Democratic Primary — Council Member
35th Council District
· Brooklyn
· 2025
· Source: NYC BOE Cast Vote Records
Ballots in Contest
40,410
Elimination Rounds
1
Exhausted Ballots
0
(0.0% of contest ballots)
Winner
Crystal Hudson
Final Round Share
85.0% of active
Margin of Victory
31,090
(76.9pts of active)
Crystal Hudson won outright in the first round with 85.0% of contest ballots, clearing the 50% threshold without requiring any eliminations. The final margin of 31,090 votes (76.9 pts of active ballots) exceeded the 0 exhausted ballots (0.0%), making the result robust even against the exhaustion rate.
How to read this:
Ranked Choice Voting eliminates the last-place candidate each round, transferring their
ballots to each voter's next ranked choice still in the race.
Ballots in contest = voters who ranked at least one candidate here.
Active votes = ballots still assigned to a remaining candidate in a given round.
Exhausted ballots = ballots where all ranked choices have been eliminated.
Vote counts shown in each round reflect votes before that round's elimination.
Ties broken alphabetically by candidate ID (NYC BOE uses random draw; ties are rare at scale).
First-Choice Votes
| Candidate | First-Choice Votes | Share of Contest Ballots | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hudson ✓ | 34,338 | 85.0% | Won |
| Dion M. Ashman | 3,248 | 8.0% | — |
| Hector Robertson | 1,903 | 4.7% | — |
| Kenny Lever | 921 | 2.3% | — |
Round-by-Round Results
Round 1
Final
40,410 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hudson | 34,338 | 85.0% |
| Dion M. Ashman | 3,248 | 8.0% |
| Hector Robertson | 1,903 | 4.7% |
| Kenny Lever | 921 | 2.3% |
Candidate Summary
| Candidate | First Choice | Votes at Elimination / Final | Transfer Gain / Loss ⓘ | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hudson ✓ Winner | 34,338 | 34,338 | 0 | — |
| Dion M. Ashman | 3,248 | 3,248 | 0 | — |
| Hector Robertson | 1,903 | 1,903 | 0 | — |
| Kenny Lever | 921 | 921 | 0 | — |
How Many Candidates Did Voters Choose to Rank?
NYC primary voters may rank up to 5 candidates in order of preference — but they are not required to.
This chart shows how many candidates each voter chose to rank (1 = ranked only their top choice; 5 = used all available rankings).
Voters who ranked only one candidate are more likely to exhaust — their ballot stops counting once that candidate is eliminated.
Ranked 1
25,590 (63.3%)
Ranked 2
4,009 (9.9%)
Ranked 3
1,907 (4.7%)
Ranked 4
8,560 (21.2%)
Ranked 5
344 (0.9%)