The New York City Board of Elections released the unofficial results of the June 22 primary elections on Tuesday night, following poll closures at 9 p.m.

 

Unofficial results on Election Night saw Oswald Feliz in the lead in the District 15 Democratic primary, with 39 percent of the vote share, Eric Dinowitz in the lead in the District 11 Democratic primary, with 41 percent of the vote share, and Pierina Sanchez in the lead in District 14 Democratic primary, with 39 percent of the vote share. In the Republican District 15 primary, Ariel Rivera Diaz led with 49 percent of the vote.

Meanwhile, Eric Adams led in the mayoral Democratic primary with 30 percent of the vote share, while Curtis Silwa led in the Republican primary with 69 percent. Jumaane Williams led in the public advocate race with 69 percent of the vote and Brad Lander led with 39 percent of the vote in the city comptroller’s race.

 

Williams released a statement on June 23, saying, “Thank you. The votes are in and I can proudly say we have prevailed in the Democratic Primary. I wouldn’t be here without your continued support. I started my journey to be your Public Advocate in 2018, and through multiple elections you folks have been the backbone of our campaign. Thanks to your unwavering support, we were able to secure 70% of the vote.”

He continued, “Although I am grateful to win by such a large margin, I never take an election for granted. It’s an incredible blessing to continue to serve as your public advocate through crisis and celebration, and I will continue to put in work towards equity and justice for all in our city.”

 

In the Bronx Civil Court election, Jessica Flores was in the lead with 35 percent of the vote, followed by Verena Powell with 20 percent. Meanwhile in the Bronx borough president’s race, Vanessa Gibson led with 39 percent of the votes.

The Board of elections advised the following in terms of the expected timeline of results:

 

• Unofficial election night results will be posted at the close of polls on election day. These results will include first-choice votes from early voting and election day but will not include absentee and affidavit ballots.
• One week later, preliminary RCV elimination rounds will be tabulated and an unofficial report will be released. The tally will not include any absentee ballots.
• The ranking of candidates may continue to change until all absentee ballot processing is completed and all cure deadlines have expired.
• Preliminary RCV elimination rounds will be conducted and reports released every week until the election is certified. Final results in rank-choice elections will not be known until all absentee and military ballots are counted.

 

Attached also are other unofficial results in various other Citywide and Bronx races.

 

Primary Election Day got underway on Tuesday, and Bronxites joined the rest of the City in heading to the polls to collectively cast their ballots in the first of widespread elections to use the new voting methodology of ranked choice voting. District 11 and District 15 constituents had already had experience of this during the recent March 23 special election but Primary Day was the first time the State of New York would try out the new system, as a whole.

On Election Night, following the closure of the polls, Dinowitz issued the following statement. “For the second time in just a few months, I am encouraged by the support and enthusiasm of the North Bronx. While we await the absentees and the Ranked Choice process, we feel good about the in-person results and eagerly await every vote to be counted,” he said. “Throughout my career, I have fought to expand voting access, increase turnout, and empower voters. We learned from the Special Election that this process requires patience and I look forward to seeing our support grow during the RCV process.”

The statement continued, “I want to thank everyone who has supported me and this campaign — my family; our campaign team; volunteers and supporters; the United Federation of Teachers and every single one of my brothers and sisters in labor: 32BJ; 1199SEIU; HTC; DC37; New York City Central Labor Council; TWU Local 100; RWDSU, UAW Region 9; LiUNA/Mason Tenders; BAC Local 1 and 7; SEIU NYC Local 246; Associated Musicians of Greater New York Local 802, AFM; Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York-FDNY; Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics, & Fire Inspectors Local 2507; the Alliance of South Asian American Labor; New York State Ironworkers District Council; Doctors Council SEIU; NYC Coalition of the International Union of Operating Engineers; and New York City District Council of Carpenters; BP Ruben Diaz Jr.; Senator Jamaal Bailey; U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat; U.S. Congressman Ritchie Torres; City Council Speaker Corey Johnson; New York State Assembly Members Chantel Jackson and Latoya Joyner; New York City Council Members Danny Dromm, Mark Treyger and Kevin Riley; former City Council Member June Eisland; former Congressmembers Eliot Engel and Liz Holtzman; the Bronx Democratic Party; the Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC; NYLCV; 504 Democratic Club; the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club; and the Liberty Democratic Association.”

 

Dinowitz concluded, “Finally and most importantly, I want to thank every voter who took the time to make their voice heard in this election. Our democracy works best when we all vote. I have devoted my life to serving others and supporting our community, and it is a tremendous honor to represent the North Bronx in the City Council. I am committed to doing all I can to ensure a fair and equitable recovery for our community, and a positive future for our community depends on all of us working together to make it happen.”

 

On Monday, June 28, the Bronx Democratic Party also released a statement on the initial results, saying, “Thank you to every Bronxite who came out and made their voice heard at the ballot box. As votes continue to be counted and the Ranked Choice Voting process begins, the future of The Bronx is looking bright. The City Council is poised to achieve gender parity for the first time in city history and women of color could make up the majority of the Bronx Council delegation.”

 

The statement continued, “Early results show all of our city council candidates leading in their races and races called in three districts. Congratulations to Council Members Diana Ayala and Rafael Salamanca Jr. on their decisive victories and Marjorie Velázquez for her history-making win to become the first Latina to represent District 13. In the coming weeks, we’re encouraged that our candidates will be able to maintain their leads and bring new progressive leadership that will achieve historic wins for The Bronx.”

It concluded, “We are proud of the remarkable slate of candidates we endorsed and the inspiring, principled, and impactful campaigns they ran. We proudly supported their candidacies because of their community-centered policies, record of public service, and dedication to improving their communities. We want to congratulate each and every dedicated candidate, staff member, and volunteer for all they’ve achieved so far. Through their hard work and commitment, they were able to build diverse coalitions of support to advance the vision of a stronger and more equitable city for all Bronxites.”