2013 New York City Council election explained

Election Name:2013 New York City Council election
Country:New York City
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2009 New York City Council election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2017 New York City Council election
Next Year:2017
Seats For Election:All 51 seats on the New York City Council
Majority Seats:26
Election Date:November 5, 2013
Leader1:Melissa Mark-Viverito
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:8th-Manhattan
Last Election1:46 seats
Seats1:48
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:655,394
Percentage1:78.99%
Leader2:James Oddo
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:50th-Staten Island
Last Election2:4 seats
Seats2:3
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:133,337
Percentage2:16.07%
Map Size:300px
Speaker
Before Election:Christine Quinn
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Melissa Mark-Viverito
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

Elections for members of the New York City Council were held in 2013. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2013, for all 51 districts of the city council. Many incumbents are termed out of office, while others were defeated in the primary, resulting in the largest turnover of council members since 2001, when 36 new members were nominated and elected to office in the council. Those who won their primaries without another contending party in the same district are considered the effective winner of the seat outright.

Incumbents not seeking reelection

Term-limited incumbents

17 incumbent councilors (16 Democrats and 1 Republican) were prevented from seeking a 4th consecutive term by term limits.

  1. Christine Quinn (D), District 3
  2. Gale Brewer (D), District 6
  3. Robert Jackson (D), District 7
  4. Oliver Koppell (D), District 11
  5. Joel Rivera (D), District 15
  6. Helen Foster (D), District 16
  7. Peter Vallone Jr. (D), District 22
  8. James F. Gennaro (D), District 24
  9. Leroy Comrie (D), District 27
  10. Diana Reyna (D), District 34
  11. Albert Vann (D), District 36
  12. Erik Martin Dilan (D), District 37
  13. Charles Barron (D), District 42
  14. Lewis A. Fidler (D), District 46
  15. Domenic Recchia (D), District 47
  16. Michael Chaim Nelson (D), District 48
  17. James Oddo (R), District 50

Retiring incumbents

  1. Jessica Lappin (D), District 5
  2. Dan Halloran (R), District 19
  3. Letitia James (WFP), District 35

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent Democrat was defeated in the September primary election.

Results

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Manhattan

Democratic primary
General election

District 2

Democratic primary
General election

District 3

Democratic primary
General election

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Garodnick was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 5

Democratic primary
General election

District 6

Democratic primary
General election

District 7

Democratic primary
General election

District 9

Democratic primary
General election

District 10

Democratic primary
General election

Manhattan/Bronx crossover

District 8

Democratic primary
General election

The Bronx

District 11

Democratic primary
General election

District 12

Democratic primary
General election

District 13

Incumbent Democrat James Vacca was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 14

Democratic primary
General election

District 15

Democratic primary
General election

District 16

Democratic primary
General election

District 17

Democratic primary
General election

District 18

Democratic primary
General election

Bronx/Queens crossover

District 22

Democratic primary
General election

Queens

District 19

Democratic primary
General election

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Peter Koo was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Julissa Ferreras was unopposed in the Democratic primary

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Mark Weprin was unopposed in the Democratic primary

District 24

Democratic primary
General election

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Dromm was unopposed in the Democratic primary

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Jimmy Van Bramer was unopposed in the Democratic primary

District 27

Democratic primary
General election

District 28

Democratic primary
General election

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Karen Koslowitz was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Crowley was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 31

Democratic primary
General election

District 32

Incumbent Republican Eric Ulrich was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
General election

Queens/Brooklyn crossover

District 34

Democratic primary
Working Families primary
General election

Brooklyn

District 33

Democratic primary
General election

District 35

Democratic primary
General election

District 36

Democratic primary
General election

District 37

Democratic primary
General election

District 38

Democratic primary
Endorsements
  • Results
  • General election

    District 39

    Incumbent Democrat Brad Lander was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

    District 40

    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 41

    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 42

    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 43

    Incumbent Democrat Vincent J. Gentile was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

    District 44

    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 45

    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 46

    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 47

    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 48

    Democratic primary
    General election

    Staten Island

    District 49

    Incumbent Democrat Debi Rose was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

    District 50

    Republican primary
    Democratic primary
    General election

    District 51

    Incumbent Republican Vincent M. Ignizio was unopposed in the Republican primary.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Carlos Menchaca's primary victory lifts Mexican New Yorkers' political hopes. Albor. Ruiz. September 11, 2013. June 4, 2020. New York Daily News.