New York City's 3rd City Council district
New York City's 3rd City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Erik Bottcher (D—Chelsea) |
| 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] | |
New York City's 3rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Erik Bottcher, who took office in 2022.[3] Notable former representatives include Council Speakers Corey Johnson and Christine Quinn.
Geography
[edit]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, Times Square, and the Upper West Side.[4]
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 2, 4, 5, and 7, and with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps 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.[5]
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.
Recent election results
[edit]2023 (redistricting)
[edit]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.[6]
| 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
[edit]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.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Theodore S. Weiss (1966-1973)
- Miriam Friedlander (1974-1991)
- Carol Greitzer (1991)
- Thomas Duane (1992-1998)
- Christine Quinn (1999-2013)
- Corey Johnson (2014–2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "District 3 - Erik Bottcher". New York City Council. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 14, 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.
- ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
