New York City's 35th City Council district

New York City's 35th City Council district
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
• Councilmember	. Crystal Hudson . D–Prospect Heights
Population  (2023) [1]
• Total	171,534
Demographics
•  White	38%
•  Black	35%
•  Hispanic	14%
•  Asian	7%
• Other	7%
Registration
•  Democratic	79%
•  Republican	4%
• No party preference	15%
Registered voters (2023) 120,575 [2]

New York City's 35th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Crystal Hudson, who took office in 2022. ^[3]

Geography

District 35 covers a series of Brooklyn neighborhoods to the north and east of Prospect Park, including Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, and parts of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. ^[4] A small section of Prospect Park proper is also located within the district.

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9, and with New York's 7th, 8th, and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 20th, 21st, 25th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 43rd, 50th, 52nd, 56th, and 57th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Members representing the district

Members	Party	Years served	Electoral history
District established January 1, 1983
Jerome X. O'Donovan (Dongan Hills)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1991	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1985. Re-elected in 1989. Redistricted to the 49th district.
Mary Pinkett (Crown Heights)	Democratic	January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out.
James E. Davis (Crown Heights)	Democratic	January 1, 2002 – July 23, 2003	Elected in 2001. Renominated, then assassinated.
Vacant		July 23, 2003 – January 1, 2004
Letitia James (Clinton Hill)	Working Families	January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2013	Elected in 2003. Switched parties and re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Termed out and ran for New York City Public Advocate.
	Democratic
Laurie Cumbo (Crown Heights)	Democratic	January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021	Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out.
Crystal Hudson (Prospect Heights)	Democratic	January 1, 2022 –	Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023.

Recent election results

2025

The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025. ^[6]

2025 New York City Council election, District 35 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crystal Hudson (incumbent)	34,286	84.6
	Democratic	Dion Ashman	3,214	7.9
	Democratic	Hector Robertson	1,881	4.6
	Democratic	Kenny Lever	913	2.3
	Write-in		225	0.6
Total votes			40,519	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Crystal Hudson
	Working Families	Crystal Hudson
	Total	Crystal Hudson (incumbent)
	Conservative	Benny Rosenberger
	United Alliance	Hector Robertson
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

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. ^[8]

2023 New York City Council election, District 35 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crystal Hudson	10,094
	Working Families	Crystal Hudson	3,842
	Total	Crystal Hudson (incumbent)	13,936	97.3
	Write-in		377	2.7
Total votes			14,313	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 35 Democratic primary ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Crystal Hudson	3	16,564	54.0%	​​
	Democratic	Michael Hollingsworth	3	14,138	46.0%	​​
	Democratic	Renee Collymore	2	4,438	12.7%	​​
	Democratic	Curtis Harris	2	1,652	4.7%	​​
	Democratic	Regina Kinsey	2	1,637	4.7%	​​
	Democratic	Deirdre Levy	2	1,398	4.0%	​​
	Democratic	Hector Robertson	2	504	1.4%	​​
	Write-in		1	68	0.2%	​​

An interactive map of District 35

2021 New York City Council election, District 35 general election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crystal Hudson	29,003	94.7
	Common Sense	Regina Kinsey	1,475	4.8
	Write-in		160	0.5
Total votes			30,638	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 35 ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurie Cumbo (incumbent)	10,421	57.4
	Democratic	Ede Fox	7,549	41.6
	Democratic	Jabari Brisport (write-in)	113	0.6
	Write-in		63	0.4
Total votes			18,146	100
	Green	Jabari Brisport	32	88.9
	Green	Scott Hutchins	4	11.1
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			36	100
General election
	Democratic	Laurie Cumbo (incumbent)	21,695	67.2
	Green	Jabari Brisport	8,117
	Socialist	Jabari Brisport	1,190
	Total	Jabari Brisport	9,307	28.8
	Republican	Christine Parker	1,203	3.7
	Write-in		57	0.3
Total votes			32,262	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 35 ^{[16] [17]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurie Cumbo	7,561	36.2
	Democratic	Olanike Alabi	5,369	25.7
	Democratic	Ede Fox	5,340	25.6
	Democratic	Jelani Mashariki	1,341	6.4
	Democratic	F. Richard Hurley	1,245	6.0
	Write-in		3	0.0
Total votes			20,859	100
General election
	Democratic	Laurie Cumbo	23,164
	Working Families	Laurie Cumbo	3,321
	Total	Laurie Cumbo	26,485	99.7
	Write-in		80	0.3
Total votes			26,565	100
	Democratic hold

References

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