Crystal Hudson

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Crystal Hudson

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Democratic Party

New York City Council District 35

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Laurie Cumbo

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

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Crystal Hudson (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 35. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Hudson (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 35. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 35

Incumbent Crystal Hudson won election in the general election for New York City Council District 35 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson (D / Working Families Party)	97.4	13,936
		Other/Write-in votes	2.6	377

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,313
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Paul (Freedom Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Crystal Hudson in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Crystal Hudson in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson

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Endorsements

Hudson received the following endorsements.

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 35

Crystal Hudson defeated Regina Kinsey in the general election for New York City Council District 35 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson (D)	94.7	29,003
		Regina Kinsey (Common Sense Party)	4.8	1,475
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	161

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,639
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 35

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Crystal Hudson in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson	54.0	16,564	3,196	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	Michael Hollingsworth	46.0	14,138	2,261	3
	Submit photo	Renee Collymore	0.0	0	-4,438	3
	Submit photo	Curtis Harris	0.0	0	-1,652	3
		Regina Kinsey	0.0	0	-1,637	3
	Submit photo	Deirdre Levy	0.0	0	-1,398	3
		Hector Robertson	0.0	0	-504	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson	38.3	13,368	9	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	Michael Hollingsworth	34.1	11,877	3	3
	Submit photo	Renee Collymore	12.7	4,438	4	3
	Submit photo	Curtis Harris	4.7	1,652	3	3
		Regina Kinsey	4.7	1,637	4	3
	Submit photo	Deirdre Levy	4.0	1,398	4	3
		Hector Robertson	1.4	504	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson	38.3	13,359	0	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	Michael Hollingsworth	34.0	11,874	0	3
	Submit photo	Renee Collymore	12.7	4,434	0	3
	Submit photo	Curtis Harris	4.7	1,649	0	3
		Regina Kinsey	4.7	1,633	0	3
	Submit photo	Deirdre Levy	4.0	1,394	0	3
		Hector Robertson	1.4	504	0	3
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	68	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,915
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2023

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2021

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Preceded by Laurie Cumbo (D)	New York City Council District 35 2022-Present	Succeeded by -