Democratic Primary — Council Member
33rd Council District
· Brooklyn
· 2025
· Source: NYC BOE Cast Vote Records
Ballots in Contest
34,011
Elimination Rounds
1
Exhausted Ballots
0
(0.0% of contest ballots)
Winner
Lincoln Restler
Final Round Share
75.6% of active
Margin of Victory
17,435
(51.3pts of active)
Lincoln Restler won outright in the first round with 75.6% of contest ballots, clearing the 50% threshold without requiring any eliminations. The final margin of 17,435 votes (51.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Restler ✓ | 25,723 | 75.6% | Won |
| Sabrina N. Gates | 8,288 | 24.4% | — |
Round-by-Round Results
Round 1
Final
34,011 active votes
| Candidate | Votes (before elimination) | Share of Active |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Restler | 25,723 | 75.6% |
| Sabrina N. Gates | 8,288 | 24.4% |
Candidate Summary
| Candidate | First Choice | Votes at Elimination / Final | Transfer Gain / Loss ⓘ | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Restler ✓ Winner | 25,723 | 25,723 | 0 | — |
| Sabrina N. Gates | 8,288 | 8,288 | 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
23,165 (68.1%)
Ranked 2
10,696 (31.4%)
Ranked 3
150 (0.4%)
Ranked 4
0 (0.0%)
Ranked 5
0 (0.0%)