New York City's 12th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Riley since a 2020 special election to replace disgraced fellow Democrat Andy King.[3]
New York City's 12th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Kevin Riley (D—Eastchester) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 171,182 |
| Demographics | |
| • Black | 67% |
| • Hispanic | 25% |
| • White | 4% |
| • Asian | 2% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 79.9% |
| • Republican | 3.4% |
| • No party preference | 14.0% |
| Registered voters (2021) 112,477[2] | |
Geography
editDistrict 12 covers the farthest northeastern neighborhoods of the Bronx, including all of Williamsbridge, Baychester, Co-op City, and Eastchester as well as part of Wakefield.[4]
The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 10, 11, and 12, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 16th congressional district, with a small extension into the 14th district. It also overlaps with the 34th and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
With its population base in heavily-Black neighborhoods like Williamsbridge and Baychester, District 12 is the only majority-Black City Council district in the Bronx.
Recent election results
edit2023 (redistricting)
editDue 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]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kevin Riley (incumbent) | 5,882 | 81.7 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Hamilton-Johnson | 902 | 12.5 | |
| Democratic | Aisha Ahmed | 396 | 5.5 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 7,200 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Kevin Riley (incumbent) | 9,557 | 92.8 | |
| Republican | Dewayne Lee | 692 | 6.7 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 10,303 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021
editIn 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.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin Riley (incumbent) | 3 | 9,595 | 59.1% |
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| Democratic | Pamela Hamilton-Johnson | 3 | 6,643 | 40.9% |
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| Democratic | Shanequa Moore | 2 | 3,660 | 21.1% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 209 | 1.2% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin Riley (incumbent) | 17,959 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 80 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 18,039 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020 special
editIn October 2020, Andy King was expelled from the City Council for harassment, discrimination, and conflict of interest, triggering a special election for his seat. 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice & Unity | Kevin Riley | 4,879 | 68.1 | |
| Social Change | Pamela Hamilton-Johnson | 1,747 | 24.4 | |
| Bronx 12 Matters | Neville Mitchell | 236 | 3.3 | |
| Write-in | Bernard Cylich | 143 | 2.0 | |
| Write-in | 136 | 1.9 | ||
| Total votes | 7,160 | 100 | ||
2017
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Andy King (incumbent) | 7,936 | 68.2 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Hamilton-Johnson | 3,167 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Karree-Lyn Gordon | 513 | 4.4 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 11,639 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Andy King (incumbent) | 22,022 | 94.0 | |
| Conservative | Adrienne Erwin | 1,384 | 5.9 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 23,437 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Andy King (incumbent) | 8,638 | 57.4 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Johnson[17] | 4,907 | 32.6 | |
| Democratic | Lenford Edie | 757 | 5.0 | |
| Democratic | Adeyemi LaCrown Toba | 757 | 5.0 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 15,061 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Andy King | 21,044 | ||
| Working Families | Andy King | 546 | ||
| Total | Andy King (incumbent) | 21,590 | 95.6 | |
| Republican | Robert Diamond | 571 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Diamond | 133 | ||
| Total | Robert Diamond | 704 | 3.1 | |
| Green | Trevor Archer | 274 | 1.2 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 22,585 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "District 12 - Kevin Riley". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Special Election 2020 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Johnson would later run for the district several more times under the name Pamela Hamilton-Johnson.