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New York City voters’ first major tryout of ranked-choice voting may be over, but now the work of tallying votes – including absentee ballots still yet to be returned – begins. As of late Tuesday night, few of the more than 300 candidates in three dozen open City Council districts were decisively declaring victory or conceding defeat.
While Council Members Carlina Rivera, Rafael Salamanca Jr. and Farah Louis were a few of the Democrats to face primaries as incumbents, those challenges weren’t particularly competitive and each of the incumbents swon easy victories. And a few new City Council candidates also won, with Democrat Jennifer Gutierrez and Republican Joann Ariola, who The New York Times declared as the winners in the 34th and 32nd Council Districts, respectively.
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UpdatedWed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:57 pm ET
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An image of Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez wearing a mask. (Shutterstock / Ron Adar)
UPPER MANHATTAN, NY For the first time since 2009, Washington Heights and Inwood will have somebody other than Ydanis Rodriguez representing them in the City Council.
In 2021, there is a crowded field of eight candidates running in the 10th District, which covers the two neighborhoods and Marble Hill.
The candidates range from local Assembly members to immigration and criminal justice attorneys to teachers that work in Upper Manhattan.
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Five of the eight candidates have raised over $15,000 in campaign funds as of Tuesday three have raised over $60,000.