Darlene Mealy
Darlene Mealy (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 41. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Mealy (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 41. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
Biography
Mealy's professional experience includes working for the New York City Transit Authority for seventeen years.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 41
Incumbent Darlene Mealy and Yehuda Shaffer are running in the general election for New York City Council District 41 on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 41
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Darlene Mealy in round 8 . 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: 16,274 |
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 41
Incumbent Darlene Mealy won election in the general election for New York City Council District 41 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darlene Mealy (D) | 97.5 | 6,134 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 155 | ||
| Total votes: 6,289 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jarod Leonard (Freedom Party Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 41
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Darlene Mealy in round 1 .
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Total votes: 4,570 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mealy in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 41
Darlene Mealy defeated Scott Hutchins in the general election for New York City Council District 41 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darlene Mealy (D) | 95.5 | 15,911 |
 | Scott Hutchins (G) | 4.2 | 694 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 16,656 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 41
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Darlene Mealy in round 1 .
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Total votes: 15,447 |
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2016
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent Latrice Walker defeated Berneda W. Jackson in the New York State Assembly District 55 general election.[2][3]
| New York State Assembly, District 55 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Latrice Walker Incumbent |
97.60% | 35,352 | |
| Republican | Berneda W. Jackson | 2.40% | 869 | |
| Total Votes | 36,221 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Latrice Walker defeated Darlene Mealy in the New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Latrice Walker Incumbent |
74.35% | 4,276 | |
| Democratic | Darlene Mealy | 25.65% | 1,475 | |
| Total Votes | 5,751 | |||
Walker also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.
Berneda W. Jackson ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 55 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Berneda W. Jackson (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New York City Council District 41 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
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| Preceded by Alicka Ampry-Samuel (D) |
New York City Council District 41 2022-Present |
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New York City Council District 41 2006-2017 |
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