LaToya Benjamin

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LaToya Benjamin

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The Time Is Now

Elections and appointments

Last election

February 23, 2021

LaToya Benjamin (The Time Is Now) ran in a special election to the New York City Council to represent District 31. Benjamin lost in the special general election on February 23, 2021.

Elections

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 31

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

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Selvena Brooks-Powers in round 9 . 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	Selvena Brooks-Powers	59.0	3,841	481	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	41.0	2,674	118	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	0.0	0	-1,059	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	48.2	3,360	253	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	36.6	2,556	30	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	15.2	1,059	143	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	0.0	0	-570	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	43.6	3,107	137	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	35.5	2,526	7	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	12.9	916	72	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	8.0	570	86	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	0.0	0	-386	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	41.2	2,970	55	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	35.0	2,519	10	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	11.7	844	44	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	6.7	484	33	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	5.4	386	20	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	0.0	0	-234	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	40.1	2,915	35	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	34.5	2,509	15	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	11.0	800	36	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	6.2	451	24	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	5.0	366	13	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	3.2	234	10	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	0.0	0	-181	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	39.3	2,880	33	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	34.1	2,494	3	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	10.4	764	21	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	5.8	427	33	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	4.8	353	7	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	3.1	224	6	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	2.5	181	6	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	0.0	0	-120	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	38.8	2,847	10	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	34.0	2,491	2	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	10.1	743	4	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	5.4	394	8	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	4.7	346	11	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	3.0	218	4	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	2.4	175	7	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	1.6	120	11	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.0	0	-77	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	38.6	2,837	3	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	33.8	2,489	1	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	10.0	739	0	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	5.2	386	1	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	4.6	335	1	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	2.9	214	0	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	2.3	168	0	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	1.5	109	1	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	1.0	77	8	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Selvena Brooks-Powers	38.5	2,834	0	Won (9)
	Submit photo	Pesach Osina	33.8	2,488	0	9
	Submit photo	Manny Silva	10.0	739	0	9
	Submit photo	LaToya Benjamin	5.2	385	0	8
	Submit photo	Sherwyn James	4.5	334	0	7
	Submit photo	Shawn Rux	2.9	214	0	6
	Submit photo	Nancy Martinez	2.3	168	0	5
	Submit photo	Latanya Collins	1.5	108	0	4
	Submit photo	Nicole Lee	0.9	69	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.	0.3	24	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,363
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