Democratic Primary — Council Member
13th Council District
· Bronx
· 2025
· Source: NYC BOE Cast Vote Records
Ballots in Contest
11,350
Elimination Rounds
5
Exhausted Ballots
2,966
(26.1% of contest ballots)
Winner
Shirley Aldebol
Final Round Share
56.0% of active
Margin of Victory
1,006
(12.0pts of active)
Shirley Aldebol led from the start with 30.1% of first-choice votes and held on through 5 rounds of elimination. The largest transfer came when David A. Diaz was eliminated, sending 639 votes (24% of their ballots) to Shirley Aldebol. The final margin was 1,006 votes (12.0 pts of active ballots), while 2,966 exhausted ballots (26.1%) exceeded that margin — meaning those voters' preferences could in theory have influenced the outcome.
Notable: 2,966 ballots exhausted before the final round —
more than the winner's final-round margin of 1,006 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Aldebol ✓ | 3,421 | 30.1% | Won |
| Jacqueline J. Torres | 2,376 | 20.9% | — |
| David A. Diaz | 2,162 | 19.0% | Elim. R4 |
| John Perez | 1,511 | 13.3% | Elim. R3 |
| Joel Rivera | 1,188 | 10.5% | Elim. R2 |
| Theona S. Reets-Dupont | 692 | 6.1% | 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: Theona S. Reets-Dupont
11,350 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active | Transfers Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Aldebol | 3,421 | 30.1% | — |
| Jacqueline J. Torres | 2,376 | 20.9% | — |
| David A. Diaz | 2,162 | 19.0% | — |
| John Perez | 1,511 | 13.3% | — |
| Joel Rivera | 1,188 | 10.5% | — |
| Theona S. Reets-Dupont ✗ | 692 | 6.1% | Exhausted: 308 · Shirley Aldebol: 138 · Jacqueline J. Torres: 82 · Joel Rivera: 68 · David A. Diaz: 56 · John Perez: 40 |
Round 2
Eliminated: Joel Rivera
11,042 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active | Transfers Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Aldebol | 3,559 | 32.2% | — |
| Jacqueline J. Torres | 2,458 | 22.3% | — |
| David A. Diaz | 2,218 | 20.1% | — |
| John Perez | 1,551 | 14.0% | — |
| Joel Rivera ✗ | 1,256 | 11.4% | Exhausted: 589 · David A. Diaz: 228 · Jacqueline J. Torres: 166 · John Perez: 161 · Shirley Aldebol: 112 |
Round 3
Eliminated: John Perez
10,453 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active | Transfers Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Aldebol | 3,671 | 35.1% | — |
| Jacqueline J. Torres | 2,624 | 25.1% | — |
| David A. Diaz | 2,446 | 23.4% | — |
| John Perez ✗ | 1,712 | 16.4% | Exhausted: 750 · Shirley Aldebol: 385 · Jacqueline J. Torres: 371 · David A. Diaz: 206 |
Round 4
Eliminated: David A. Diaz
9,703 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active | Transfers Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Aldebol | 4,056 | 41.8% | — |
| Jacqueline J. Torres | 2,995 | 30.9% | — |
| David A. Diaz ✗ | 2,652 | 27.3% | Exhausted: 1,319 · Jacqueline J. Torres: 694 · Shirley Aldebol: 639 |
Round 5
Final
8,384 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley Aldebol | 4,695 | 56.0% |
| Jacqueline J. Torres | 3,689 | 44.0% |
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.
David A. Diaz
Eliminated R4
2,652 votes redistributed
John Perez
Eliminated R3
1,712 votes redistributed
Theona S. Reets-Dupont
Eliminated R1
692 votes redistributed
Joel Rivera
Eliminated R2
1,256 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 ↓ |
Aldebol ✓ | Torres | Exhausted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reets-Dupont R1 | 19.9% | 11.8% | 44.5% |
| Rivera R2 | 8.9% | 13.2% | 46.9% |
| Perez R3 | 22.5% | 21.7% | 43.8% |
| Diaz R4 | 24.1% | 26.2% | 49.7% |
Candidate Summary
| Candidate | First Choice | Votes at Elimination / Final | Transfer Gain / Loss ⓘ | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Aldebol ✓ Winner | 3,421 | 4,695 | +1,274 | — |
| Jacqueline J. Torres | 2,376 | 3,689 | +1,313 | — |
| David A. Diaz | 2,162 | 2,652 | +490 | Round 4 |
| John Perez | 1,511 | 1,712 | +201 | Round 3 |
| Joel Rivera | 1,188 | 1,256 | +68 | Round 2 |
| Theona S. Reets-Dupont | 692 | 692 | 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
4,805 (42.3%)
Ranked 2
1,465 (12.9%)
Ranked 3
1,008 (8.9%)
Ranked 4
652 (5.7%)
Ranked 5
3,420 (30.1%)