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- ↑ "Special Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 77th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ↑ Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2009 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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