New York City's 20th City Council district

New York City's 20th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Republican-turned-Democrat Peter Koo since 2010; Koo is term-limited in 2021, and will likely be succeeded by fellow Democrat Sandra Ung.[3]

New York City's 20th City Council district
Councilmember                      Peter Koo (D—Flushing)


Population (2010)                 160,913[1]
Registered voters (2021)     76,196[2]

Demographics                      64% Asian
                                               16% Hispanic
                                               15% White
                                               3% Black
                                               2% Other

Registration                          56.7% Democratic
                                               10.9% Republican
                                               29.9% No party preference

Geography

District 20 is based in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, covering its downtown areas as well as its Murray Hill and Queensboro Hill subsections.[4] Kissena Park is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 7 and 11, and is contained entirely within New York's 6th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 11th and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 25th, 26th, and 40th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

With its population base in Flushing, which has a large number of Korean and Chinese American residents, the 20th district is the most Asian district in the City Council and the only district with an Asian majority. Former 20th district councilmember John Liu was the first Asian American elected to the City Council, and current councilmember Peter Koo remains only one of two Asian Americans in the body (alongside Margaret Chin).

Recent election results

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.[6]

2021 New York City Council election, District 20 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round		 Maximum
votes		 Share in
maximum
round		 Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Sandra Ung 8 4,205 55.2%
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Democratic Ellen Young 8 3,406 44.8%
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Democratic Neng Wang 7 2,146 25.2%
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Democratic John Choe 6 1,845 20.2%
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Democratic Anthony Miranda 5 1,550 15.9%
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Democratic Hailing Chen 4 1,337 12.8%
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Democratic Dao Yin 3 968 9.1%
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Democratic Ming-Kang Low 2 50 0.5%
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2021 New York City Council election, District 20 general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Ung 7,718 59.3
Republican Yu-Ching Pai 4,781 36.7
Conservative Yu-Ching Pai 487 3.7
Total Yu-Ching Pai 5,268 40.4
Total votes 13,021 100
Democratic hold

2017
2017 New York City Council election, District 20[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Koo (incumbent) 3,822 58.2
Democratic Alison Tan 2,719 41.4
Total votes 6,569 100
General election
Democratic Peter Koo (incumbent) 9,065 97.8
Total votes 9,268 100
Democratic hold

2013
2013 New York City Council election, District 20[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Koo (incumbent) 9,073 79.7
Jobs & Education Martha Flores-Vazquez 1,182 10.4
Reform Sunny Hahn 729 6.4
Green Evergreen Chou 385 3.4
Total votes 11,389 100
Democratic hold

References
  1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. "District 20 - Peter Koo". New York City Council. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  10. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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