Elijah Brown

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Elijah Brown

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Democratic Party

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Last election

June 24, 2025

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Elijah Brown (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 41. Brown lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

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.

		Candidate
		Darlene Mealy (D)
	Submit photo	Yehuda Shaffer (United Alliance)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 41

Select round: 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: 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	65.1	8,251	654	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	34.9	4,425	743	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	0.0	0	-2,926	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	0.0	0	0	4
		Clifton Hinton	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	53.5	7,597	0	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	25.9	3,682	0	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	20.6	2,926	0	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	0.0	0	0	4
		Clifton Hinton	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	53.5	7,597	353	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	25.9	3,682	777	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	20.6	2,926	372	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	0.0	0	-2,537	6
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	0.0	0	0	4
		Clifton Hinton	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	47.5	7,244	229	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	19.1	2,905	268	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	16.8	2,554	255	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	16.6	2,537	357	6
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	0.0	0	-1,095	5
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	0.0	0	-706	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	0.0	0	0	4
		Clifton Hinton	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	44.0	7,015	87	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	16.6	2,637	81	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	14.4	2,299	78	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	13.7	2,180	68	6
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	6.9	1,095	61	5
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	4.4	706	45	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	0.0	0	-641	4
		Clifton Hinton	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	42.9	6,928	21	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	15.8	2,556	19	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	13.7	2,221	19	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	13.1	2,112	9	6
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	6.4	1,034	12	5
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	4.1	661	5	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	4.0	641	18	4
		Clifton Hinton	0.0	0	-182	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	42.6	6,907	4	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	15.6	2,537	5	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	13.6	2,202	4	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	13.0	2,103	5	6
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	6.3	1,022	2	5
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	4.0	656	1	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	3.8	623	3	4
		Clifton Hinton	1.1	182	1	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Darlene Mealy	42.4	6,903	0	Advanced (8)
		Lawman Lynch	15.6	2,532	0	8
	Submit photo	Jammel Thompson	13.5	2,198	0	8
	Submit photo	Bianca Cunningham	12.9	2,098	0	6
	Submit photo	Jamell Henderson	6.3	1,020	0	5
	Submit photo	Dante Arnwine	4.0	655	0	5
	Submit photo	Elijah Brown	3.8	620	0	4
		Clifton Hinton	1.1	181	0	3
		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.	0.4	67	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,274
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