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Joseph Chou
Joseph Chou (Asians United Party, F. A.F.O. Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 20. He lost 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 20
Incumbent Sandra Ung defeated Allen Wang, Joseph Chou, and Steven Wang in the general election for New York City Council District 20 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra Ung (D) | 75.4 | 14,566 | |
 | Allen Wang (Conservative Party) | 17.0 | 3,278 | |
 | Joseph Chou (Asians United Party / F.A.F.O. Party) | 4.5 | 865 | |
 | Steven Wang (Patriot Party) | 3.1 | 601 | |
| Total votes: 19,310 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 20
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sandra Ung in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 20
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Allen Wang in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chou in this election.
2024
See also: New York's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
New York's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
New York's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 6
Incumbent Grace Meng defeated Thomas Zmich and Joseph Chou in the general election for U.S. House New York District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grace Meng (D) | 60.5 | 120,205 |
 | Thomas Zmich (R / Conservative Party) | 37.5 | 74,559 | |
| Joseph Chou (Truth Party) | 1.6 | 3,272 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 654 | ||
| Total votes: 198,690 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Grace Meng advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 6.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Muzib Huq (D)
- Kimberly Cruz (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 6.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Chou (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 6.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chou in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Chou did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Joseph Chou did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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