Crystal Hudson
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, 2030.
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 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 35
Incumbent Crystal Hudson defeated Benny Rosenberger and Hector Robertson in the general election for New York City Council District 35 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Crystal Hudson (D / Working Families Party) | 92.7 | 58,054 | |
 | Benny Rosenberger (Conservative Party)  | 5.4 | 3,352 | |
 | Hector Robertson (United Alliance Party) | 1.6 | 1,033 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 170 | ||
| Total votes: 62,609 | |||
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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 .
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Total votes: 40,519 |
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 35
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Benny Rosenberger in round 1 .
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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 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hudson in this election.
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 | ||
| ✔ | Crystal Hudson (D / Working Families Party) | 97.4 | 13,936 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 377 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 .
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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 .
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Endorsements
Hudson received the following endorsements.
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 | ||
| ✔ | Crystal Hudson (D) | 94.7 | 29,003 | |
 | Regina Kinsey (Common Sense Party) | 4.8 | 1,475 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 161 | ||
| Total votes: 30,639 | |||
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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 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.
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Total votes: 34,915 |
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Campaign themes
2023
Crystal Hudson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Crystal Hudson 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 35 |
Officeholder New York City Council District 35 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Laurie Cumbo (D) |
New York City Council District 35 2022-Present |
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