# New York City's 23rd City Council district

New York City's 23rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Linda Lee since 2022. She replaced former council member Barry Grodenchik, who chose not to seek re-election in 2021.

## Geography

District 23 is based in the pseudo-suburbs of far eastern Queens, covering some or all of Glen Oaks, Bellerose, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, and Floral Park, and parts of Douglaston–Little Neck, Bayside, Hollis, and Queens Village. Its border with Nassau County is the easternmost point in New York City. Cunningham Park and most of Alley Pond Park are located within the district.
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 8, 11, 12, and 13 and with New York's 3rd, 5th, and 6th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 11th, 14th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th, and 33rd districts of the New York State Assembly.

## 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 23 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Linda Lee (incumbent) | 4,113 | 65.6 |
| | Democratic | Steve Behar | 1,917 | 29.2 |
| | Democratic | Rubaiya Rahman | 490 | 7.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 47 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,567 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Linda Lee (incumbent) | 9,399 | 63.3 |
| | Republican | Bernard Chow | 4,703 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Chow | 520 | |
| | Total | Bernard Chow | 5,223 | 35.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 219 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,841 | 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 23 Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Democratic | Linda Lee | 5 | 7,173 | 54.5% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Jaslin Kaur | 5 | 5,992 | 45.5% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Steve Behar | 4 | 2,427 | 15.9% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Debra Markell | 4 | 2,300 | 15.1% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Sanjeev Jindal | 3 | 2,009 | 12.5% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Koshy Thomas | 2 | 788 | 4.8% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Harpreet Singh Toor | 2 | 688 | 4.2% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 57 | 0.3% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 23 Republican primary & general election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Reilly | 1,040 | 66.5 |
| | Republican | Alex Amoroso | 461 | 29.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 4.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,564 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Linda Lee | 14,847 | 64.6 |
| | Republican | James Reilly | 7,112 | |
| | Conservative | James Reilly | 966 | |
| | Total | James Reilly | 8,078 | 35.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 53 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,978 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 23 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) | 4,639 | 79.2 |
| | Democratic | Benny Itteera | 1,183 | 20.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 33 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,855 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Barry Grodenchik | 14,832 | |
| | Working Families | Barry Grodenchik | 851 | |
| | Total | Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) | 15,683 | 64.8 |
| | Republican | Joseph Concannon | 6,494 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Concannon | 1,349 | |
| | Stop De Blasio | Joseph Concannon | 208 | |
| | Total | Joseph Concannon | 8,051 | 33.2 |
| | John Y. Lim | John Lim | 462 | 1.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,214 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2015 special

In 2015, Councilman Mark Weprin took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, leaving his seat vacant. Most special elections in New York City are officially nonpartisan, but because the election to fill Weprin's seat coincided with the 2015 municipal elections, a standard partisan primary and general election were held.
2015 New York City Council special election, District 23 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry Grodenchik | 1,942 | 27.1 |
| | Democratic | Bob Friedrich | 1,633 | 22.8 |
| | Democratic | Rebecca Lynch | 1,466 | 20.4 |
| | Democratic | Satnam Singh Parhar | 1,184 | 16.5 |
| | Democratic | Ali Najmi | 661 | 9.2 |
| | Democratic | Celia Dosamantes | 275 | 3.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,172 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Barry Grodenchik | 6,156 | 55.0 |
| | Republican | Joseph Concannon | 3,216 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Concannon | 940 | |
| | Reform | Joseph Concannon | 86 | |
| | Total | Joseph Concannon | 4,242 | 37.9 |
| | Working Families | Rebecca Lynch | 787 | 7.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,194 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Weprin (incumbent) | 16,788 | 84.0 |
| | Reform | Joseph Concannon | 3,172 | 15.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,986 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |