Mark Levine (New York)

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Mark Levine
Image of Mark Levine

Candidate, New York City Comptroller

Manhattan Borough President
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor
Prior offices
New York City Council District 7
Successor: Shaun Abreu

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 2, 2021

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Haverford College

Graduate

Harvard University

Contact

Mark Levine (Democratic Party) is the Manhattan Borough President in New York. He assumed office on January 1, 2022. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Levine (Democratic Party) is running for election for New York City Comptroller. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Biography

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Levine holds a B.S. in physics from Haverford College and an M.S. in public policy from Harvard University. His professional experience includes working as a math and science teacher, as the executive director of Teach For America-New York, and as the executive director of the Center for After-School Excellence.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)

General election

General election for New York City Comptroller

Mark Levine, Peter Kefalas, and Ismael Malave-Perez are running in the general election for New York City Comptroller on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Mark Levine (D)
Image of Peter Kefalas
Peter Kefalas (R / Conservative Party)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Comptroller

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Levine in round 3 . 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.


Total votes: 965,724
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Comptroller

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Peter Kefalas in round 1 .


Total votes: 30,448
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Comptroller

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Peter Kefalas in round 1 .


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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Comptroller

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Justin Brannan in round 1 .


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2021

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

General election

General election for Manhattan Borough President

Mark Levine defeated Louis Puliafito and Michael Lewyn in the general election for Manhattan Borough President on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Levine
Mark Levine (D)
 
85.0
 
223,248
Image of Louis Puliafito
Louis Puliafito (R)
 
13.0
 
34,163
Image of Michael Lewyn
Michael Lewyn (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
4,874
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
435

Total votes: 262,720
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Manhattan Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Levine in round 7 . 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.


Total votes: 237,730
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Louis Puliafito advanced from the Republican primary for Manhattan Borough President.

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New York, New York (2017)

New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[2] Incumbent Mark Levine (D) defeated Florindo Troncelliti (Green) in the general election for the District 7 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Levine Incumbent 94.80% 22,295
     Green Florindo Troncelliti 4.88% 1,148
Write-in votes 0.32% 75
Total Votes 23,518
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Certified Election Results," November 28, 2017

Incumbent Mark Levine defeated Thomas Lopez-Pierre in the Democratic primary election for the District 7 seat on the New York City Council.[3]

New York City Council, District 7 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Levine Incumbent 74.07% 9,286
Thomas Lopez-Pierre 25.36% 3,179
Write-in votes 0.57% 72
Total Votes 12,537
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2025

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2021

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Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 23, 2020

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On March 23, 2020, Mark Levine announced he entered a self-quarantine after experiencing symptoms matching COVID-19.[4] COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease 2019, is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The first confirmed case of the disease in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020. For more on responses to the coronavirus outbreak, click here.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Gale Brewer (D)
Manhattan Borough President
2022-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
New York City Council District 7
2013-2021
Succeeded by
Shaun Abreu (D)