New York City's 5th City Council district

New York City's 5th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Ben Kallos since 2014; Kallos is term-limited in 2021, and will likely be succeeded by fellow Democrat Julie Menin.[3]

New York City's 5th City Council district
Councilmember                      Ben Kallos (D—Upper East Side)


Population (2010)                 161,269[1]
Registered voters (2021)     134,893[2]

Demographics                      78% White
                                               10% Asian
                                               7% Hispanic
                                               3% Black
                                               2% Other

Registration                          60.6% Democratic
                                               13.5% Republican
                                               22.2% No party preference

Geography

District 5 is based largely in Manhattan's Upper East Side, also covering Roosevelt Island and a small portion of East Harlem.[4]

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 6, 8, and 11, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 12th congressional district with a small extension into the 13th district. It also overlaps with the 28th, 29th, and 30th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 68th, 73rd, and 76th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

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 5 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round		 Maximum
votes		 Share in
maximum
round		 Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Julie Menin 6 12,083 56.0%
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Democratic Tricia Shimamura 6 9,485 44.0%
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Democratic Rebecca Lamorte 5 4,699 20.3%
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Democratic Kim Moscaritolo 4 3,534 14.8%
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Democratic Billy Freeland 3 2,853 11.6%
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Democratic Christopher Sosa 2 1,491 5.9%
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Democratic Marco Tamayo 2 671 2.6%
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2021 New York City Council election, District 5 general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Menin 25,365 75.8
Republican Mark Foley 7,541 22.5
Liberal Mark Foley 445 1.3
Total Mark Foley 7,986 23.8
Total votes 33,464 100
Democratic hold

2017
2017 New York City Council election, District 5[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Kallos (incumbent) 7,847 74.6
Democratic Gwen Goodwin 1,582 15.0
Democratic Patrick Bobilin 1,044 9.9
Total votes 10,518 100
General election
Democratic Ben Kallos (incumbent) 23,434 80.2
Republican Frank Spotorno 5,679 19.4
Total votes 29,227 100
Democratic hold

2013
2013 New York City Council election, District 5[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Kallos 7,513 45.9
Democratic Micah Kellner 6,420 39.2
Democratic Ed Hartzog 2,429 14.8
Total votes 16,367 100
General election
Democratic Ben Kallos 18,135 57.1
Republican David Paul Garland 10,518 33.1
Working Families Micah Kellner 3,118 9.8
Total votes 31,783 100
Democratic hold

References
  1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. "District 5 - Ben Kallos". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  6. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  7. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  9. "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  10. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  11. "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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