election were held.

2015 New York City Council special election, District 23 [17] [18]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barry Grodenchik 1,942 27.1
Democratic Bob Friedrich1,63322.8
Democratic Rebecca Lynch1,46620.4
Democratic Satnam Singh Parhar1,18416.5
Democratic Ali Najmi6619.2
Democratic Celia Dosamantes2753.8
Write-in 110.2
Total votes7,172 100
General election
Democratic Barry Grodenchik 6,156 55.0
Republican Joseph Concannon3,216
Conservative Joseph Concannon940
Reform Joseph Concannon86
TotalJoseph Concannon4,24237.9
Working Families Rebecca Lynch7877.0
Write-in 90.1
Total votes11,194 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 23 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Weprin (incumbent) 16,788 84.0
Reform Joseph Concannon3,17215.9
Write-in 260.1
Total votes19,986 100
Democratic hold

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