Manuel Onativia

Manuel Onativia (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 8. Onativia lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Elections

Incumbent Diana Ayala won election in the general election for New York City Council District 8 on November 2, 2021.

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,464
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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Diana Ayala in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,722
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	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Diana Ayala	56.5	6,621	0	Advanced (1)
	Tamika Mapp	28.9	3,391	0	1
Submit photo	Antoinette Glover	9.2	1,077	0	1
Submit photo	Manuel Onativia	4.4	512	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.	1.0	121	0

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