New York City's 5th City Council district
Place
New York City's 5th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council . It is currently represented by Democrat Julie Menin .[ 3]
Geography
District 5 is based largely in Manhattan 's Upper East Side , also covering Roosevelt Island and a small portion of East Harlem .[ 4]
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 6 , 8 , and 11 , and is contained almost entirely within New York's 12th congressional district with a small extension into the 13th district . It also overlaps with the 28th , 29th , and 30th districts of the New York State Senate , and with the 68th, 73rd, and 76th 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]
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]
An interactive map of District 5
2017
2017 New York City Council election , District 5[ 11] [ 12]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ben Kallos (incumbent)
7,847
74.6
Democratic
Gwen Goodwin
1,582
15.0
Democratic
Patrick Bobilin
1,044
9.9
Write-in
45
0.5
Total votes
10,518
100
General election
Democratic
Ben Kallos
21,945
Working Families
Ben Kallos
1,489
Total
Ben Kallos (incumbent)
23,434
80.2
Republican
Frank Spotorno
5,679
19.4
Write-in
112
0.4
Total votes
29,225
100
Democratic hold
2013
2013 New York City Council election , District 5[ 13] [ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ben Kallos
7,513
45.9
Democratic
Micah Kellner
6,420
39.2
Democratic
Ed Hartzog
2,429
14.8
Write-in
5
0.0
Total votes
16,367
100
General election
Democratic
Ben Kallos
18,135
57.1
Republican
David Paul Garland
9,443
Dump the Dump
David Paul Garland
467
Independence
David Paul Garland
390
Libertarian
David Paul Garland
175
Liberal
David Paul Garland
24
Save 2nd Avenue
David Paul Garland
19
Total
David Paul Garland
10,518
33.1
Working Families
Micah Kellner
3,118
9.8
Write-in
12
0.0
Total votes
31,783
100
Democratic hold
2009
References
^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level" . NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "District 5 - Julie Menin" . New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Council Members & Districts" . New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "NYC Boundaries Map" . BetaNYC. Retrieved June 15, 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 .
^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?" . The City. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .
^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "General Election 2009 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .