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New York City's 36th City Council district

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New York City's 36th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember. Chi Ossé
. DCrown Heights
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total148,936
Demographics
 • Black70%
 • Hispanic18%
 • White7%
 • Asian2%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic81.2%
 • Republican2.5%
 • No party preference13.6%
Registered voters (2021) 124,480[2]

New York City's 36th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is represented by Democrat Chi Ossé.[3]

Geography

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District 36 is based largely in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant, also covering some of northern Crown Heights.[4]

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 3, and 8, and with New York's 7th, 8th, and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 20th, and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 43rd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 57th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Members representing the district

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Members Party Years served Electoral history
District established January 1, 1992

Annette Robinson
(Bedford–Stuyvesant)
Democratic January 1, 1992 –
December 31, 2001
Elected in 1991.
Re-elected in 1993.
Re-elected in 1997.
Termed out and ran for New York State Assembly.

Albert Vann
(Bedford–Stuyvesant)
Democratic January 1, 2002 –
December 31, 2013
Elected in 2001.
Re-elected in 2003.
Re-elected in 2005.
Re-elected in 2009.
Termed out.

Robert Cornegy
(Bedford–Stuyvesant)
Democratic January 1, 2014 –
January 1, 2022
Elected in 2013.
Re-elected in 2017.
Termed out and ran for Brooklyn Borough President.

Chi Ossé
(Crown Heights)
Democratic January 1, 2022 –
Elected in 2021.
Re-elected in 2023.

Recent election results

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2023 (redistricting)

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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 36[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chi Ossé 7,132
Working Families Chi Ossé 2,603
Total Chi Ossé (incumbent) 9,735 98.8
Write-in 123 1.2
Total votes 9,858 100.0
Democratic hold

2021

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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.[8]

2021 New York City Council election, District 36 Democratic primary[9]
Party Candidate Maximum
round
Maximum
votes
Share in
maximum
round
Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Chi Ossé 4 11,149 57.0%
Democratic Henry Butler 4 8,402 43.0%
Democratic Tahirah Moore 3 6,196 28.6%
Democratic Robert Waterman 2 3,281 14.1%
Democratic Reginald Swiney 2 628 2.7%
Write-in 1 86 0.4%
Map
An interactive map of District 36
2021 New York City Council election, District 36 general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chi Ossé 18,999 99.3
Write-in 125 0.7
Total votes 19,124 100
Democratic hold

2017

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2017 New York City Council election, District 36[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Cornegy (incumbent) 21,300 99.1
Write-in 195 0.9
Total votes 21,495 100
Democratic hold

2013

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2013 New York City Council election, District 36[12][13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Cornegy 4,370 30.3
Democratic Kirsten John Foy 4,302 29.9
Democratic Robert Waterman 3,149 21.9
Democratic Conrad Tillard 1,912 13.3
Democratic Reginald Swiney 674 4.7
Write-in 6 0.0
Total votes 14,413 100
General election
Democratic Robert Cornegy 17,334 87.3
Working Families Kirsten John Foy 2,020 10.2
Republican Veronica Thompson 498 2.5
Write-in 10 0.0
Total votes 19,862 100
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 36 – Chi Ossé". New York City Council. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 30, 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. ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.