New York City's 15th City Council district

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New York City's 15th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Oswald Feliz (D—Fordham)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total167,995
Demographics
 • Hispanic66%
 • Black25%
 • White5%
 • Asian2%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic75.2%
 • Republican4.8%
 • No party preference17.2%
Registered voters (2021) 93,211[2]

New York City's 15th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Oswald Feliz since a 2021 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Ritchie Torres.[3]

Geography

District 15 covers neighborhoods in the geographical center of the Bronx, including some or all of Belmont, Tremont, Fordham, Bedford Park, Williamsbridge, East Tremont, Van Nest, Allerton, and West Farms. [4] Bronx Park, which contains both the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 12, and with New York's 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 32nd, 33rd, 34th, and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 86th, and 87th 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]

2023 New York City Council election, District 15[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oswald Feliz (incumbent) 3,215 79.9
Republican Erica Elias 504 12.5
Conservative Jose Padilla Jr. 275 6.8
Write-in 32 0.8
Total votes 4,026 100.0
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 15 Democratic primary[9]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Oswald Feliz (incumbent) 7 4,348 65.2%
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Democratic Ischia Bravo 7 2,325 34.8%
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Democratic Bernadette Ferrara 6 1,421 19.6%
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Democratic John Sanchez 4 1,195 15.6%
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Democratic Troy Blackwell 3 902 11.3%
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Democratic Kenny Agosto 2 194 2.4%
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Democratic Latchmi Devi Gopal 2 194 2.4%
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Democratic Lilithe Lozano 2 166 2.0%
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Write-in 1 31 0.4%
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2021 New York City Council election, District 15 Republican primary[10]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Republican Ariel Rivera-Diaz 2 80 53.7%
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Republican Aramis Ocasio 2 69 46.3%
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Write-in 1 15 9.4%
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Map
An interactive map of District 15
2021 New York City Council election, District 15 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oswald Feliz (incumbent) 7,224 84.1
Republican Ariel Rivera-Diaz 1,097
Conservative Ariel Rivera-Diaz 243
Total Ariel Rivera-Diaz 1,340 15.7
Write-in 21 0.2
Total votes 8,585 100
Democratic hold

2021 special

In November 2020, Councilmember Ritchie Torres was elected to represent New York's 15th congressional district, triggering a special election for his Council seat. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.

2021 New York City Council special election, District 15[12]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Nonpartisan Oswald Feliz 10 1,766 56.5%
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Nonpartisan Ischia Bravo 10 1,362 43.5%
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Nonpartisan John Sanchez 9 1,062 30.4%
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Nonpartisan Elisa Crespo 8 712 19.5%
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Nonpartisan Latchmi Devi Gopal 7 184 5.0%
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Nonpartisan Kenny Agosto 6 113 3.0%
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Nonpartisan Altagracia Soldevilla 5 107 2.8%
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Nonpartisan Bernadette Ferrara 4 89 2.3%
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Nonpartisan José Padilla 3 78 2.0%
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Nonpartisan Ariel Rivera-Diaz 2 45 1.2%
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Write-in 1 12 0.3%
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2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 15[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ritchie Torres 9,355
Working Families Ritchie Torres 477
Total Ritchie Torres (incumbent) 9,832 93.6
Republican Jayson Cancel 521
Conservative Jayson Cancel 138
Total Jayson Cancel 659 6.3
Write-in 18 0.1
Total votes 10,509 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 15[14][15]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ritchie Torres 2,771 36.1
Democratic Joel Rivera[16] 1,641 21.4
Democratic Cynthia Tompkins 1,609 21.0
Democratic Albert Alvarez 690 9.0
Democratic Raquel Batista 569 7.4
Democratic Joel Bauza 392 5.1
Write-in 3 0.0
Total votes 7,675 100
General election
Democratic Ritchie Torres 9,341
Working Families Ritchie Torres 262
Total Ritchie Torres 9,603 91.1
Republican Joel Rivera 758 7.2
Conservative Joel Bauza 154 1.5
Write-in 21 0.2
Total votes 10,536 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 15 - Oswald Feliz". New York City Council. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 20, 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, 15th 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 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 15th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, REP Council Member 15th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 15th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Special Election March 23rd, 2021 - Member of the City Council, 15th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 15th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 15th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 15th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  16. ^ No relation to term-limited incumbent Joel Rivera.
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