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The 2023 New York City Council elections were held on November 7, 2023, with primaries having occurred on June 27, 2023.[1][2] 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.[3] Party nominees were chosen using ranked-choice voting.[4]
Two incumbents lost re-election; Democrat Marjorie Velazquez lost to Republican Kristy Marmorato, while Republican Ari Kagan, who was elected as a Democrat in 2021 but switched parties in 2022, lost to a fellow incumbent, Democrat Justin Brannan. Brannan and Kagan had been placed in the same district, creating a new district with no incumbent which was won by Democrat Susan Zhuang. All other incumbents were re-elected except for two: Democrat Kristin Richardson Jordan, who retired and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Yusef Salaam, and Democrat Charles Barron, who ran for re-election but lost the Democratic primary to Chris Banks, who went on to win the general election.
The partisan composition of the council remained unchanged. This was the most seats won by the Republican Party in a New York City Council election since 1997.
- ^ "Disclosure Deadlines: 2023 City Council Elections". www.nyccfb.info. New York City Campaign Finance Board. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "The Contest List General Election 2023 - 11/07/2023" (PDF). vote.nyc. September 22, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ranked Choice Voting Frequently Asked Questions - DemocracyNYC". www.nyc.gov. City of New York. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.