Denise Keehan-Smith

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Denise Keehan-Smith

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Denise Keehan-Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 26. Keehan-Smith lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Elections

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 26

Julie Won defeated Marvin Jeffcoat in the general election for New York City Council District 26 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Won (D)	77.3	15,398
		Marvin Jeffcoat (R / Conservative Party)	22.1	4,403
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,908
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 26

Select round: Round 15 Round 14 Round 13 Round 12 Round 11 Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Julie Won in round 15 . 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
		Julie Won	56.7	6,822	808	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	43.3	5,211	512	15
		Brent O'Leary	0.0	0	-3,150	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	0.0	0	0	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	0.0	0	0	11
		Badrun Khan	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	43.4	6,014	773	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	33.9	4,699	326	15
		Brent O'Leary	22.7	3,150	347	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	0.0	0	-2,705	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	0.0	0	0	11
		Badrun Khan	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	34.7	5,241	414	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	28.9	4,373	184	15
		Brent O'Leary	18.5	2,803	206	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	17.9	2,705	289	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	0.0	0	-1,807	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	0.0	0	0	11
		Badrun Khan	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	30.5	4,827	222	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	26.5	4,189	101	15
		Brent O'Leary	16.4	2,597	336	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	15.3	2,416	202	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	11.4	1,807	166	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	0.0	0	-1,533	11
		Badrun Khan	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	28.2	4,605	209	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	25.0	4,088	272	15
		Brent O'Leary	13.8	2,261	75	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	13.5	2,214	133	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	10.0	1,641	110	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	9.4	1,533	61	11
		Badrun Khan	0.0	0	-1,340	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	26.1	4,396	478	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	22.7	3,816	135	15
		Brent O'Leary	13.0	2,186	71	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	12.4	2,081	130	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	9.1	1,531	83	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	8.8	1,472	53	11
		Badrun Khan	8.0	1,340	54	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	0.0	0	-1,166	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	23.1	3,918	221	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	21.7	3,681	181	15
		Brent O'Leary	12.5	2,115	84	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	11.5	1,951	127	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	8.5	1,448	83	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	8.4	1,419	29	11
		Badrun Khan	7.6	1,286	32	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	6.9	1,166	90	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	0.0	0	-1,002	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	21.6	3,697	76	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	20.4	3,500	74	15
		Brent O'Leary	11.9	2,031	48	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	10.6	1,824	87	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	8.0	1,365	79	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	8.1	1,390	48	11
		Badrun Khan	7.3	1,254	23	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	6.3	1,076	30	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	5.8	1,002	47	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	0.0	0	-733	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	20.9	3,621	92	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	19.7	3,426	57	15
		Brent O'Leary	11.4	1,983	85	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	10.0	1,737	91	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	7.4	1,286	38	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	7.7	1,342	52	11
		Badrun Khan	7.1	1,231	17	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	6.0	1,046	55	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	5.5	955	49	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	4.2	733	20	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	0.0	0	-679	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	0	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	20.2	3,529	97	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	19.3	3,369	124	15
		Brent O'Leary	10.9	1,898	42	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	9.4	1,646	58	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	7.1	1,248	35	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	7.4	1,290	17	11
		Badrun Khan	6.9	1,214	19	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	5.7	991	43	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	5.2	906	37	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	4.1	713	14	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	3.9	679	29	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	0.0	0	-609	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	19.5	3,432	87	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	18.5	3,245	66	15
		Brent O'Leary	10.6	1,856	73	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	9.0	1,588	28	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	6.9	1,213	33	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	7.2	1,273	34	11
		Badrun Khan	6.8	1,195	19	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	5.4	948	21	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	4.9	869	33	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	4.0	699	21	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	3.7	650	16	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	3.5	609	18	5
		Steven Raga	0.0	0	-570	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	18.9	3,345	20	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	18.0	3,179	18	15
		Brent O'Leary	10.1	1,783	21	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	8.8	1,560	29	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	6.7	1,180	25	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	7.0	1,239	7	11
		Badrun Khan	6.6	1,176	10	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	5.2	927	6	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	4.7	836	30	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	3.8	678	51	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	3.6	634	3	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	3.3	591	12	5
		Steven Raga	3.2	570	14	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	0.0	0	-368	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	18.7	3,325	14	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	17.7	3,161	23	15
		Brent O'Leary	9.9	1,762	11	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	8.6	1,531	14	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	6.5	1,155	9	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	6.9	1,232	5	11
		Badrun Khan	6.5	1,166	127	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	5.2	921	8	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	4.5	806	5	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	3.5	627	3	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	3.5	631	4	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	3.2	579	9	5
		Steven Raga	3.1	556	9	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	2.1	368	2	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	0.0	0	-295	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	18.5	3,311	5	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	17.6	3,138	0	15
		Brent O'Leary	9.8	1,751	4	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	8.5	1,517	4	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	6.4	1,146	1	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	6.9	1,227	2	11
		Badrun Khan	5.8	1,039	1	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	5.1	913	1	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	4.5	801	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	3.5	624	2	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	3.5	627	3	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	3.2	570	0	5
		Steven Raga	3.1	547	1	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	2.0	366	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	1.7	295	1	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Julie Won	18.5	3,306	0	Advanced (15)
	Submit photo	Amit Bagga	17.5	3,138	0	15
		Brent O'Leary	9.8	1,747	0	14
	Submit photo	Julia Forman	8.5	1,513	0	13
	Submit photo	Ebony Young	6.4	1,145	0	12
	Submit photo	Denise Keehan-Smith	6.8	1,225	0	11
		Badrun Khan	5.8	1,038	0	10
	Submit photo	Hailie Kim	5.1	912	0	9
	Submit photo	Jonathan Bailey	4.5	801	0	8
	Submit photo	Glennis Gomez	3.5	622	0	7
	Submit photo	Emily Sharpe	3.5	624	0	6
	Submit photo	Jesse Laymon	3.2	570	0	5
		Steven Raga	3.1	546	0	4
	Submit photo	Lorenzo Brea	2.0	366	0	3
	Submit photo	Sultan Al Maruf	1.6	294	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.	0.3	46	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,893
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Marvin Jeffcoat advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 26.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Marvin Jeffcoat advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 26.

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2021

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