Gale Brewer
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2022 - Present
2026
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Gale Brewer (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 6. She assumed office on January 1, 2022.
Brewer (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 6. She won 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 6
Incumbent Gale Brewer won election in the general election for New York City Council District 6 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gale Brewer (D / Working Families Party) | 98.1 | 54,740 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 1,066 | ||
| Total votes: 55,806 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 6
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gale Brewer in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 6
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gale Brewer in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brewer in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 6
Incumbent Gale Brewer defeated Diane di Stasio and Barbara Simpson in the general election for New York City Council District 6 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gale Brewer (D) | 81.4 | 18,196 | |
| Diane di Stasio (R / Arts and Culture Party / Clean Up NY Party) | 17.5 | 3,910 | ||
| Barbara Simpson (Medical Freedom Party) | 0.7 | 147 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 90 | ||
| Total votes: 22,343 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 6
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gale Brewer in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 6
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Diane di Stasio in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brewer in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 6
Gale Brewer defeated Nancy Sliwa in the general election for New York City Council District 6 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gale Brewer (D) | 86.9 | 35,792 | |
| Nancy Sliwa (R) | 12.6 | 5,194 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 191 | ||
| Total votes: 41,177 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 6
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gale Brewer in round 1 .
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Total votes: 39,399 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Nancy Sliwa advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 6.
2017
New York County in New York held a general election for county officials on November 7, 2017. New York County is also known as the Borough of Manhattan.[1] A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017. Incumbent Gale Brewer (D) defeated Frank Scala (R), Daniel Vila Rivera (Green), and Brian Waddell (Reform) in the general election for Manhattan borough president.[2]
| Manhattan Borough President, General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gale Brewer Incumbent |
83.15% | 210,731 | |
| Republican | Frank Scala | 12.00% | 30,410 | |
| Green | Daniel Vila Rivera | 2.91% | 7,373 | |
| Reform | Brian Waddell | 1.83% | 4,639 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.11% | 276 | ||
| Total Votes | 253,429 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Official Election Night Results," November 27, 2017 | ||||
Incumbent Gale Brewer ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for Manhattan borough president.[3]
| Manhattan Borough President, Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
| Gale Brewer Incumbent | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gale Brewer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Gale Brewer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Gale Brewer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Council District 6 |
Officeholder New York City Council District 6 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
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| Preceded by Helen Rosenthal (D) |
New York City Council District 6 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Manhattan Borough President 2013-2022 |
Succeeded by Mark Levine (D) |
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