Griffin Fossella

Griffin Fossella (Republican Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 51. Fossella lost in the Republican primary on June 24, 2025.

Fossella (We The People Party) also ran in a special election to the New York City Council to represent District 51. Fossella lost in the special general election on April 29, 2025.

Elections

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Frank Morano in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,591
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	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Frank Morano	58.9	5,649	0	Won (1)
Submit photo	Clifford Hagen	21.0	2,012	0	1
Submit photo	Griffin Fossella	19.8	1,897	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.	0.3	33	0

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