American voters elected Donald J. Trump as its 47th President of the United States on Tuesday, a resounding victory for the former president that was ousted by Joe Biden in 2020.
Closer to home, there were several notable tight races in Brooklyn. Republican Steve Chan won against incumbent Democrat Iwen Chu in state Senate District 17, which covers portions of Sunset Park, Borough Park, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and Bensonhurst, by capturing 55% of the vote to Chu's 45%, according to the unofficial results by the city Board of Elections.
Results are still unofficial in the race for Assembly District 45, which covers portions of Midwood, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay. Democrat Joey Cohen-Saban currently has 49.32% of the votes, while incumbent Republican Michael Novakhov has 50.2% with 98.92% of votes scanned.
Incumbent Democrat Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, who represents parts of south Brooklyn and Staten Island, declared victory as she captured 54.69% of the votes while opponent Marko Kepi, a Republican, took 44.86%.
Meanwhile, Republican Alex Brook-Kransy won back his seat against challenger Chris McCreight, a Democrat, in the 46th Assembly District, which includes parts of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Coney Island.
City voters also approved Propositions 1 - 5, which includes the Equal Rights Amendment, but did not approve Proposition 6, which would have created a new Chief Business Diversity Officer position at City Hall, reorganize film permitting procedures, among other things.
Here are the results from the Nov. 5 election for Brooklyn voters:
U.S. President and Vice President
Donald J. Trump and JD Vance; Republican Party, Conservative Party
Trump captured 295 electoral votes and 72,747,033 of the popular vote, while Vice President Kamala Harris took 226 electoral votes and 68,092,000 popular votes, according to the Associated Press as of mid-day Thursday.
In New York City, Harris captured over 1.7 million votes, while over 786,000 people voted for Trump. Brooklyn voters favored Harris, and there were over 48,000 write-in candidates, according to the city Board of Elections.
State Senator
Kirsten E. Gillibrand; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
Representative in Congress
District 7 (Includes parts of Kings County and Queens)
Nydia M. Velazquez; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 8
Hakeem S. Jeffries; Democratic Party
District 9
Yvette D. Clarke; Democratic Party
District 10
Daniel Goldman; Democratic Party
District 11 (Includes parts of Kings County and Staten Island)
Nicole Malliotakis; Republican Party, Conservative Party
State Senator
District 12 (Includes parts of Kings County and Queens)
Michael N. Gianaris; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 15 (Includes parts of Kings County and Queens)
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr; Democratic Party
District 17
Steve Chan; Republican Party, Conservative Party
District 18
Julia Salazar; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 19
Roxanne J. Persaud; Democratic Party
District 20
Zellnor Y. Myrie; Democratic Party
District 21
Kevin S. Parker; Democratic Party
District 22
Simcha Felder; Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party
District 23 (Includes part of Kings County and Staten Island)
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton; Democratic Party
District 25
Jabari Brisport; Democratic Party
District 26 (Includes parts of Kings County and Manhattan)
Andrew S. Gounardes; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 59 (Includes parts of Kings County, Queens and Manhattan)
Kristen S. Gonzalez; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
State Assembly Member
District 41
Kalman Yeger; Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party
District 42
Rodneyse Bichotte; Democratic Party
District 43
Brian A. Cunningham; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 44
Robert C. Carroll; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 45*
Joey Cohen-Saban; Democratic Party (49.32%)
Michael Novakhov; Republican Party, Conservative Party (50.24%)
*Results via the city Board of Elections as of 12:47am on Nov. 6.
District 46
Alec Brook-Krasny; Republican Party, Conservative Party
District 47
William Colton; Democratic Party
District 48
Simcha Eichenstein; Democratic Party, Conservative Party
District 49
Lester Chang; Republican Party, Conservative Party
District 50
Emily E. Gallagher; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 51
Marcela Mitaynes; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 52
Jo Anne Simon; Democratic Party, Working Families Party
District 53
Maritza Davila; Democratic Party
District 54
Erik Martin Dilan; Democratic Party
District 55
Latrice Walker; Democratic Party
District 56
Stefani L. Zinerman; Democratic Party
District 57
Phara Souffrant Forrest; Democratic Party
District 58
Monique Chandler-Waterman; Democratic Party
District 59
Jaime R. Williams; Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party
District 60
Nikki Lucas; Democratic Party
District 61 (Includes parts of Kings County, Manhattan and Staten Island)
Charles D. Fall; Democratic Party
Six Ballot Proposals
Pass: Proposal 1, Protecting A New Yorker's Fundamental Right/Equal Rights Amendment
The proposal prohibits discrimination based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex – including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, and abortion rights – by enshrining these rights in the state constitution.
Pass: Proposal 2, More Enforcement And Regulation By The Sanitation Department
The proposal would amend the City Charter to expand and clarify the Sanitation Department's power to clean streets and other city property and require disposal of wast in containers.
Pass: Proposal 3, Additional Estimates Of The Cost Of Proposed Laws And Updates To Budged Deadlines
The proposal would amend the City Charter to require discal analysis from the City Council before hearings and votes on laws, authorize fiscal analysis from the mayor, and update budget deadlines.
Pass: Proposal 4, More Notice And Times Before Votes On Public Safety Legislation
The proposal would require additional public notice and time before the City Council votes on laws respecting the public safety operations of the Police, Correction and Fire Departments.
Pass: Proposal 5, Capital Planning
This proposal would amend the City Charter to require more detail in the annual assessment of city facilities, mandate that facility needs inform capital planning and update capital planning deadlines.
Fail: Proposal 6, Minority And Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBES), Film Permits And Archive Review Boards
This proposal would amend the City Charter to establish a Chief Business Diversity Officer, authorize the mayor to designate the office that issues film permits and combine archive boards.
