# New York City's 15th City Council district

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.

## 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. 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.

## 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 15 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 32 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,026 | 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 15 Democratic primary :
| 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% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Ischia Bravo | 7 | 2,325 | 34.8% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Bernadette Ferrara | 6 | 1,421 | 19.6% | ​​ |
| Democratic | John Sanchez | 4 | 1,195 | 15.6% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Troy Blackwell | 3 | 902 | 11.3% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Kenny Agosto | 2 | 194 | 2.4% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Latchmi Devi Gopal | 2 | 194 | 2.4% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Lilithe Lozano | 2 | 166 | 2.0% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 31 | 0.4% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 15 Republican primary :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Republican | Ariel Rivera-Diaz | 2 | 80 | 53.7% | ​​ |
| Republican | Aramis Ocasio | 2 | 69 | 46.3% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 15 | 9.4% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 15 general election :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 21 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,585 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Nonpartisan | Oswald Feliz | 10 | 1,766 | 56.5% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | Ischia Bravo | 10 | 1,362 | 43.5% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | John Sanchez | 9 | 1,062 | 30.4% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | Elisa Crespo | 8 | 712 | 19.5% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | Latchmi Devi Gopal | 7 | 184 | 5.0% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | Kenny Agosto | 6 | 113 | 3.0% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | Altagracia Soldevilla | 5 | 107 | 2.8% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | Bernadette Ferrara | 4 | 89 | 2.3% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | José Padilla | 3 | 78 | 2.0% | ​​ |
| Nonpartisan | Ariel Rivera-Diaz | 2 | 45 | 1.2% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 12 | 0.3% | ​​ |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 15 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,509 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 15 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ritchie Torres | 2,771 | 36.1 |
| | Democratic | Joel Rivera | 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 | Write-in | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 21 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,536 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |