Democratic Primary — Council Member
28th Council District
· Queens
· 2025
· Source: NYC BOE Cast Vote Records
Ballots in Contest
14,137
Elimination Rounds
4
Exhausted Ballots
2,995
(21.2% of contest ballots)
Winner
Ty Hankerson
Final Round Share
58.7% of active
Margin of Victory
1,948
(17.5pts of active)
Ty Hankerson led from the start with 35.2% of first-choice votes and held on through 4 rounds of elimination. The largest transfer came when Latoya L. LeGrand was eliminated, sending 1,043 votes (37% of their ballots) to Ty Hankerson. The final margin was 1,948 votes (17.5 pts of active ballots), while 2,995 exhausted ballots (21.2%) exceeded that margin — meaning those voters' preferences could in theory have influenced the outcome.
Notable: 2,995 ballots exhausted before the final round —
more than the winner's final-round margin of 1,948 votes.
This means exhausted voters' preferences, had they ranked additional candidates, could in theory have been enough to affect the outcome — though only if they had ranked in ways that changed the transfers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Hankerson ✓ | 4,971 | 35.2% | Won |
| Japneet Singh | 3,482 | 24.6% | — |
| Latoya L. LeGrand | 2,424 | 17.1% | Elim. R3 |
| Ruben W. Wills | 2,015 | 14.3% | Elim. R2 |
| Romeo Hitlall | 1,245 | 8.8% | Elim. R1 |
Vote Share — First Choice vs. Final Round
Solid lines = candidates who reached the final round (left dot = Round 1 share, right dot = final-round share). Dashed lines = candidates eliminated before the final round (line ends at elimination, not final round).
Round-by-Round Results
Each bar shows how many active votes each candidate holds going into that round. Step through rounds or press Play to watch candidates gain and lose votes as the race unfolds.
Round 1
Round 1
Eliminated: Romeo Hitlall
14,137 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active | Transfers Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Hankerson | 4,971 | 35.2% | — |
| Japneet Singh | 3,482 | 24.6% | — |
| Latoya L. LeGrand | 2,424 | 17.1% | — |
| Ruben W. Wills | 2,015 | 14.3% | — |
| Romeo Hitlall ✗ | 1,245 | 8.8% | Exhausted: 606 · Japneet Singh: 390 · Ruben W. Wills: 91 · Ty Hankerson: 86 · Latoya L. LeGrand: 72 |
Round 2
Eliminated: Ruben W. Wills
13,531 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active | Transfers Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Hankerson | 5,057 | 37.4% | — |
| Japneet Singh | 3,872 | 28.6% | — |
| Latoya L. LeGrand | 2,496 | 18.4% | — |
| Ruben W. Wills ✗ | 2,106 | 15.6% | Exhausted: 1,085 · Ty Hankerson: 445 · Latoya L. LeGrand: 322 · Japneet Singh: 254 |
Round 3
Eliminated: Latoya L. LeGrand
12,446 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active | Transfers Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Hankerson | 5,502 | 44.2% | — |
| Japneet Singh | 4,126 | 33.2% | — |
| Latoya L. LeGrand ✗ | 2,818 | 22.6% | Exhausted: 1,304 · Ty Hankerson: 1,043 · Japneet Singh: 471 |
Round 4
Final
11,142 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active |
|---|---|---|
| Ty Hankerson | 6,545 | 58.7% |
| Japneet Singh | 4,597 | 41.3% |
Where Did Eliminated Candidates' Votes Go?
When a candidate is eliminated, their supporters' ballots transfer to whoever they ranked next.
This panel shows how each eliminated candidate's votes distributed — to the winner,
to other remaining candidates, or exhausted (no further choices ranked).
Cards are ordered by votes that went to the winner, highest first.
Note: "Exhausted" means those voters had no more ranked candidates still in the race — their ballots stopped counting at that point.
Latoya L. LeGrand
Eliminated R3
2,818 votes redistributed
Ruben W. Wills
Eliminated R2
2,106 votes redistributed
Romeo Hitlall
Eliminated R1
1,245 votes redistributed
Transfer Loyalty Matrix
Each cell shows what share of an eliminated candidate's votes transferred to each remaining candidate.
Read across a row to see how that candidate's supporters split their next rankings.
≥50% loyalty
25–49%
<25%
Exhausted
| Eliminated → Received ↓ |
Hankerson ✓ | Singh | Exhausted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitlall R1 | 6.9% | 31.3% | 48.7% |
| Wills R2 | 21.1% | 12.1% | 51.5% |
| LeGrand R3 | 37.0% | 16.7% | 46.3% |
Candidate Summary
| Candidate | First Choice | Votes at Elimination / Final | Transfer Gain / Loss ⓘ | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Hankerson ✓ Winner | 4,971 | 6,545 | +1,574 | — |
| Japneet Singh | 3,482 | 4,597 | +1,115 | — |
| Latoya L. LeGrand | 2,424 | 2,818 | +394 | Round 3 |
| Ruben W. Wills | 2,015 | 2,106 | +91 | Round 2 |
| Romeo Hitlall | 1,245 | 1,245 | 0 | Round 1 |
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
6,205 (43.9%)
Ranked 2
2,153 (15.2%)
Ranked 3
1,433 (10.1%)
Ranked 4
924 (6.5%)
Ranked 5
3,422 (24.2%)