# New York City's 24th City Council district

New York City's 24th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat James F. Gennaro since a 2021 special election to replace fellow Democrat Rory Lancman; Gennaro previously held the seat from 2002 until 2013.

## Geography

District 24 covers a series of neighborhoods in central Queens, including some or all of Jamaica, Briarwood, Kew Gardens Hills, Fresh Meadows, Pomonok, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, and Parkway Village. The lower half of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is located within the district.
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 5th and 6th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 25th, 27th, 29th, and 32nd 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 24 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Gennaro (incumbent) | 7,383 | 74.3 |
| | Republican | Jonathan Rinaldi | 2,045 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Rinaldi | 277 | |
| | Total | Jonathan Rinaldi | 2,322 | 23.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 226 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,931 | 100 |
| | 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 24 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Gennaro (incumbent) | 8,062 | 60.1 |
| | Democratic | Moumita Ahmed | 3,020 | 22.5 |
| | Democratic | Mohammed Shabul Uddin | 1,147 | 8.6 |
| | Democratic | Saifur Khan | 1,123 | 8.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 56 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,408 | 100 |
| | Republican | Timothy Rosen | 478 | 59.2 |
| | Republican | Angelo King | 292 | 36.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 4.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 807 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James Gennaro (incumbent) | 12,740 | 72.8 |
| | Republican | Timothy Rosen | 3,870 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Mujib Rahman | 821 | 4.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 69 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,500 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2021 special

In November 2020, Councilman Rory Lancman took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, triggering a special election for his seat in February 2021. Like most municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation. The election was technically the first in the city's history to utilize ranked-choice voting, but because Gennaro won with a majority in the first round, ranked votes were not counted.
2021 New York City Council special election, District 24 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Queens Strong | James Gennaro | 4,078 | 60.1 |
| | Mo for the People | Moumita Ahmed | 1,041 | 15.3 |
| | Soma for Queens | Soma Syed | 537 | 7.9 |
| | A Better Queens | Deepti Sharma | 322 | 4.7 |
| | Your Voice Matters | Dilip Nath | 283 | 4.2 |
| | Community First | Neeta Jain | 227 | 3.3 |
| | Unity | Mujib Rahman | 192 | 2.8 |
| | United Citizens | Michael Earl Brown | 96 | 1.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,782 | 100 |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 24 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rory Lancman (incumbent) | 3,906 | 62.6 |
| | Democratic | Mohammad Rahman | 2,299 | 36.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 33 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,238 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rory Lancman | 12,455 | |
| | Working Families | Rory Lancman | 1,165 | |
| | Total | Rory Lancman (incumbent) | 13,620 | 88.4 |
| | Reform | Mohammad Rahman | 1,701 | 11.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 87 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,408 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 24 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rory Lancman | 5,090 | 61.7 |
| | Democratic | Andrea Veras | 1,751 | 21.2 |
| | Democratic | Mujib Rahman | 1,403 | 17.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,246 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rory Lancman | 11,744 | |
| | Working Families | Rory Lancman | 655 | |
| | Total | Rory Lancman | 12,399 | 73.7 |
| | Republican | Alexander Blishteyn | 2,907 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Blishteyn | 462 | |
| | Total | Alexander Blishteyn | 3,369 | 20.0 |
| | Faith and Values | Mujib Rahman | 1,043 | 6.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,829 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |