Maya Kornberg

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Maya Kornberg

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June 24, 2025

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Maya Kornberg (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 39. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Elections

2025

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 39

Incumbent Shahana Hanif defeated Brett Wynkoop, Matthew Morgan, and Nickie Kane in the general election for New York City Council District 39 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shahana Hanif (D / Working Families Party)	86.4	51,653
		Brett Wynkoop (Conservative Party)	8.7	5,218
		Matthew Morgan (L)	2.8	1,693
		Nickie Kane (Voters First Party)	2.0	1,194

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 59,758
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 39

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shahana Hanif in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Shahana Hanif	70.0	32,553	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Maya Kornberg	25.9	12,066	0	1
		Nickie Kane	3.5	1,646	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	252	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,517
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 39

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Brett Wynkoop in round 1 .

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✔		Brett Wynkoop

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 39

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shahana Hanif in round 1 .

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✔	Submit photo	Shahana Hanif

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2025

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