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Selvena Brooks-Powers

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Democratic Party

New York City Council District 31

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Donovan Richards Jr.

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

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Selvena Brooks-Powers (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 31. She assumed office on March 19, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Brooks-Powers (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 31. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 31

Incumbent Selvena Brooks-Powers defeated Daniella May in the general election for New York City Council District 31 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Selvena Brooks-Powers (D)	89.2	8,868
		Daniella May (R / Mad As Hell Party / Parent Party)	10.6	1,053
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	25

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,946
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Selvena Brooks-Powers in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Selvena Brooks-Powers

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniella May in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Daniella May

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brooks-Powers in this election.

2021

Regular election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 31

Incumbent Selvena Brooks-Powers defeated Vanessa Simon in the general election for New York City Council District 31 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Selvena Brooks-Powers (D)	88.9	18,070
		Vanessa Simon (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)	11.0	2,226
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	28

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,324
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Selvena Brooks-Powers in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	67.4	10,807	0	Advanced (1)
		Nancy Martinez	19.0	3,049	0	1
		Nicole Lee	12.7	2,039	0	1
		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.	0.8	136	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,031
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Vanessa Simon advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 31.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Vanessa Simon advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 31.

Special election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 31

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

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Selvena Brooks-Powers in round 9 . 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
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	59.0	3,841	481	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	41.0	2,674	118	9
		Manny Silva	0.0	0	-1,059	9
		LaToya Benjamin	0.0	0	0	8
		Sherwyn James	0.0	0	0	7
		Shawn Rux	0.0	0	0	6
		Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
		Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
		Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	48.2	3,360	253	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	36.6	2,556	30	9
		Manny Silva	15.2	1,059	143	9
		LaToya Benjamin	0.0	0	-570	8
		Sherwyn James	0.0	0	0	7
		Shawn Rux	0.0	0	0	6
		Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
		Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
		Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	43.6	3,107	137	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	35.5	2,526	7	9
		Manny Silva	12.9	916	72	9
		LaToya Benjamin	8.0	570	86	8
		Sherwyn James	0.0	0	-386	7
		Shawn Rux	0.0	0	0	6
		Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
		Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
		Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	41.2	2,970	55	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	35.0	2,519	10	9
		Manny Silva	11.7	844	44	9
		LaToya Benjamin	6.7	484	33	8
		Sherwyn James	5.4	386	20	7
		Shawn Rux	0.0	0	-234	6
		Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
		Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
		Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	40.1	2,915	35	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	34.5	2,509	15	9
		Manny Silva	11.0	800	36	9
		LaToya Benjamin	6.2	451	24	8
		Sherwyn James	5.0	366	13	7
		Shawn Rux	3.2	234	10	6
		Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	-181	5
		Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
		Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	39.3	2,880	33	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	34.1	2,494	3	9
		Manny Silva	10.4	764	21	9
		LaToya Benjamin	5.8	427	33	8
		Sherwyn James	4.8	353	7	7
		Shawn Rux	3.1	224	6	6
		Nancy Martinez	2.5	181	6	5
		Latanya Collins	0.0	0	-120	4
		Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	38.8	2,847	10	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	34.0	2,491	2	9
		Manny Silva	10.1	743	4	9
		LaToya Benjamin	5.4	394	8	8
		Sherwyn James	4.7	346	11	7
		Shawn Rux	3.0	218	4	6
		Nancy Martinez	2.4	175	7	5
		Latanya Collins	1.6	120	11	4
		Nicole Lee	0.0	0	-77	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	38.6	2,837	3	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	33.8	2,489	1	9
		Manny Silva	10.0	739	0	9
		LaToya Benjamin	5.2	386	1	8
		Sherwyn James	4.6	335	1	7
		Shawn Rux	2.9	214	0	6
		Nancy Martinez	2.3	168	0	5
		Latanya Collins	1.5	109	1	4
		Nicole Lee	1.0	77	8	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Selvena Brooks-Powers	38.5	2,834	0	Won (9)
		Pesach Osina	33.8	2,488	0	9
		Manny Silva	10.0	739	0	9
		LaToya Benjamin	5.2	385	0	8
		Sherwyn James	4.5	334	0	7
		Shawn Rux	2.9	214	0	6
		Nancy Martinez	2.3	168	0	5
		Latanya Collins	1.5	108	0	4
		Nicole Lee	0.9	69	0	3
		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.	0.3	24	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,363
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2023

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2021

Regular election

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Special election

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Preceded by Donovan Richards Jr. (D)	New York City Council District 31 2021-Present	Succeeded by -