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Althea Stevens
Althea Stevens (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 16. She assumed office on January 1, 2022.
Stevens (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 16. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 16
Incumbent Althea Stevens defeated Emmanuel Findlay Jr. in the general election for New York City Council District 16 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Althea Stevens (D / Working Families Party) | 88.7 | 16,717 | |
| Emmanuel Findlay Jr. (R / Conservative Party) | 11.3 | 2,134 | ||
| Total votes: 18,851 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Althea Stevens in round 1 .
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Total votes: 10,215 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Emmanuel Findlay Jr. in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Emmanuel Findlay Jr. in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Althea Stevens in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stevens in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 16
Incumbent Althea Stevens defeated Tanya Carmichael in the general election for New York City Council District 16 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Althea Stevens (D) | 85.4 | 4,384 | |
| Tanya Carmichael (R) | 13.7 | 702 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 5,136 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Althea Stevens in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tanya Carmichael in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stevens in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 16
Althea Stevens defeated Kajara Boyd in the general election for New York City Council District 16 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Althea Stevens (D) | 90.7 | 10,002 | |
| Kajara Boyd (R) | 9.2 | 1,011 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 11,030 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 16
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Althea Stevens in round 1 .
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Total votes: 10,112 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Stevenson (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kajara Boyd advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 16.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Althea Stevens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Althea Stevens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Althea Stevens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Council District 16 |
Officeholder New York City Council District 16 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Vanessa Gibson (D) |
New York City Council District 16 2022-Present |
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