Khari Edwards

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Khari Edwards

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June 24, 2025

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Khari Edwards (Democratic Party) ran for election for Brooklyn Borough President in New York. Edwards lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2025)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Brooklyn Borough President

Incumbent Antonio Reynoso and Janine Acquafredda are running in the general election for Brooklyn Borough President on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Antonio Reynoso (D / Working Families Party)
		Janine Acquafredda (R / Conservative Party)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	77.1	257,684	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	22.4	75,021	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	1,605	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 334,310
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janine Acquafredda in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Janine Acquafredda

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janine Acquafredda in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Janine Acquafredda

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Antonio Reynoso

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2021

See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2021)

General election

General election for Brooklyn Borough President

Antonio Reynoso defeated Menachem Raitport, Anthony Jones, and Shanduke McPhatter in the general election for Brooklyn Borough President on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Reynoso (D)	72.8	235,118
		Menachem Raitport (R / Conservative Party)	22.9	74,068
		Anthony Jones (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party)	2.7	8,567
		Shanduke McPhatter (Voices for Change Party)	1.4	4,415
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	635

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 322,803
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

Select round: Round 11 Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 11 . 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
		Antonio Reynoso	54.9	107,963	11,519	Advanced (11)
		Jo Anne Simon	45.1	88,794	17,005	11
		Robert Cornegy	0.0	0	-70,173	11
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	0.0	0	0	10
		Mathieu Eugene	0.0	0	0	10
		Kimberly Council	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	0	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	40.5	96,444	6,979	Advanced (11)
		Jo Anne Simon	30.1	71,789	9,679	11
		Robert Cornegy	29.4	70,173	8,293	11
		Mathieu Eugene	0.0	0	-27,175	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	0.0	0	-25,211	10
		Kimberly Council	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	0	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	33.7	89,465	2,981	Advanced (11)
		Jo Anne Simon	23.4	62,110	4,284	11
		Robert Cornegy	23.3	61,880	2,908	11
		Mathieu Eugene	10.2	27,175	1,317	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	9.5	25,211	2,804	10
		Kimberly Council	0.0	0	-20,959	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	0	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	31.7	86,484	2,916	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	21.6	58,972	1,136	11
		Jo Anne Simon	21.2	57,826	1,256	11
		Mathieu Eugene	9.5	25,858	892	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	8.2	22,407	874	10
		Kimberly Council	7.7	20,959	909	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	-12,128	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	30.2	83,568	807	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	20.9	57,836	974	11
		Jo Anne Simon	20.4	56,570	1,128	11
		Mathieu Eugene	9.0	24,966	641	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	7.8	21,533	1,216	10
		Kimberly Council	7.2	20,050	857	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	4.4	12,128	918	8
		Anthony Jones	0.0	0	-10,393	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	29.5	82,761	570	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	20.3	56,862	368	11
		Jo Anne Simon	19.8	55,442	1,824	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.7	24,325	452	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	7.2	20,317	969	10
		Kimberly Council	6.8	19,193	1,290	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	4.0	11,210	571	8
		Anthony Jones	3.7	10,393	568	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	-9,570	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	29.0	82,191	628	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.9	56,494	578	11
		Jo Anne Simon	18.9	53,618	1,064	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.4	23,873	302	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	6.8	19,348	346	10
		Kimberly Council	6.3	17,903	512	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	3.8	10,639	274	8
		Anthony Jones	3.5	9,825	405	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	3.4	9,570	215	6
		Robert Elstein	0.0	0	-7,151	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	28.5	81,563	403	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.5	55,916	277	11
		Jo Anne Simon	18.4	52,554	548	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.2	23,571	207	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	6.6	19,002	430	10
		Kimberly Council	6.1	17,391	980	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	3.6	10,365	144	8
		Anthony Jones	3.3	9,420	366	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	3.3	9,355	441	6
		Robert Elstein	2.5	7,151	191	5
		Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	-5,222	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	28.2	81,160	270	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.4	55,639	327	11
		Jo Anne Simon	18.1	52,006	250	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.1	23,364	199	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	6.5	18,572	410	10
		Kimberly Council	5.7	16,411	264	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	3.6	10,221	165	8
		Anthony Jones	3.1	9,054	288	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	3.1	8,914	202	6
		Robert Elstein	2.4	6,960	115	5
		Pearlene Fields	1.8	5,222	166	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	-4,084	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	28.0	80,890	23	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.1	55,312	27	11
		Jo Anne Simon	17.9	51,756	24	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.0	23,165	12	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	6.3	18,162	12	10
		Kimberly Council	5.6	16,147	18	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	3.5	10,056	3	8
		Anthony Jones	3.0	8,766	8	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	3.0	8,712	8	6
		Robert Elstein	2.4	6,845	11	5
		Pearlene Fields	1.7	5,056	24	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	1.4	4,084	10	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Antonio Reynoso	27.9	80,867	0	Advanced (11)
		Robert Cornegy	19.1	55,285	0	11
		Jo Anne Simon	17.9	51,732	0	11
		Mathieu Eugene	8.0	23,153	0	10
	Submit photo	Khari Edwards	6.3	18,150	0	10
		Kimberly Council	5.6	16,129	0	9
	Submit photo	Robert Ramos Jr.	3.5	10,053	0	8
		Anthony Jones	3.0	8,758	0	7
	Submit photo	Trisha Ocona	3.0	8,704	0	6
		Robert Elstein	2.4	6,834	0	5
		Pearlene Fields	1.7	5,032	0	4
	Submit photo	Lamor Miller-Whitehead	1.4	4,074	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.	0.2	706	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,477
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Republican primary for Brooklyn Borough President.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Brooklyn Borough President.

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2025

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2021

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