New York City's 8th City Council district
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New York City's 8th City Council district | |
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.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Country | United States |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Elsie Encarnacion (D—East Harlem) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 162,606 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 50% |
| • Black | 22% |
| • White | 20% |
| • Asian | 6% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 76.8% |
| • Republican | 4.3% |
| • No party preference | 16.1% |
| Registered voters (2021) 117,149[2] | |
New York City's 8th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Elsie Encarnacion since 2026, succeeding term-limited fellow Democrat Diana Ayala. Among the seat's former occupants includes former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.[3]
District 8 covers several majority-Hispanic neighborhoods in northern Manhattan and the South Bronx, including Mott Haven, Port Morris, most of East Harlem, and parts of Highbridge, Concourse, and Longwood.[4] Randalls and Wards Islands are also a part of the district.
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Board 11 and Bronx Community Boards 1, 2, and 4, and with New York's 12th, 13th, and 15th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 29th, 30th, and 32nd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 68th, 77th, 84th, and 85th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
The district is one of three in the City Council to span two different boroughs, the others being the 34th district in Brooklyn and Queens and the 50th district in Brooklyn and Staten Island. Although the 8th district's population is split evenly across Manhattan and the Bronx, its five most recent councilmembers have all hailed from Manhattan.
Recent election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elsie Encarnacion | 7 | 6,689 | 58.6% |
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| Democratic | Wilfredo Lopez | 7 | 4,718 | 41.4% |
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| Democratic | Clarisa Ayaleto | 6 | 3,101 | 24.1% |
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| Democratic | Raymond Santana | 5 | 2,514 | 18.2% |
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| Democratic | Rosa Diaz | 4 | 1,821 | 12.6% |
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| Democratic | Federico Colon | 3 | 1,376 | 9.1% |
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| Democratic | Nicholas Reyes | 2 | 1,097 | 7.1% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 86 | 0.6% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elsie Encarnacion | 20,972 | ||
| Working Families | Elsie Encarnacion | 3,681 | ||
| Total | Elsie Encarnacion | 24,653 | 84.7 | |
| Republican | Tyreek Goodman | 3,025 | ||
| Conservative | Tyreek Goodman | 461 | ||
| Total | Tyreek Goodman | 3,486 | 12.0 | |
| Unity | Federico Colon | 909 | 3.1 | |
| Write-in | 69 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 29,117 | 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.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diana Ayala (incumbent) | 5,571 | 87.3 | |
| Republican | Exodus Gary | 741 | 11.6 | |
| Write-in | 68 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 6,380 | 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]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Diana Ayala (incumbent) | 6,621 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Tamika Mapp | 3,391 | 28.9 | |
| Democratic | Antoinette Glover | 1,077 | 9.2 | |
| Democratic | Manuel Onativia | 512 | 4.4 | |
| Write-in | 121 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 11,722 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Diana Ayala (incumbent) | 12,007 | 98.8 | |
| Write-in | 142 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 12,149 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Diana Ayala | 4,012 | 43.5 | |
| Democratic | Robert Rodriguez | 3,895 | 42.2 | |
| Democratic | Tamika Mapp | 902 | 9.8 | |
| Democratic | Israel Martinez | 393 | 4.3 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 9,223 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Diana Ayala | 13,541 | ||
| Working Families | Diana Ayala | 800 | ||
| Total | Diana Ayala | 14,341 | 90.9 | |
| Republican | Daby Carreras | 738 | ||
| Reform | Daby Carreras | 61 | ||
| Stop De Blasio | Daby Carreras | 31 | ||
| No Rezoning 4 Ever | Daby Carreras | 16 | ||
| Total | Daby Carreras | 846 | 5.4 | |
| Conservative | Linda Ortiz | 531 | 3.4 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 15,777 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Melissa Mark-Viverito (incumbent) | 3,768 | 35.7 | |
| Democratic | Ralina Cardona | 1,899 | 18.0 | |
| Democratic | Edward Santos | 1,710 | 16.2 | |
| Democratic | Tamika Humphreys[17] | 1,215 | 11.5 | |
| Democratic | Gwen Goodwin | 986 | 9.3 | |
| Democratic | Sean Gardner | 986 | 9.3 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 10,567 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Melissa Mark-Viverito | 13,854 | ||
| Working Families | Melissa Mark-Viverito | 442 | ||
| Total | Melissa Mark-Viverito (incumbent) | 14,296 | 93.8 | |
| Republican | Ralina Cardona | 793 | 5.2 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Giattino | 131 | 0.9 | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 15,244 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "District 8 - Diana Ayala". New York City Council. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ↑ "General Election 2025 - Member of the City Council, 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 3, 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.
- ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 8th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ Humphreys would later run for the district again under her married name, Tamika Mapp
