Aramis Ocasio

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Aramis Ocasio

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Aramis Ocasio (Republican Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 15. Ocasio lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Incumbent Oswald Feliz defeated Aramis Ocasio and Gary Lutz in the general election for New York City Council District 15 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oswald Feliz (D)	85.8	13,046
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio (R)	11.6	1,764
	Submit photo	Gary Lutz (Conservative Party)	2.6	394

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 15,204
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Oswald Feliz in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Oswald Feliz

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Aramis Ocasio in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gary Lutz in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Gary Lutz

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ocasio in this election.

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Incumbent Oswald Feliz defeated Ariel Rivera-Diaz in the general election for New York City Council District 15 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oswald Feliz (D)	84.1	7,224
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz (R / Conservative Party)	15.6	1,340
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	21

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,585
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Oswald Feliz in round 6 . 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
		Oswald Feliz	65.2	4,348	557	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	34.8	2,325	286	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	-1,421	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	52.3	3,791	383	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	28.1	2,039	227	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	19.6	1,421	177	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	-1,195	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	44.5	3,408	161	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	23.7	1,812	111	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	16.2	1,244	183	5
		John Sanchez	15.6	1,195	107	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	-902	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	40.6	3,247	77	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	1,701	87	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	13.3	1,061	77	5
		John Sanchez	13.6	1,088	65	4
		Troy Blackwell	11.3	902	59	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	-194	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	-194	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	-166	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.7	3,170	5	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.7	1,614	5	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.5	1,023	2	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	843	1	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	194	1	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	166	1	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.6	3,165	0	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.6	1,609	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.4	1,021	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	842	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	193	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	165	0	2
		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.	0.4	31	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,204
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ariel Rivera-Diaz in round 2 . 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
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	53.7	80	2	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	46.3	69	3	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	49.1	78	0	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	41.5	66	0	2
		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.	9.4	15	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 159
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2025

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2021

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