# New York City's 39th City Council district

New York City's 39th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Shahana Hanif, who took office in 2022. Among the seat's prior occupants are former Mayor Bill de Blasio and current Comptroller Brad Lander.

## Geography

District 39 is based in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope, also stretching west and south to cover Gowanus, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, and parts of Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington. Most of Prospect Park proper is also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6, 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 7th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 20th, 21st, 25th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 42nd, 44th, 48th, 51st, and 52nd districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Members representing the district

| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history |
| District established January 1, 1992 ||||
| Stephen DiBrienza (Windsor Terrace) | Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out. |
| Bill de Blasio (Park Slope) | Democratic | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 | Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Retired to run for New York City Public Advocate. |
| Brad Lander (Park Slope) | Democratic | January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2021 | Elected in 2009. Re-elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out and ran for New York City Comptroller. |
| Shahana Hanif (Kensington) | Democratic | January 1, 2022 – | Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. |

## 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 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shahana Hanif | 12,108 | |
| | Working Families | Shahana Hanif | 5,792 | |
| | Total | Shahana Hanif (incumbent) | 17,900 | 85.3 |
| | Republican | Arek Tomaszewski | 2,173 | |
| | Conservative | Arek Tomaszewski | 494 | |
| | Total | Arek Tomaszewski | 2,667 | 12.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 417 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,984 | 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 39 Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Democratic | Shahana Hanif | 6 | 15,980 | 57.0% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Brandon West | 6 | 12,058 | 43.0% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Justin Krebs | 5 | 8,913 | 27.6% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Doug Schneider | 4 | 5,854 | 17.1% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Briget Rein | 3 | 2,634 | 7.4% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Jessica Simmons | 3 | 1,634 | 4.6% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Mamnun Haq | 2 | 1,460 | 4.1% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 90 | 0.2% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 39 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shahana Hanif | 25,306 | |
| | Working Families | Shahana Hanif | 5,090 | |
| | Total | Shahana Hanif | 30,396 | 89.1 |
| | Conservative | Brett Wynkoop | 2,657 | 7.8 |
| | Libertarian | Matthew Morgan | 939 | 2.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 134 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,126 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brad Lander | 24,806 | |
| | Working Families | Brad Lander | 6,749 | |
| | Total | Brad Lander (incumbent) | 31,555 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 485 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,040 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brad Lander | 22,725 | |
| | Working Families | Brad Lander | 5,270 | |
| | Total | Brad Lander (incumbent) | 27,995 | 91.7 |
| | Conservative | James Murray | 2,469 | 8.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,522 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2009

2009 New York City Council election, District 39 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brad Lander | 5,346 | 40.6 |
| | Democratic | Josh Skaller | 3,284 | 24.9 |
| | Democratic | John Heyer II | 3,042 | 23.1 |
| | Democratic | Bob Zuckerman | 1,029 | 7.8 |
| | Democratic | Gary Reilly | 476 | 3.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,179 | 100 |
| | Republican | Joe Nardiello | 365 | 88.9 |
| | Republican | George Smith | 147 | 11.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 512 | 100 |
| | Working Families | Brad Lander | 31 | 100 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Brad Lander | 13,401 | |
| | Working Families | Brad Lander | 2,687 | |
| | Total | Brad Lander | 16,088 | 70.5 |
| | Republican | Joe Nardiello | 3,784 | 16.6 |
| | Green | David Pechefsky | 2,024 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | George Smith | 672 | 3.0 |
| | Libertarian | Roger Sarrabo | 253 | 1.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,822 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |