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New York City's 3rd City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Erik Bottcher ( D— Chelsea)
Population
 (2010) [1]
 • Total173,254
Demographics
 •  White67%
 •  Hispanic13%
 •  Asian12%
 •  Black5%
 • Other3%
Registration
 •  Democratic66.4%
 •  Republican9.0%
 • No party preference21.4%
Registered voters (2021) 148,339 [2]

New York City's 3rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Erik Bottcher, who took office in 2022. [3] Notable former representatives include Council Speakers Corey Johnson and Christine Quinn.

Geography

District 3 covers the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea, the West Village, Hell's Kitchen, Hudson Square, the Garment District, Flatiron, and parts of Greenwich Village, Times Square, and the Upper West Side. [4]

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 2, 4, 5, and 7, and with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 66th, 67th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

Chelsea and West Village, two of the district's main population centers, are both known as preeminent hubs for gay culture. Accordingly, the district has been represented by four consecutive gay councilmembers since 1992. The Stonewall Inn, considered to be the birthplace of gay rights in the United States, is located within the district.

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 3 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik Bottcher (incumbent) 14,167 89.1
Republican Robert Bobrick 1,469
Medical Freedom Robert Bobrick 179
Total Robert Bobrick 1,648 10.4
Write-in 88 0.5
Total votes 15,903 100.0
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. [8]

2021 New York City Council election, District 3 Democratic primary [9]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Erik Bottcher 4 17,027 71.4%
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Democratic Arthur Schwartz 4 6,806 28.6%
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Democratic Leslie Boghosian Murphy 4 5,669 21.6%
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Democratic Aleta LaFargue 4 3,439 12.6%
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Democratic Marni Halasa 3 2,442 8.7%
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Democratic Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick 2 1,597 5.6%
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Write-in 1 125 0.4%
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An interactive map of District 3
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2021 New York City Council election, District 3 general election [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik Bottcher 27,347 98.5
Write-in 418 1.5
Total votes 27,765 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 3 [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Corey Johnson 22,997
Working Families Corey Johnson 2,747
Total Corey Johnson (incumbent) 25,744 93.7
Eco Justice Marni Halasa 1,556 5.7
Write-in 165 0.6
Total votes 27,465 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 3 [12] [13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Corey Johnson 12,535 63.3
Democratic Yetta Kurland 7,275 36.7
Write-in 6 0.0
Total votes 19,816 100
General election
Democratic Corey Johnson 21,692
Working Families Corey Johnson 1,916
Total Corey Johnson 23,608 86.3
Republican Richard Stewart 3,691 13.5
Write-in 72 0.3
Total votes 27,371 100
Democratic hold

Previous councilmembers

References

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 3 - Erik Bottcher". New York City Council. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 14, 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, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 3rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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