Election Day is over in New York City.
All 51 seats in the City Council were up for reelection, and district attorney races were also on the ballot in three boroughs - though a number of races featured candidates who are running unopposed.
Here’s what a recap of what happened during election night.
Republican Kristy Marmorato projected to win Bronx City Council race
Republican Kristy Marmorato is the projected winner against incumbent Marjorie Velázquez in the race for City Council District 13 in the Bronx, the Associated Press projects.
As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, with 88% of the expected vote tallied, Marmorato had 52.8% of votes, while Velázquez had 47.2% of votes, according to the AP.
Marmorato, who declared victory Tuesday night, is poised to become the Bronx's first Republican Council member since 1983.
The district covers Throggs Neck, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Schuylerville, Country Club, Locust Point and Westchester Square, including parts of Allerton and Van Nest.
Velázquez took a controversial stand in her district when she backed a zoning change for a residential part of Throggs Neck, which residents argued would change the quiet character of their community.
Brannan beats Kagan in Brooklyn district
Democrat Justin Brannan is the projected winner in the race for City Council District 47 in Brooklyn, Spectrum News and the Associated Press project.
According to the AP, with more than 88% of the expected vote tallied, Brannan had 58.5% of votes, while Republican Ari Kagan had 41.5% of votes.
Redistricting caused the two incumbents to run against one another.
“We ran a serious campaign. I personally knocked on like 3,000 doors,” Brannan said. “There’s no magic. It’s just hard work. Hard work, and I think, obviously, having done the work so that when you’re knocking on people’s doors and talking to them, you’re not introducing yourself for the first time. You’re talking about what you’ve already done and what you want to continue doing.”
The district covers Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights and parts of Bensonhurst.
Paladino projected winner in rematch with Avella
Republican Vickie Paladino is the projected winner in the race for City Council District 19 in Queens, defeating former City Councilman Tony Avella in a rematch from two years ago, Spectrum News and the Associated Press project.
According to the AP, with more than 97% of the expected vote tallied, Paladino had 60.4% of votes, while Avella had 39.6% of votes.
Avella lost to Paladino by fewer than 400 votes in 2021.
"Your voices were heard through the votes that I got today," Paladino said. "We taught the people that this district that slander will not sell. We taught the people of this district that they can trust me."
The district covers Auburndale, College Point, Whitestone, Bay Terrace and Beechhurst, as well as parts of Flushing, Bayside and Douglaston–Little Neck.
Zhuang projected to win Council seat in southern Brooklyn
Democrat Susan Zhuang is the projected winner in the race for City Council District 43 in Brooklyn, the Associated Press projects.
According to the AP, with more than 95% of the expected vote tallied, Zhuang had 59% of votes, while Republican Ying Tin had 26.3% of votes and Conservative Party candidate Vito LaBella had 14.6%.
The district, which includes parts of Sunset Park, Bensonhurst and Gravesend, was redrawn last year as an Asian-majority district.
Other races
All of the other incumbent lawmakers are easily cruising to re-election — including political newcomer, Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” who was running unopposed for a Harlem City Council seat.
For the only borough-wide race, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz was easily re-elected. Two other district attorneys – Darcel Clark in the Bronx and Michael McMahon on Staten Island – did not have an opponent.
New Yorkers also approved two statewide constitutional amendments – one removing the borrowing limit for school districts in small cities, and the other making it easier to construct or repair sewage facilities by exempting those projects from the overall debt limits that apply to local governments.