Inna Vernikov

Inna Vernikov

Republican Party

Candidate, New York City Council District 48

New York City Council District 48

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Chaim M. Deutsch

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

November 4, 2025

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Inna Vernikov (Republican Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 48. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Vernikov (Republican Party, Conservative Party) is running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 48. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Republican primary on June 24, 2025. The Conservative Party primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.

Elections

2025

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

General election

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General election for New York City Council District 48

Incumbent Inna Vernikov is running in the general election for New York City Council District 48 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Inna Vernikov (R / Conservative Party)

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 48

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Inna Vernikov in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Inna Vernikov	65.4	2,637	0	Advanced (1)
		Ari Kagan	34.0	1,371	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	23	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,031
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 48

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Inna Vernikov in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Inna Vernikov

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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 48

Incumbent Inna Vernikov defeated Amber Adler and Igor Kazatsker in the general election for New York City Council District 48 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Inna Vernikov (R / Conservative Party)	66.8	8,236
		Amber Adler (D / We the People Party)	24.6	3,029
	Submit photo	Igor Kazatsker (Team Trump Party)	8.1	1,002
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	67

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,334
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Guy Fox (Independent / The House Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 48

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Amber Adler in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Amber Adler

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 48

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Inna Vernikov in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Inna Vernikov	70.6	1,730	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Igor Kazatsker	28.8	707	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	15	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,452
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 48

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Inna Vernikov in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Inna Vernikov

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Endorsements

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2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 48

Inna Vernikov defeated Steven Saperstein in the general election for New York City Council District 48 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Inna Vernikov (R / Conservative Party / Centrist Party)	61.6	12,963
		Steven Saperstein (D)	38.2	8,038
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	51

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,052
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 48

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

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Steven Saperstein in round 5 . 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
		Steven Saperstein	57.1	4,542	755	Advanced (5)
		Mariya Markh	42.9	3,416	555	5
		Amber Adler	0.0	0	-2,004	5
	Submit photo	Binyomin Zev Bendet	0.0	0	0	4
		Harold Tischler	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Steven Saperstein	43.8	3,787	629	Advanced (5)
		Mariya Markh	33.1	2,861	219	5
		Amber Adler	23.2	2,004	360	5
	Submit photo	Binyomin Zev Bendet	0.0	0	-1,589	4
		Harold Tischler	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Steven Saperstein	35.0	3,158	117	Advanced (5)
		Mariya Markh	29.2	2,642	56	5
		Amber Adler	18.2	1,644	50	5
	Submit photo	Binyomin Zev Bendet	17.6	1,589	102	4
		Harold Tischler	0.0	0	-463	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Steven Saperstein	33.2	3,041	8	Advanced (5)
		Mariya Markh	28.2	2,586	10	5
		Amber Adler	17.4	1,594	7	5
	Submit photo	Binyomin Zev Bendet	16.2	1,487	2	4
		Harold Tischler	5.0	463	2	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Steven Saperstein	32.9	3,033	0	Advanced (5)
		Mariya Markh	28.0	2,576	0	5
		Amber Adler	17.2	1,587	0	5
	Submit photo	Binyomin Zev Bendet	16.1	1,485	0	4
		Harold Tischler	5.0	461	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.	0.7	68	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,210
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Inna Vernikov advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 48.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Inna Vernikov advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 48.

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2025

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2023

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2021

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Noteworthy events

Felony weapon charge, dismissal (2023)

On October 13, 2023, Vernikov was charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon after she allegedly brought a handgun to a student demonstration following the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas.

On November 17, 2023, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office dismissed the charge against Vernikov, indicating that the handgun she was carrying on October 13, 2023, at the student demonstration was unloaded and missing a piece, making it unusable.

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Preceded by Chaim M. Deutsch (D)	New York City Council District 48 2022-Present	Succeeded by -