New York City's 3rd City Council district
Place
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New York City's 3rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Carl Wilson since 2026, succeeding Erik Bottcher.[3] Notable former representatives include Council Speakers Corey Johnson and Christine Quinn.
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New York City's 3rd City Council district | |
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Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Carl Wilson (D—Hell's Kitchen) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 173,254 |
| Demographics | |
| • White | 67% |
| • Hispanic | 13% |
| • Asian | 12% |
| • Black | 5% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 66.4% |
| • Republican | 9.0% |
| • No party preference | 21.4% |
| Registered voters (2021) 148,339[2] | |
Geography
District 3 covers the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea, the West Village, Hell's Kitchen, Hudson Square, the Garment District, Flatiron, and parts of Greenwich Village, and Times Square.[4]
Chelsea and West Village, two of the district's main population centers, are both known as preeminent hubs for gay culture. Accordingly, the district has been represented by four consecutive gay councilmembers since 1992. The Stonewall Inn, considered to be the birthplace of gay rights in the United States, is located within the district.
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 2, 4 and 5, and with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 27th, 28th and 47th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 66th, 67th, 74th and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
2010s
District 3 covered the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea, the West Village, Hell's Kitchen, Hudson Square, the Garment District, Flatiron, and parts of Greenwich Village, Times Square, and the Upper West Side.[6]
The district overlapped with Manhattan Community Boards 2, 4, 5, and 7, and with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts. It also overlapped with the 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 66th, 67th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.[7]
Recent election results
2026 general
The June primary and November election coincides with midterm elections, including gubernatorial, congressional, and other statewide elections. Following Ballot Question 1's approval in 2019, the primary election will also utilize ranked-choice voting.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Wilson (incumbent) | 3 | 9,249 | 53.6% |
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| Democratic | Lindsey Boylan (withdrawn) | 3 | 8,005 | 46.4% |
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| Democratic | Layla Law-Gisiko | 2 | 2,327 | 12.8% |
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| Democratic | Leslie Boghosian Murphy | 2 | 1,681 | 9.2% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 197 | 1.1% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Wilson (incumbent) | |||
| Working Families | Lindsey Boylan | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
2026 special
Then-incumbent Erik Bottcher resigned on February 3, 2026 to serve in the New York State Senate. Two special elections were called: one to fill the seat for the remainder of 2026, and a standard partisan primary and general election to serve the remainder of Bottcher's term. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race is officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation. Following Ballot Question 1's approval in 2019, special elections will also utilize ranked-choice voting.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For All of Us | Carl Wilson | 4 | 7,885 | 59.4% |
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| People Power | Lindsey Boylan | 4 | 5,391 | 40.6% |
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| Affordable NYC | Layla Law-Gisiko | 3 | 3,450 | 24.1% |
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| CommunityStrong | Leslie Boghosian Murphy | 2 | 1,572 | 10.8% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 75 | 0.5% |
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2025
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher (incumbent) | 21,871 | 74.0 | |
| Democratic | Jacqueline Lara | 7,486 | 25.3 | |
| Write-in | 194 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 29,551 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher (incumbent) | 47,354 | 89.8 | |
| Fight and Deliver | Dominick Romeo[15] | 4,955 | 9.2 | |
| Write-in | 406 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 52,715 | 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.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher (incumbent) | 14,167 | 89.1 | |
| Republican | Robert Bobrick | 1,469 | ||
| Medical Freedom | Robert Bobrick | 179 | ||
| Total | Robert Bobrick | 1,648 | 10.4 | |
| Write-in | 88 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 15,903 | 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.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher | 4 | 17,027 | 71.4% |
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| Democratic | Arthur Schwartz | 4 | 6,806 | 28.6% |
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| Democratic | Leslie Boghosian Murphy | 4 | 5,669 | 21.6% |
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| Democratic | Aleta LaFargue | 4 | 3,439 | 12.6% |
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| Democratic | Marni Halasa | 3 | 2,442 | 8.7% |
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| Democratic | Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick | 2 | 1,597 | 5.6% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 125 | 0.4% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher | 27,347 | 98.5 | |
| Write-in | 418 | 1.5 | ||
| Total votes | 27,765 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Corey Johnson | 22,997 | ||
| Working Families | Corey Johnson | 2,747 | ||
| Total | Corey Johnson (incumbent) | 25,744 | 93.7 | |
| Eco Justice | Marni Halasa | 1,556 | 5.7 | |
| Write-in | 165 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 27,465 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Corey Johnson | 12,535 | 63.3 | |
| Democratic | Yetta Kurland | 7,275 | 36.7 | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 19,816 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Corey Johnson | 21,692 | ||
| Working Families | Corey Johnson | 1,916 | ||
| Total | Corey Johnson | 23,608 | 86.3 | |
| Republican | Richard Stewart | 3,691 | 13.5 | |
| Write-in | 72 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 27,371 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Previous councilmembers
- Theodore S. Weiss (1966-1973)
- Miriam Friedlander (1974-1991)
- Carol Greitzer (1991)
- Thomas Duane (1992-1998)
- Christine Quinn (1999-2013)
- Corey Johnson (2014–2021)
- Erik Bottcher (2021-2026)