Republican Primary — Council Member
51st Council District
· Staten Island
· 2025
· Source: NYC BOE Cast Vote Records
Ballots in Contest
4,042
Elimination Rounds
1
Exhausted Ballots
0
(0.0% of contest ballots)
Winner
Frank Morano
Final Round Share
82.3% of active
Margin of Victory
2,944
(72.8pts of active)
Frank Morano won outright in the first round with 82.3% of contest ballots, clearing the 50% threshold without requiring any eliminations. The final margin of 2,944 votes (72.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Morano ✓ | 3,325 | 82.3% | Won |
| Griffin T. Fossella | 381 | 9.4% | — |
| John K. Buthorn | 336 | 8.3% | — |
Round-by-Round Results
Round 1
Final
4,042 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Morano | 3,325 | 82.3% |
| Griffin T. Fossella | 381 | 9.4% |
| John K. Buthorn | 336 | 8.3% |
Candidate Summary
| Candidate | First Choice | Votes at Elimination / Final | Transfer Gain / Loss ⓘ | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Morano ✓ Winner | 3,325 | 3,325 | 0 | — |
| Griffin T. Fossella | 381 | 381 | 0 | — |
| John K. Buthorn | 336 | 336 | 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
2,236 (55.3%)
Ranked 2
565 (14.0%)
Ranked 3
1,157 (28.6%)
Ranked 4
84 (2.1%)
Ranked 5
0 (0.0%)