# New York City's 18th City Council district

New York City's 18th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Amanda Farías, who took office in 2022.

## Geography

District 18 is based on the eastern shoreline of the East Bronx, covering Parkchester, Castle Hill, Soundview, and Clason Point. Soundview Park is located within the district.
The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 9 and 10, and with New York's 14th and 15th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 82nd, 85th, 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 18 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Amanda Farías | 5,648 | |
| | Working Families | Amanda Farías | 362 | |
| | Total | Amanda Farías (incumbent) | 6,010 | 87.8 |
| | Republican | Michelle Castillo | 775 | 11.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 60 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,845 | 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 18 Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Democratic | Amanda Farías | 6 | 6,004 | 52.3% | ​​ |
| Democratic | William Rivera | 6 | 5,467 | 47.7% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Michael Beltzer | 5 | 2,079 | 16.2% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Darlene Jackson | 5 | 1,964 | 15.3% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Mohammed Mujumder | 4 | 1,768 | 13.1% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Mirza Rashid | 3 | 732 | 5.3% | ​​ |
| Democratic | William Russell Moore | 2 | 577 | 4.1% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Eliu Lara | 2 | 136 | 1.0% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 70 | 0.5% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 18 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Amanda Farías | 10,312 | 86.7 |
| | Republican | Lamont Paul | 1,559 | 13.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,896 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 18 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rubén Díaz Sr. | 4,017 | 42.1 |
| | Democratic | Amanda Farías | 1,991 | 20.9 |
| | Democratic | Elvin García | 1,397 | 14.6 |
| | Democratic | Michael Beltzer | 1,282 | 13.4 |
| | Democratic | William Russell Moore | 842 | 8.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,537 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rubén Díaz Sr. | 12,473 | 78.9 |
| | Liberal | Michael Beltzer | 1,292 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Eduardo Ramirez | 843 | 5.3 |
| | Reform | William Russell Moore | 685 | 4.3 |
| | Green | Carl Lundgren | 466 | 3.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,804 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 18 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Annabel Palma (incumbent) | 6,244 | 70.7 |
| | Democratic | William Russell Moore | 2,588 | 29.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,832 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Annabel Palma | 14,161 | |
| | Working Families | Annabel Palma | 391 | |
| | Total | Annabel Palma (incumbent) | 14,552 | 89.3 |
| | Republican | Lamont Paul | 558 | 3.4 |
| | Jobs & Education | William Russell Moore | 546 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Walter Nestler | 262 | |
| | Progressive | Walter Nestler | 57 | |
| | Total | Walter Nestler | 319 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | Eduardo Ramirez | 302 | 1.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,288 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |