John Perez (New York)

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John Perez

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June 24, 2025

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John Perez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 13. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Elections

2025

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 13

Incumbent Kristy Marmorato, Shirley Aldebol, and Joel Rivera are running in the general election for New York City Council District 13 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Kristy Marmorato (R / Conservative Party)
	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol (D / Working Families Party)
	Submit photo	Joel Rivera (Unity Party)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 13

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

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shirley Aldebol 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
	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol	56.0	4,688	636	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Jacqueline Torres	44.0	3,679	691	6
	Submit photo	David Diaz	0.0	0	-2,647	6
	Submit photo	John Perez	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Joel Rivera	0.0	0	0	4
		Theona Reets-DuPont	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol	41.8	4,052	385	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Jacqueline Torres	30.8	2,988	370	6
	Submit photo	David Diaz	27.3	2,647	205	6
	Submit photo	John Perez	0.0	0	-1,711	5
	Submit photo	Joel Rivera	0.0	0	0	4
		Theona Reets-DuPont	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol	35.1	3,667	110	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Jacqueline Torres	25.1	2,618	164	6
	Submit photo	David Diaz	23.4	2,442	228	6
	Submit photo	John Perez	16.4	1,711	160	5
	Submit photo	Joel Rivera	0.0	0	-1,251	4
		Theona Reets-DuPont	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol	32.3	3,557	138	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Jacqueline Torres	22.3	2,454	82	6
	Submit photo	David Diaz	20.1	2,214	55	6
	Submit photo	John Perez	14.1	1,551	40	5
	Submit photo	Joel Rivera	11.3	1,251	68	4
		Theona Reets-DuPont	0.0	0	-692	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol	30.2	3,419	8	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Jacqueline Torres	20.9	2,372	1	6
	Submit photo	David Diaz	19.0	2,159	10	6
	Submit photo	John Perez	13.3	1,511	4	5
	Submit photo	Joel Rivera	10.4	1,183	2	4
		Theona Reets-DuPont	6.1	692	5	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol	29.9	3,411	0	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	Jacqueline Torres	20.8	2,371	0	6
	Submit photo	David Diaz	18.8	2,149	0	6
	Submit photo	John Perez	13.2	1,507	0	5
	Submit photo	Joel Rivera	10.4	1,181	0	4
		Theona Reets-DuPont	6.0	687	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.	0.8	96	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,402
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 13

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kristy Marmorato in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Kristy Marmorato

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 13

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kristy Marmorato in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Kristy Marmorato

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 13

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shirley Aldebol in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Shirley Aldebol

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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 13

Kristy Marmorato defeated incumbent Marjorie Velázquez in the general election for New York City Council District 13 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristy Marmorato (R / Conservative Party)	51.5	6,566
		Marjorie Velázquez (D)	47.9	6,103
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	83

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,752
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• George Havranek (We the People Party)
• Samantha Zherka (Save The Bronx Party)
• Grace Marrero (Grace 4 New York Party)
• Irene Estrada (Parent Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 13

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Marjorie Velázquez in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Marjorie Velázquez	65.5	2,795	0	Advanced (1)
		Bernadette Ferrara	19.3	822	0	1
		Irene Estrada	7.3	313	0	1
	Submit photo	John Perez	5.6	238	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.	2.4	102	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,270
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 13

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kristy Marmorato in round 3 . 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
		Kristy Marmorato	51.5	957	47	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	George Havranek	48.5	902	61	3
		Samantha Zherka	0.0	0	-163	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kristy Marmorato	47.5	910	1	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	George Havranek	43.9	841	5	3
		Samantha Zherka	8.5	163	3	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kristy Marmorato	47.5	909	0	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	George Havranek	43.7	836	0	3
		Samantha Zherka	8.4	160	0	2
		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.	0.5	10	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,915
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Phyllis Nastasio (R)
• Grace Marrero (R)

Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 13

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kristy Marmorato in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kristy Marmorato	54.5	61	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	George Havranek	31.3	35	0	1
		Samantha Zherka	14.3	16	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Phyllis Nastasio (Conservative Party)
• Grace Marrero (Conservative Party)

Endorsements

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2022

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 34

Nathalia Fernandez defeated Samantha Zherka in the general election for New York State Senate District 34 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathalia Fernandez (D)	65.2	34,378
		Samantha Zherka (R / Conservative Party)	34.8	18,335
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	18

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,731
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 34

Nathalia Fernandez defeated Christian Amato and John Perez in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 34 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathalia Fernandez	63.0	4,209
		Christian Amato	27.0	1,805
	Submit photo	John Perez	8.7	580
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	84

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,678
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Gisondi (D)
• Lisa Do Hofflich (D)
• Pamela Stewart-Martinez (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Samantha Zherka advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 34.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dianna Miranda (R)
• Jose Zapata (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Samantha Zherka advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 34.

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 13

Marjorie Velázquez defeated Alex Mici in the general election for New York City Council District 13 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marjorie Velázquez (D)	56.3	10,201
		Alex Mici (R)	43.5	7,893
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,135
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 13

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Marjorie Velázquez in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Marjorie Velázquez	56.3	5,608	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Monique Johnson	25.9	2,575	0	1
		Irene Estrada	6.0	600	0	1
	Submit photo	Marilyn Soto	5.9	585	0	1
	Submit photo	John Perez	5.5	545	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.	0.5	47	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,960
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Alex Mici advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 13.

2020

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 32

Incumbent Luis Sepúlveda defeated Jonathon Weiner in the general election for New York State Senate District 32 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Luis Sepúlveda (D)	95.3	84,128
	Submit photo	Jonathon Weiner (Conservative Party)	4.5	3,971
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	141

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,240
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 32

Incumbent Luis Sepúlveda defeated Pamela Stewart-Martinez and John Perez in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 32 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Luis Sepúlveda	54.7	14,846
		Pamela Stewart-Martinez	33.4	9,069
	Submit photo	John Perez	11.5	3,122
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	89

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,126
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Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Jonathon Weiner advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 32.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Luis Sepúlveda (Working Families Party)

2018

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 87

Karines Reyes defeated Alpheaus Marcus and Michael Dennis in the general election for New York State Assembly District 87 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karines Reyes (D / Working Families Party)	94.3	23,730
		Alpheaus Marcus (R)	4.8	1,196
	Submit photo	Michael Dennis (Conservative Party)	0.9	227
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	18

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,171
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87

Karines Reyes defeated John Perez and Farah Despeignes in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karines Reyes	66.8	7,304
	Submit photo	John Perez	21.3	2,332
	Submit photo	Farah Despeignes	11.8	1,290

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,926
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Alpheaus Marcus advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Michael Dennis advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

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2025

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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