# New York City's 46th City Council district

New York City's 46th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Mercedes Narcisse since 2022. She succeeds Alan Maisel, who could not run again in 2021 due to term limits.

## Geography

District 46 covers a series of neighborhoods in southeastern Brooklyn along Jamaica Bay, including Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Gerritsen Beach, Georgetown, and parts of Marine Park, Flatlands, and Sheepshead Bay. Marine Park – the park, not the neighborhood – is also located within the district, as is Floyd Bennett Field.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 15 and 18, and with New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 19th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 41st, 58th, 59th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Members representing the district

| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history |
| District established January 1, 1992 ||||
| Herbert Berman (Sheepshead Bay) | Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out. |
| Lewis A. Fidler (Sheepshead Bay) | Democratic | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 | Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Termed out. |
| Alan Maisel (Flatlands) | Democratic | January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021 | Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out. |
| Mercedes Narcisse (Canarsie) | 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 46 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mercedes Narcisse (incumbent) | 7,428 | 65.3 |
| | Republican | Michael Moran | 3,088 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Moran | 571 | |
| | Total | Michael Moran | 3,659 | 32.2 |
| | Kebreau 4 Council | Adlerette Kebreau | 221 | 1.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 73 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,381 | 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 46 Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Democratic | Mercedes Narcisse | 7 | 8,940 | 63.7% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Shirley Paul | 7 | 5,094 | 36.3% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Gardy Brazela | 6 | 3,668 | 23.4% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Donald Cranston | 5 | 2,791 | 16.3% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Judy Newton | 4 | 1,905 | 10.8% | ​​ |
| Democratic | R. Dimple Willabus | 3 | 1,445 | 8.0% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Tiffany Pryor | 2 | 550 | 3.0% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Zuri Jackson-Woods | 2 | 428 | 2.3% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 58 | 0.3% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 46 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mercedes Narcisse | 16,813 | 63.2 |
| | Republican | Donald Cranston | 8,610 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Cranston | 1,157 | |
| | Total | Donald Cranston | 9,767 | 36.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,608 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 46 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alan Maisel (incumbent) | 21,457 | 84.1 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Ferretti | 3,997 | 15.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 43 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,497 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 46 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alan Maisel | 8,387 | 59.6 |
| | Democratic | Mercedes Narcisse | 5,669 | 40.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,064 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Alan Maisel | 19,765 | |
| | Working Families | Alan Maisel | 526 | |
| | Total | Alan Maisel | 20,291 | 80.2 |
| | Republican | Anthony Testaverde | 3,792 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Testaverde | 998 | |
| | Independence | Anthony Testaverde | 182 | |
| | Total | Anthony Testaverde | 4,972 | 19.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 38 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,301 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |