Denise Smith (New York)

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Denise Smith

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November 4, 2025

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Denise Smith (Conservative Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 11. 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 11

Incumbent Eric Dinowitz defeated Stylo A. Sapaskis and Denise Smith in the general election for New York City Council District 11 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Dinowitz (D)	82.7	28,382
		Stylo A. Sapaskis (R)	13.2	4,537
	Submit photo	Denise Smith (Conservative Party)	4.0	1,381

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 34,300
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 11

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Eric Dinowitz in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	71.4	13,973	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim	28.0	5,477	0	1
		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	118	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,568
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 11

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Stylo A. Sapaskis in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Stylo A. Sapaskis

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 11

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Denise Smith in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Denise Smith

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2025

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