# New York City's 3rd City Council district

New York City's 3rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Erik Bottcher, who took office in 2022. Notable former representatives include Council Speakers Corey Johnson and Christine Quinn.

## Geography

District 3 covers the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea, the West Village, Hell's Kitchen, Hudson Square, the Garment District, Flatiron, and parts of Greenwich Village, and Times Square.
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 2, 4, 5, and 7, and with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 66th, 67th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.
Chelsea and West Village, two of the district's main population centers, are both known as preeminent hubs for gay culture. Accordingly, the district has been represented by four consecutive gay councilmembers since 1992. The Stonewall Inn, considered to be the birthplace of gay rights in the United States, is located within the district.

## 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.
2023 New York City Council election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Erik Bottcher (incumbent) | 14,167 | 89.1 |
| | Republican | Robert Bobrick | 1,469 | |
| | Medical Freedom | Robert Bobrick | 179 | |
| | Total | Robert Bobrick | 1,648 | 10.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 88 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,903 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | 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.
2021 New York City Council election, District 3 Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher | 4 | 17,027 | 71.4% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Arthur Schwartz | 4 | 6,806 | 28.6% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Leslie Boghosian Murphy | 4 | 5,669 | 21.6% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Aleta LaFargue | 4 | 3,439 | 12.6% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Marni Halasa | 3 | 2,442 | 8.7% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick | 2 | 1,597 | 5.6% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 125 | 0.4% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 3 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Erik Bottcher | 27,347 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 418 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,765 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Corey Johnson | 22,997 | |
| | Working Families | Corey Johnson | 2,747 | |
| | Total | Corey Johnson (incumbent) | 25,744 | 93.7 |
| | Eco Justice | Marni Halasa | 1,556 | 5.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 165 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,465 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 3 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Corey Johnson | 12,535 | 63.3 |
| | Democratic | Yetta Kurland | 7,275 | 36.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,816 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Corey Johnson | 21,692 | |
| | Working Families | Corey Johnson | 1,916 | |
| | Total | Corey Johnson | 23,608 | 86.3 |
| | Republican | Richard Stewart | 3,691 | 13.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 72 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,371 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Previous councilmembers

* Theodore S. Weiss (1966-1973)
* Miriam Friedlander (1974-1991)
* Carol Greitzer (1991)
* Thomas Duane (1992-1998)
* Christine Quinn (1999-2013)
* Corey Johnson (2014–2021)