Kristin Richardson Jordan

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Kristin Richardson Jordan

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

New York City Council District 9

Successor: Yusef Salaam

Predecessor: Bill Perkins

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Last election

June 27, 2023

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Kristin Richardson Jordan (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York City Council, representing District 9. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. She left office on January 1, 2024.

Richardson Jordan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 9. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 9

Yusef Salaam won election in the general election for New York City Council District 9 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Yusef Salaam (D)	98.3	11,972
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	201

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,173
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Skiboky Stora (Freedom Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 9

Select round: Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Yusef Salaam in round 4 . 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	Yusef Salaam	63.9	7,058	1,276	Advanced (4)
		Inez Dickens	36.1	3,996	1,085	4
		Alfred Taylor	0.0	0	-1,704	4
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	0.0	0	-1,114	4

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Yusef Salaam	50.2	5,782	0	Advanced (4)
		Inez Dickens	25.3	2,911	0	4
		Alfred Taylor	14.8	1,704	0	4
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	9.7	1,114	0	4

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Yusef Salaam	50.2	5,782	21	Advanced (4)
		Inez Dickens	25.3	2,911	13	4
		Alfred Taylor	14.8	1,704	40	4
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	9.7	1,114	16	4

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Yusef Salaam	49.9	5,761	0	Advanced (4)
		Inez Dickens	25.1	2,898	0	4
		Alfred Taylor	14.4	1,664	0	4
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	9.5	1,098	0	4
		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.	1.1	123	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,544
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Richardson Jordan in this election.

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 9

Kristin Richardson Jordan defeated Alpheaus Marcus in the general election for New York City Council District 9 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan (D)	93.9	24,169
		Alpheaus Marcus (R)	5.7	1,475
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	100

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,744
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 9

Select round: Round 13 Round 12 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: Kristin Richardson Jordan in round 13 . 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	Kristin Richardson Jordan	50.3	9,034	1,738	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	49.7	8,920	1,054	13
		Athena Moore	0.0	0	-5,796	13
		Cordell Cleare	0.0	0	0	12
		Mario Rosser	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	0	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	34.8	7,296	684	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	37.5	7,866	679	13
		Athena Moore	27.7	5,796	1,050	13
		Cordell Cleare	0.0	0	-3,815	12
		Mario Rosser	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	0	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	29.6	6,612	604	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	32.1	7,187	407	13
		Athena Moore	21.2	4,746	600	13
		Cordell Cleare	17.1	3,815	378	12
		Mario Rosser	0.0	0	-3,002	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	0	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	25.7	6,008	262	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	29.0	6,780	392	13
		Athena Moore	17.7	4,146	324	13
		Cordell Cleare	14.7	3,437	287	12
		Mario Rosser	12.8	3,002	204	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	-2,125	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	23.9	5,746	192	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	26.6	6,388	371	13
		Athena Moore	15.9	3,822	280	13
		Cordell Cleare	13.1	3,150	170	12
		Mario Rosser	11.6	2,798	174	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	8.8	2,125	154	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	-1,808	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	22.7	5,554	286	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	24.6	6,017	156	13
		Athena Moore	14.5	3,542	173	13
		Cordell Cleare	12.2	2,980	213	12
		Mario Rosser	10.7	2,624	218	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	8.0	1,971	73	10
		Keith Taylor	7.4	1,808	113	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	-1,559	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	21.2	5,268	169	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	23.6	5,861	148	13
		Athena Moore	13.6	3,369	211	13
		Cordell Cleare	11.1	2,767	83	12
		Mario Rosser	9.7	2,406	79	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	7.6	1,898	65	10
		Keith Taylor	6.8	1,695	87	9
		Joshua Clennon	6.3	1,559	38	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	-1,142	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	20.3	5,099	81	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	22.8	5,713	53	13
		Athena Moore	12.6	3,158	158	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.7	2,684	46	12
		Mario Rosser	9.3	2,327	53	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	7.3	1,833	101	10
		Keith Taylor	6.4	1,608	50	9
		Joshua Clennon	6.1	1,521	53	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	4.6	1,142	48	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	-802	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.9	5,018	36	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	22.4	5,660	158	13
		Athena Moore	11.9	3,000	56	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.5	2,638	38	12
		Mario Rosser	9.0	2,274	53	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.9	1,732	61	10
		Keith Taylor	6.2	1,558	70	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.8	1,468	41	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	4.3	1,094	32	7
		Pierre Gooding	3.2	802	23	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	-758	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.6	4,982	69	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.6	5,502	62	13
		Athena Moore	11.6	2,944	97	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.2	2,600	38	12
		Mario Rosser	8.7	2,221	32	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.6	1,671	14	10
		Keith Taylor	5.9	1,488	37	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.6	1,427	37	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	4.2	1,062	70	7
		Pierre Gooding	3.1	779	29	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	3.0	758	18	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	-604	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.2	4,913	32	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.3	5,440	30	13
		Athena Moore	11.1	2,847	44	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.0	2,562	14	12
		Mario Rosser	8.6	2,189	7	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.5	1,657	20	10
		Keith Taylor	5.7	1,451	21	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.4	1,390	4	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	3.9	992	59	7
		Pierre Gooding	2.9	750	13	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	2.9	740	3	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	2.4	604	20	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	-335	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.1	4,881	2	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.1	5,410	6	13
		Athena Moore	10.9	2,803	4	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.0	2,548	3	12
		Mario Rosser	8.5	2,182	2	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.4	1,637	0	10
		Keith Taylor	5.6	1,430	1	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.4	1,386	1	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	3.6	933	1	7
		Pierre Gooding	2.9	737	2	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	2.9	737	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	2.3	584	1	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	1.3	335	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.0	4,879	0	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.1	5,404	0	13
		Athena Moore	10.9	2,799	0	13
		Cordell Cleare	9.9	2,545	0	12
		Mario Rosser	8.5	2,180	0	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.4	1,637	0	10
		Keith Taylor	5.6	1,429	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.4	1,385	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	3.6	932	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	2.9	735	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	2.9	737	0	5
	Submit photo	Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	2.3	583	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	1.3	335	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	47	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,627
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Alpheaus Marcus advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 9.

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2023

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2021

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Preceded by Bill Perkins (D)	New York City Council District 9 2022-2024	Succeeded by Yusef Salaam (D)