Al-Hassan Kanu

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Al-Hassan Kanu

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Al-Hassan Kanu (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 27. Kanu lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 27

Nantasha Williams won election in the general election for New York City Council District 27 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nantasha Williams (D)	99.6	21,195
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	87

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,282
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 27

Select round: Round 12 Round 11 Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Nantasha Williams in round 12 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	72.9	11,800	1,386	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	27.1	4,387	628	12
		Rene Hill	0.0	2	-3,389	11
		Jason Myles Clark	0.0	0	0	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	0.0	0	0	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	0.0	0	0	8
		Kerryanne Burke	0.0	0	0	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	0.0	0	0	6
		Anthony Rivers	0.0	0	0	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	59.3	10,414	906	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	21.4	3,759	349	12
		Rene Hill	19.3	3,391	351	11
		Jason Myles Clark	0.0	0	-2,257	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	0.0	0	0	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	0.0	0	0	8
		Kerryanne Burke	0.0	0	0	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	0.0	0	0	6
		Anthony Rivers	0.0	0	0	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	52.2	9,508	580	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	18.7	3,410	348	12
		Rene Hill	16.7	3,040	282	11
		Jason Myles Clark	12.4	2,257	160	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	0.0	0	-2,008	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	0.0	0	0	8
		Kerryanne Burke	0.0	0	0	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	0.0	0	0	6
		Anthony Rivers	0.0	0	0	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	47.4	8,928	558	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	16.2	3,062	241	12
		Rene Hill	14.6	2,758	257	11
		Jason Myles Clark	11.1	2,097	137	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	10.7	2,008	112	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	0.0	0	-1,851	8
		Kerryanne Burke	0.0	0	0	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	0.0	0	0	6
		Anthony Rivers	0.0	0	0	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	43.1	8,370	408	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	14.5	2,821	139	12
		Rene Hill	12.9	2,501	192	11
		Jason Myles Clark	10.1	1,960	101	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	9.8	1,896	79	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	9.5	1,851	160	8
		Kerryanne Burke	0.0	0	-1,318	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	0.0	0	0	6
		Anthony Rivers	0.0	0	0	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	40.5	7,962	291	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	13.7	2,682	162	12
		Rene Hill	11.8	2,309	117	11
		Jason Myles Clark	9.5	1,859	113	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	9.3	1,817	91	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	8.6	1,691	85	8
		Kerryanne Burke	6.7	1,318	69	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	0.0	0	-1,205	6
		Anthony Rivers	0.0	0	0	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	38.5	7,671	123	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	12.7	2,520	90	12
		Rene Hill	11.0	2,192	91	11
		Jason Myles Clark	8.8	1,746	66	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	8.7	1,726	24	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	8.1	1,606	43	8
		Kerryanne Burke	6.3	1,249	43	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	6.1	1,205	70	6
		Anthony Rivers	0.0	0	-715	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	37.6	7,548	81	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	12.1	2,430	53	12
		Rene Hill	10.5	2,101	31	11
		Jason Myles Clark	8.4	1,680	37	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	8.5	1,702	22	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	7.8	1,563	23	8
		Kerryanne Burke	6.0	1,206	25	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	5.7	1,135	43	6
		Anthony Rivers	3.6	715	25	5
		Leroy Gadsden	0.0	0	-451	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	37.0	7,467	81	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	11.8	2,377	53	12
		Rene Hill	10.3	2,070	31	11
		Jason Myles Clark	8.1	1,643	28	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	8.3	1,680	15	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	7.6	1,540	23	8
		Kerryanne Burke	5.8	1,181	25	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	5.4	1,092	11	6
		Anthony Rivers	3.4	690	23	5
		Leroy Gadsden	2.2	451	14	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	0.0	0	-423	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	36.4	7,386	35	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	11.4	2,324	11	12
		Rene Hill	10.0	2,039	21	11
		Jason Myles Clark	8.0	1,615	24	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	8.2	1,665	3	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	7.5	1,517	18	8
		Kerryanne Burke	5.7	1,156	3	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	5.3	1,081	6	6
		Anthony Rivers	3.3	667	13	5
		Leroy Gadsden	2.2	437	3	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	2.1	423	14	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	0.0	0	-200	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	36.1	7,351	6	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	11.4	2,313	3	12
		Rene Hill	9.9	2,018	1	11
		Jason Myles Clark	7.8	1,591	2	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	8.2	1,662	0	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	7.4	1,499	2	8
		Kerryanne Burke	5.7	1,153	3	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	5.3	1,075	2	6
		Anthony Rivers	3.2	654	3	5
		Leroy Gadsden	2.1	434	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	2.0	409	1	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	1.0	200	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Nantasha Williams	36.0	7,345	0	Advanced (12)
		James Johnson	11.3	2,310	0	12
		Rene Hill	9.9	2,017	0	11
		Jason Myles Clark	7.8	1,589	0	10
		Al-Hassan Kanu	8.2	1,662	0	9
		Marie Adam-Ovide	7.3	1,497	0	8
		Kerryanne Burke	5.6	1,150	0	8
		Harold Miller Jr.	5.3	1,073	0	6
		Anthony Rivers	3.2	651	0	5
		Leroy Gadsden	2.1	434	0	4
		Jermaine Sean Smith	2.0	408	0	3
		Linda Guillebeaux	1.0	200	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	42	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,378
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2021

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