New York City's 26th City Council district
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New York City's 26th City Council district | |
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.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Julie Won (D–Sunnyside) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 161,419 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 36% |
| • White | 28% |
| • Asian | 27% |
| • Black | 6% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 65.6% |
| • Republican | 8.6% |
| • No party preference | 22.7% |
| Registered voters (2021) 106,058[2] | |
New York City's 26th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Won since 2022. She replaced former councilman Jimmy Van Bramer who was term-limited and ran unsuccessfully for Queens Borough President.[3]
District 26 covers the westernmost neighborhoods of Queens along the East River, including Long Island City, Sunnyside, southern Astoria, and northern Woodside.[4]
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 1 and 2, and with New York's 6th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 12th, 13th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 30th, 34th, 36th, 37th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julie Won (incumbent) | 33,425 | 81.4 | |
| Republican | John Healy | 6,607 | ||
| Conservative | John Healy | 891 | ||
| Total | John Healy | 7,498 | 18.3 | |
| Write-in | 152 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 41,075 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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.[7]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Julie Won (incumbent) | 3,701 | 60.9 | |
| Democratic | Hailie Kim | 2,298 | 37.8 | |
| Write-in | 76 | 1.3 | ||
| Total votes | 6,075 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Julie Won | 6,930 | ||
| Working Families | Julie Won | 1,524 | ||
| Total | Julie Won (incumbent) | 8,454 | 78.9 | |
| Republican | Marvin Jeffcoat | 2,020 | ||
| Medical Freedom | Marvin Jeffcoat | 118 | ||
| Total | Marvin Jeffcoat | 2,138 | 20.0 | |
| Write-in | 119 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 10,711 | 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]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julie Won | 15 | 6,822 | 56.7% |
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| Democratic | Amit Bagga | 15 | 5,211 | 43.3% |
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| Democratic | Brent O'Leary | 14 | 3,150 | 22.7% |
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| Democratic | Julia Forman | 13 | 2,705 | 17.9% |
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| Democratic | Ebony Young | 12 | 1,807 | 11.4% |
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| Democratic | Denise Keehan-Smith | 11 | 1,533 | 9.4% |
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| Democratic | Badrun Khan | 10 | 1,340 | 8.0% |
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| Democratic | Hailie Kim | 9 | 1,166 | 6.9% |
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| Democratic | Jonathan Bailey | 8 | 1,002 | 5.8% |
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| Democratic | Glennis Gomez | 7 | 733 | 4.2% |
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| Democratic | Emily Sharpe | 6 | 679 | 3.9% |
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| Democratic | Jesse Laymon | 5 | 609 | 3.5% |
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| Democratic | Steven Raga | 4 | 570 | 3.2% |
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| Democratic | Lorenzo Brea | 3 | 368 | 2.1% |
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| Democratic | Sultan Maruf | 2 | 295 | 1.7% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 46 | 0.3% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julie Won | 15,398 | 77.3 | |
| Republican | Marvin Jeffcoat | 3,842 | ||
| Conservative | Marvin Jeffcoat | 561 | ||
| Total | Marvin Jeffcoat | 4,403 | 22.1 | |
| Write-in | 106 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 19,907 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jimmy Van Bramer | 15,285 | ||
| Working Families | Jimmy Van Bramer | 1,816 | ||
| Total | Jimmy Van Bramer (incumbent) | 17,101 | 85.1 | |
| Republican | Marvin Jeffcoat | 2,477 | ||
| Conservative | Marvin Jeffcoat | 461 | ||
| Total | Marvin Jeffcoat | 2,938 | 14.6 | |
| Write-in | 69 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 20,108 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jimmy Van Bramer | 12,897 | ||
| Working Families | Jimmy Van Bramer | 1,506 | ||
| Total | Jimmy Van Bramer (incumbent) | 14,403 | 99.4 | |
| Write-in | 94 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 14,497 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ↑ "District 26 - Julie Won". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2025 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ↑ 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 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
