# New York City's 42nd City Council district

New York City's 42nd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Chris Banks since 2024, succeeding Charles Barron who lost in the Democratic Primary.

## Geography

District 42 is based in the easternmost neighborhoods of Brooklyn, covering most of East New York (including its New Lots, Spring Creek, and Starrett City subsections) and part of East Flatbush. Shirley Chisholm State Park is also located within the district, as are many of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge's western islands.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 5, 16, 17, and 18, and with New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 54th, 55th, 58th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Members representing the district

| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history |
| District established January 1, 1992 ||||
| Priscilla A. Wooten (East New York) | Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out. |
| Charles Barron (East New York) | Democratic | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 | Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. |
| Inez Barron (East New York) | Democratic | January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021 | Re-elected in 2013. Elected in 2017. Termed out. |
| Charles Barron (East New York) | Democratic | January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023 | Elected in 2021. Lost renomination. |
| Chris Banks (East New York) | Democratic | January 1, 2024 – | 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 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Banks | 3,134 | 50.7 |
| | Democratic | Charles Barron (incumbent) | 2,633 | 42.6 |
| | Democratic | Jamilah Rose | 356 | 5.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 54 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,177 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chris Banks | 6,753 | 97.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 185 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,938 | 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 42 Democratic primary :
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round | Maximum votes | Share in maximum round | Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
| Democratic | Charles Barron | 3 | 7,979 | 53.7% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Nikki Lucas | 3 | 6,868 | 46.3% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Wilfredo Florentino | 2 | 1,591 | 10.2% | ​​ |
| Democratic | Gena Watson | 2 | 788 | 5.1% | ​​ |
| Write-in | | 1 | 124 | 0.8% | ​​ |
2021 New York City Council election, District 42 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charles Barron | 15,380 | 98.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 211 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,591 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Inez Barron (incumbent) | 7,475 | 83.5 |
| | Democratic | Mawuli Hormeku | 1,450 | 16.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 27 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,952 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Inez Barron (incumbent) | 18,341 | 92.5 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 893 | 4.5 |
| | Reform | Mawuli Hormeku | 556 | 2.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,816 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Inez Barron | 5,887 | 43.2 |
| | Democratic | Chris Banks | 3,359 | 24.7 |
| | Democratic | Regina Powell | 1,178 | 8.7 |
| | Democratic | John Whitehead | 1,037 | 7.6 |
| | Democratic | Nikki Lucas | 908 | 6.7 |
| | Democratic | Sean Henry | 813 | 6.0 |
| | Democratic | Prince Lewis | 431 | 3.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,615 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Inez Barron | 17,764 | |
| | Working Families | Inez Barron | 390 | |
| | Total | Inez Barron | 18,154 | 96.0 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 723 | 3.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,902 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |