New York City's 20th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Sandra Ung since 2022. She succeeded Republican-turned-Democrat Peter Koo, who was term-limited in 2021.[3][4]
New York City's 20th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Sandra Ung (D—Flushing) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 160,913 |
| Demographics | |
| • Asian | 64% |
| • Hispanic | 16% |
| • White | 15% |
| • Black | 3% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 56.7% |
| • Republican | 10.9% |
| • No party preference | 29.9% |
| Registered voters (2021) 76,196[2] | |
Geography
editDistrict 20 is based in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, covering its downtown areas as well as its Murray Hill and Queensboro Hill subsections.[5] Kissena Park is located within the district.
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 7 and 11, and is contained entirely within New York's 6th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 11th and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 25th, 26th, and 40th districts of the New York State Assembly.[6]
With its population base in Flushing, which has a large number of Korean and Chinese American residents, the 20th district is the most Asian district in the City Council and the only district with an Asian majority. Former 20th district councilmember John Liu was the first Asian American elected to the City Council. Until 2021, Liu's successor, Peter Koo, was one of only two Asian Americans in the body (alongside former Manhattan councilmember Margaret Chin). This number has increased to five.
Recent election results
edit2023 (redistricting)
editDue 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.[7]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Yu-Ching Pai | 819 | 56.0 | |
| Republican | Dany Chen | 638 | 43.6 | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 1,463 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sandra Ung (incumbent) | 5,087 | 57.8 | |
| Republican | Yu-Ching Pai[10] | 2,524 | ||
| Conservative | Yu-Ching Pai[11] | 275 | ||
| Total | Yu-Ching Pai | 2,799 | 31.8 | |
| Better Flushing | Dany Chen | 863 | 9.8 | |
| Write-in | 49 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 8,798 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021
editIn 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.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sandra Ung | 8 | 4,205 | 55.2% |
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| Democratic | Ellen Young | 8 | 3,406 | 44.8% |
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| Democratic | Neng Wang | 7 | 2,146 | 25.2% |
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| Democratic | John Choe | 6 | 1,845 | 20.2% |
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| Democratic | Anthony Miranda | 5 | 1,550 | 15.9% |
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| Democratic | Hailing Chen | 4 | 1,337 | 12.8% |
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| Democratic | Dao Yin | 3 | 968 | 9.1% |
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| Democratic | Ming-Kang Low | 2 | 50 | 0.5% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 13 | 0.1% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sandra Ung | 7,718 | 59.3 | |
| Republican | Yu-Ching Pai | 4,781 | ||
| Conservative | Yu-Ching Pai | 487 | ||
| Total | Yu-Ching Pai | 5,268 | 40.4 | |
| Write-in | 35 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 13,021 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Peter Koo (incumbent) | 3,822 | 58.2 | |
| Democratic | Alison Tan | 2,719 | 41.4 | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 6,568 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Peter Koo (incumbent) | 9,065 | 97.8 | |
| Write-in | 202 | 2.2 | ||
| Total votes | 9,267 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Koo | 7,985 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Koo | 1,088 | ||
| Total | Peter Koo (incumbent) | 9,073 | 79.7 | |
| Jobs & Education | Martha Flores-Vazquez | 1,182 | 10.4 | |
| Reform | Sunny Hahn | 729 | 6.4 | |
| Green | Evergreen Chou | 385 | 3.4 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 11,389 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2009
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Yen Chou | 1,935 | 24.9 | |
| Democratic | S.J. Jung | 1,752 | 22.6 | |
| Democratic | Isaac Sasson | 1,741 | 22.4 | |
| Democratic | John Choe | 1,267 | 16.3 | |
| Democratic | James Wu | 1,073 | 13.8 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 7,769 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Peter Koo | 7,185 | ||
| Independence | Peter Koo | 752 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Koo | 512 | ||
| Total | Peter Koo | 8,449 | 49.1 | |
| Democratic | Yen Chou | 7,793 | 45.2 | |
| Working Families | S.J. Jung | 700 | 4.1 | |
| Green | Evergreen Chou | 282 | 1.6 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 17,225 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "District 20 - Sandra Ung". New York City Council. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Wang, Claire. "NYC Council has 5 new Asian Americans, a record that mirrors city more accurately". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 22, 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.
- ^ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, REP Council Member 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Marked as "Republican/Medical Freedom".
- ^ Marked as "Conservative/Common Sense".
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2009 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2009 - Member of the City Council, 20th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.