Debra Schwartzben

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Debra Schwartzben

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November 4, 2025

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Debra Schwartzben (Republican Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 4. She 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 4

Virginia Maloney defeated Debra Schwartzben and Kyle Athayde in the general election for New York City Council District 4 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Virginia Maloney (D)	69.2	40,508
	Submit photo	Debra Schwartzben (R)	26.7	15,608
		Kyle Athayde (Revive East Side Party)	4.1	2,406

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 58,522
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vanessa Aronson (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 4

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

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Virginia Maloney in round 5 . 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
		Virginia Maloney	53.1	13,053	3,559	Advanced (5)
		Vanessa Aronson	46.9	11,517	1,839	5
	Submit photo	Rachel Storch	0.0	0	-8,258	4
		Benjamin Wetzler	0.0	0	0	3
		Faith Bondy	0.0	0	0	2
		Lukas Florczak	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Virginia Maloney	34.6	9,494	990	Advanced (5)
		Vanessa Aronson	35.3	9,678	1,624	5
	Submit photo	Rachel Storch	30.1	8,258	763	4
		Benjamin Wetzler	0.0	0	-4,769	3
		Faith Bondy	0.0	0	0	2
		Lukas Florczak	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Virginia Maloney	29.5	8,504	627	Advanced (5)
		Vanessa Aronson	27.9	8,054	452	5
	Submit photo	Rachel Storch	26.0	7,495	715	4
		Benjamin Wetzler	16.5	4,769	355	3
		Faith Bondy	0.0	0	-2,325	2
		Lukas Florczak	0.0	0	-505	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Virginia Maloney	26.7	7,877	15	Advanced (5)
		Vanessa Aronson	25.8	7,602	11	5
	Submit photo	Rachel Storch	23.0	6,780	16	4
		Benjamin Wetzler	15.0	4,414	15	3
		Faith Bondy	7.9	2,325	8	2
		Lukas Florczak	1.7	505	2	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Virginia Maloney	26.6	7,862	0	Advanced (5)
		Vanessa Aronson	25.6	7,591	0	5
	Submit photo	Rachel Storch	22.8	6,764	0	4
		Benjamin Wetzler	14.9	4,399	0	3
		Faith Bondy	7.8	2,317	0	2
		Lukas Florczak	1.7	503	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.	0.6	170	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,606
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 4

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Debra Schwartzben in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Debra Schwartzben

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 4

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Vanessa Aronson in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Vanessa Aronson

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2025

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