Eric Dinowitz

Eric Dinowitz

Democratic Party

Candidate, New York City Council District 11

New York City Council District 11

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Andrew Cohen

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

November 4, 2025

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Eric Dinowitz (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 11. He assumed office on April 15, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Dinowitz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 11. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from 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 11

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

		Candidate
		Eric Dinowitz (D)
		Stylo A. Sapaskis (R)
	Submit photo	Denise Smith (Conservative Party)

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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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2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 11

Incumbent Eric Dinowitz defeated Robert Caemmerer in the general election for New York City Council District 11 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Dinowitz (D)	83.7	9,594
	Submit photo	Robert Caemmerer (R / Conservative Party / Medical Freedom Party)	14.3	1,642
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	223

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,459
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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
✔		Eric Dinowitz

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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: Robert Caemmerer in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Robert Caemmerer

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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: Robert Caemmerer in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Robert Caemmerer

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dinowitz in this election.

2021

Regular city council election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 11

Incumbent Eric Dinowitz defeated Kevin Pazmino in the general election for New York City Council District 11 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Dinowitz (D)	80.4	15,416
		Kevin Pazmino (R / Conservative Party)	18.5	3,557
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	213

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,186
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 11

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Eric Dinowitz in round 6 . 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
		Eric Dinowitz	61.3	9,491	1,175	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	38.7	5,994	1,008	6
		Abigail Martin	0.0	0	-3,005	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Marcos Sierra	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	51.0	8,316	0	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	30.6	4,986	0	6
		Abigail Martin	18.4	3,005	0	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Marcos Sierra	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	51.0	8,316	720	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	30.6	4,986	493	6
		Abigail Martin	18.4	3,005	492	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	0.0	0	-1,102	4
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	0.0	0	-1,059	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Marcos Sierra	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	45.3	7,596	83	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	26.8	4,493	118	6
		Abigail Martin	15.0	2,513	121	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	6.6	1,102	45	4
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	6.3	1,059	75	4
	Submit photo	Marcos Sierra	0.0	0	-356	3
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	-314	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	44.2	7,513	4	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	25.7	4,375	2	6
		Abigail Martin	14.1	2,392	5	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	6.2	1,057	0	4
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	5.8	984	7	4
	Submit photo	Marcos Sierra	2.1	356	0	3
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	1.8	314	1	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	44.1	7,509	0	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	25.7	4,373	0	6
		Abigail Martin	14.0	2,387	0	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	6.2	1,057	0	4
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	5.7	977	0	4
	Submit photo	Marcos Sierra	2.1	356	0	3
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	1.8	313	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.	0.2	36	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,008
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Kevin Pazmino advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 11.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Kevin Pazmino advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 11.

Special city council election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 11

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Eric Dinowitz in round 6 . 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
		Eric Dinowitz	63.6	5,579	659	Won (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	36.4	3,188	787	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	0.0	0	-1,682	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	0.0	0	0	5
		Kevin Pazmino	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	54.6	4,920	420	Won (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	26.7	2,401	218	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	18.7	1,682	266	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	0.0	0	-1,204	5
		Kevin Pazmino	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	48.4	4,500	42	Won (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	23.5	2,183	8	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	15.2	1,416	9	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	12.9	1,204	67	5
		Kevin Pazmino	0.0	0	-200	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	47.5	4,458	51	Won (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	23.2	2,175	42	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	15.0	1,407	22	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	12.1	1,137	24	5
		Kevin Pazmino	2.1	200	5	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	0.0	0	-172	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	46.9	4,407	6	Won (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	22.7	2,133	4	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	14.7	1,385	2	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	11.8	1,113	3	5
		Kevin Pazmino	2.1	195	1	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	1.8	172	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Dinowitz	46.8	4,401	0	Won (6)
	Submit photo	Mino Lora	22.6	2,129	0	6
	Submit photo	Jessica Haller	14.7	1,383	0	6
	Submit photo	Daniel Padernacht	11.8	1,110	0	5
		Kevin Pazmino	2.1	194	0	4
	Submit photo	Carlton Berkley	1.8	172	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.	0.3	24	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,413
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2023

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2021

Regular city council election

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Special city council election

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