Donald Trump Elected 47th President

Kaya Laterman

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 292 electoral votes and 71,833,30 of the popular vote, while Vice President Kamala Harris took 224 electoral votes and 66,943,293 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.

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