New York City's 19th City Council district
Place
New York City's 19th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council . It is currently represented by Republican Vickie Paladino , who took office in 2022.[ 3]
Geography
District 19 covers neighborhoods along the shoreline of far eastern Queens , including Auburndale , College Point , Whitestone , Bay Terrace , Beechhurst , and parts of Flushing , Bayside , and Douglaston–Little Neck .[ 4]
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 7 and 11 , and with New York's 3rd , 6th , and 14th congressional districts . It also overlaps with the 11th and 16th districts of the New York State Senate , and with the 25th, 26th, 27th, and 40th districts of the New York State Assembly .[ 5]
Recent election results
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]
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]
An interactive map of District 19
2021 New York City Council election , District 19 Republican primary, Conservative primary & general election[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Vickie Paladino 1,765
51.6
Republican
John-Alexander Sakelos
1,608
47.0
Write-in
47
1.4
Total votes
3,420
100
Conservative John-Alexander Sakelos
107
88.4
Conservative
Dawn Anatra
10
8.3
Write-in
4
3.3
Total votes
121
100
General election
Republican
Vickie Paladino 12,325
Independent
Vickie Paladino 465
Total
Vickie Paladino 12,790
47.1
Democratic
Tony Avella
12,400
45.7
Conservative
John-Alexander Sakelos
1,641
Save Our City
John-Alexander Sakelos
216
Total
John-Alexander Sakelos
1,857
6.8
Write-in
71
0.4
Total votes
27,118
100
Republican gain from Democratic
2017
2017 New York City Council election , District 19[ 15] [ 16]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Paul Vallone (incumbent) 3,192
55.1
Democratic
Paul Graziano
2,596
44.8
Write-in
10
0.1
Total votes
5,798
100
General election
Democratic
Paul Vallone 13,779
Working Families
Paul Vallone 1,210
Total
Paul Vallone (incumbent) 14,989
57.8
Republican
Konstantinos Poulidis
6,347
24.5
Reform
Paul Graziano
4,555
17.6
Write-in
20
0.1
Total votes
25,911
100
Democratic hold
2013
2013 New York City Council election , District 19[ 17] [ 18]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Paul Vallone 2,922
31.2
Democratic
Austin Shafran
2,728
29.1
Democratic
Paul Graziano
1,602
17.1
Democratic
John Duane
1,164
12.4
Democratic
Chrissy Voskerichian
963
10.3
Write-in
0
0.0
Total votes
9,379
100
General election
Democratic
Paul Vallone 12,752
Independence
Paul Vallone 610
Total
Paul Vallone 13,362
57.1
Republican
Dennis Saffran
8,178
Conservative
Dennis Saffran
1,469
Reform
Dennis Saffran
318
Total
Dennis Saffran
9,965
42.6
Write-in
57
0.3
Total votes
23,384
100
Democratic gain from Republican
References
^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level" . NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "District 19 - Vickie Paladino" . New York City Council. Retrieved January 5, 2022 .^ "Council Members & Districts" . New York City Council. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "NYC Boundaries Map" . BetaNYC. Retrieved June 22, 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 . ^ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023 .^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 6, 2023 .^ Marked as "Conservative/Common Sense".
^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?" . The City. Retrieved June 22, 2021 . ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021 .^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, REP Council Member 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021 .^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, CON Council Member 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021 .^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021 .^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 19th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .
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