New York City's 26th City Council district

New York City's 26th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Won since 2022. She replaced former councilman Jimmy Van Bramer who was term-limited and ran unsuccessfully for Queens Borough President.^[3]

New York City's 26th City Council district
Government
• Councilmember	Julie Won (D–Sunnyside)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	161,419
Demographics
• Hispanic	36%
• White	28%
• Asian	27%
• Black	6%
• Other	3%
Registration
• Democratic	65.6%
• Republican	8.6%
• No party preference	22.7%
Registered voters (2021) 106,058[2]

Geography

District 26 covers the westernmost neighborhoods of Queens along the East River, including Long Island City, Sunnyside, southern Astoria, and northern Woodside.^[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 1 and 2, and with New York's 6th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 12th, 13th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 30th, 34th, 36th, 37th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

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]

2023 New York City Council election, District 26^[7][8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Won (incumbent)	3,701	60.9
	Democratic	Hailie Kim	2,298	37.8
	Write-in		76	1.3
Total votes			6,075	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Julie Won	6,930
	Working Families	Julie Won	1,524
	Total	Julie Won (incumbent)	8,454	78.9
	Republican	Marvin Jeffcoat	2,020
	Medical Freedom	Marvin Jeffcoat	118
	Total	Marvin Jeffcoat	2,138	20.0
	Write-in		119	1.1
Total votes			10,711	100.0
	Democratic hold

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.^[9]

2021 New York City Council election, District 26 Democratic primary^[10]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Julie Won	15	6,822	56.7%	​​
	Democratic	Amit Bagga	15	5,211	43.3%	​​
	Democratic	Brent O'Leary	14	3,150	22.7%	​​
	Democratic	Julia Forman	13	2,705	17.9%	​​
	Democratic	Ebony Young	12	1,807	11.4%	​​
	Democratic	Denise Keehan-Smith	11	1,533	9.4%	​​
	Democratic	Badrun Khan	10	1,340	8.0%	​​
	Democratic	Hailie Kim	9	1,166	6.9%	​​
	Democratic	Jonathan Bailey	8	1,002	5.8%	​​
	Democratic	Glennis Gomez	7	733	4.2%	​​
	Democratic	Emily Sharpe	6	679	3.9%	​​
	Democratic	Jesse Laymon	5	609	3.5%	​​
	Democratic	Steven Raga	4	570	3.2%	​​
	Democratic	Lorenzo Brea	3	368	2.1%	​​
	Democratic	Sultan Maruf	2	295	1.7%	​​
	Write-in		1	46	0.3%	​​

An interactive map of District 26

2021 New York City Council election, District 26 general election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Won	15,398	77.3
	Republican	Marvin Jeffcoat	3,842
	Conservative	Marvin Jeffcoat	561
	Total	Marvin Jeffcoat	4,403	22.1
	Write-in		106	0.6
Total votes			19,907	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 26^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Van Bramer	15,285
	Working Families	Jimmy Van Bramer	1,816
	Total	Jimmy Van Bramer (incumbent)	17,101	85.1
	Republican	Marvin Jeffcoat	2,477
	Conservative	Marvin Jeffcoat	461
	Total	Marvin Jeffcoat	2,938	14.6
	Write-in		69	0.3
Total votes			20,108	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 26^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Van Bramer	12,897
	Working Families	Jimmy Van Bramer	1,506
	Total	Jimmy Van Bramer (incumbent)	14,403	99.4
	Write-in		94	0.6
Total votes			14,497	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
3. "District 26 - Julie Won". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
6. 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.
7. "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
8. "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
9. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
10. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
11. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
12. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
13. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.