New York City's 39th City Council district

New York City's 39th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Shahana Hanif, who took office in 2022.[3] Among the seat's prior occupants are former Mayor Bill de Blasio and current Comptroller Brad Lander.

New York City's 39th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Shahana Hanif (D—Kensington)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total154,341
Demographics
 • White66%
 • Hispanic14%
 • Asian13%
 • Black4%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic73.6%
 • Republican6.8%
 • No party preference16.8%
Registered voters (2021) 127,905[2]

Geography

District 39 is based in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope, also stretching west and south to cover Gowanus, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, and parts of Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington.[4] Most of Prospect Park proper is also located within the district.

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6, 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 7th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 20th, 21st, 25th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 42nd, 44th, 48th, 51st, and 52nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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.[6]

2021 New York City Council election, District 39 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round		 Maximum
votes		 Share in
maximum
round		 Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Shahana Hanif 6 15,980 57.0%
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Democratic Brandon West 6 12,058 43.0%
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Democratic Justin Krebs 5 8,913 27.6%
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Democratic Doug Schneider 4 5,854 17.1%
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Democratic Briget Rein 3 2,634 7.4%
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Democratic Jessica Simmons 3 1,634 4.6%
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Democratic Mamnun Haq 2 1,460 4.1%
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2021 New York City Council election, District 39 general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shahana Hanif 25,306 74.2
Working Families Shahana Hanif 5,090 14.9
Total Shahana Hanif 30,396 89.1
Conservative Brett Wynkoop 2,657 7.8
Libertarian Matthew Morgan 939 2.8
Write-in 134 0.3
Total votes 34,126 100
Democratic hold

2017
2017 New York City Council election, District 39[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Lander 24,806
Working Families Brad Lander 6,749
Total Brad Lander (incumbent) 31,555 98.5
Write-in 485 1.5
Total votes 32,040 100
Democratic hold

2013
2013 New York City Council election, District 39[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Lander 22,725
Working Families Brad Lander 5,270
Total Brad Lander (incumbent) 27,995 91.7
Conservative James Murray 2,469 8.1
Write-in 52 0.2
Total votes 30,522 100
Democratic hold

2009
2009 New York City Council election, District 39[11][12][13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Lander 5,346 40.6
Democratic Josh Skaller 3,284 24.9
Democratic John Heyer II 3,042 23.1
Democratic Bob Zuckerman 1,029 7.8
Democratic Gary Reilly 476 3.6
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 13,179 100
Republican Joe Nardiello 365 88.9
Republican George Smith 147 11.1
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 512 100
Working Families Brad Lander 31 100
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 31 100
General election
Democratic Brad Lander 13,401
Working Families Brad Lander 2,687
Total Brad Lander 16,088 70.5
Republican Joe Nardiello 3,784 16.6
Green David Pechefsky 2,024 8.8
Conservative George Smith 672 3.0
Libertarian Roger Sarrabo 253 1.1
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 22,822 100
Democratic hold

References
  1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. "District 39 - Shahana Hanif". New York City Council. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. "Primary Election 2009 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  12. "Primary Election 2009 - Republican Member of the City Council, 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  13. "Primary Election 2009 - Working Families Member of the City Council, 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. "General Election 2009 - Member of the City Council, 39th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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