Election results: Democrats embroiled in surprisingly tight Bronx race

What we know from NYC Council to NJ Senate races [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [NYC election results: A surprisingly tight race in the Bronx as incumbents lead elsewhere]( All 51 council districts — newly redrawn with data from the latest U.S. Census — were up for grabs this year, as were district attorney seats in Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Here's what we know about the winners so far in some of those key races: - District 13 in the Bronx: Democrats are embroiled in a surprisingly tight City Council race in the East Bronx as the GOP challenger, Kristy Marmorato, pulled ahead of incumbent Marjorie Velazquez. - Democrat Susan Zhuang declared victory Tuesday night in the [three-way race]( to represent the newly created, Asian-majority 43rd District in Brooklyn, which includes Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights. As of 10 p.m. Zhuang was leading with nearly 59% of the vote, with nearly 98% of scanners reporting. - Justin Brannan, a Democratic incumbent was victorious in the [47th District in Brooklyn]( according to the Associated Press. He declared victory around 10 p.m. over fellow incumbent, Ari Kagan, a Democrat-turned-Republican, in a heated race that was expected to be tighter. - In the [48th District in Brooklyn,]( Republican incumbent Inna Vernikov held off a challenge from Democrat Amber Adler, picking up more than 67% of the vote with 91% of scanners reporting. Vernikov’s big lead came [despite her recent arrest]( for allegedly carrying a gun at a pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn College. - Republican incumbent Vickie Paladino declared victory, picking up 60% of the vote in her rematch against Democrat Tony Avella, a former councilmember and state senator, in [District 19 in Queens]( with 99% of scanners reporting. - Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated Central Park Five who spent seven years in prison before becoming an advocate for the wrongfully convicted, was elected to the City Council Tuesday. ([Read more in our story from June]( New York City voters also cast ballots for various judicial positions Tuesday, while voters across the state [decided a pair of dense ballot proposals]( that have to do with borrowing limits for small-city school districts and sewage-treatment projects, respectively. With about a third of votes tallied statewide, more than 70% of voters cast their ballot in favor of both proposals. In New Jersey the entire State Legislature was up for election Tuesday. - State Sen. Vin Gopal fended off a challenge from Republican Steve Dnistrian in one of New Jersey’s most-watched legislative races, according to the Associated Press. [Read more here.]( - Democrat John Burzichelli has declared victory in his bid to unseat New Jersey State Sen. Edward Durr — the Republican trucker who surprised New Jersey by ousting then-state Senate President Steve Sweeney in 2021. [Read more.]( [Read More]( [We Rely On Your Support]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.