Pamela Hamilton-Johnson

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Pamela Hamilton-Johnson

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Democratic Party

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Last election

June 27, 2023

Pamela Hamilton-Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 12. 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 12

Incumbent Kevin Riley defeated Dewayne Lee in the general election for New York City Council District 12 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Riley (D)	92.8	9,557
	Submit photo	Dewayne Lee (R)	6.7	692
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	54

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 12

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kevin Riley in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kevin Riley	81.7	5,882	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	12.5	902	0	1
	Submit photo	Aisha Hernandez Ahmed	5.5	396	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.	0.3	20	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,200
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andy King (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 12

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Dewayne Lee in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Dewayne Lee

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hamilton-Johnson in this election.

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 12

Incumbent Kevin Riley won election in the general election for New York City Council District 12 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Riley (D)	99.6	17,959
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	80

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 12

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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kevin Riley 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kevin Riley	59.1	9,595	981	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	40.9	6,643	1,610	3
	Submit photo	Shanequa Moore	0.0	0	-3,660	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kevin Riley	49.8	8,614	26	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	29.1	5,033	52	3
	Submit photo	Shanequa Moore	21.1	3,660	39	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kevin Riley	49.4	8,588	0	Advanced (3)
	Submit photo	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	28.6	4,981	0	3
	Submit photo	Shanequa Moore	20.8	3,621	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.	1.2	209	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,399
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2020

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2020)

General election

Special general election for New York City Council District 12

Kevin Riley defeated Pamela Hamilton-Johnson and Neville Mitchell in the special general election for New York City Council District 12 on December 22, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Riley (Justice & Unity)	68.1	4,879
	Submit photo	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson (Social Change)	24.4	1,747
	Submit photo	Neville Mitchell (Bronx 12 Matters)	3.3	236
		Other/Write-in votes	4.2	299

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,161
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2017

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

Incumbent Andy King defeated Pamela Hamilton-Johnson and Karree-Lyn Gordon in the Democratic primary election for the District 12 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 12 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andy King Incumbent	68.18%	7,936
Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	27.21%	3,167
Karree-Lyn Gordon	4.41%	513
Write-in votes	0.2%	23
Total Votes		11,639
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

2016

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016. This seat was vacant. It was previously represented by Ruth Hassell-Thompson (D).

Jamaal Bailey defeated Robert Diamond in the New York State Senate District 36 general election.

New York State Senate, District 36 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jamaal Bailey	97.29%	88,233
	Conservative	Robert Diamond	2.71%	2,456
Total Votes				90,689
Source: New York Board of Elections

Jamaal Bailey defeated Edward Mulraine, Alvin Ponder, Pamela Hamilton-Johnson, and Que English in the New York State Senate District 36 Democratic primary.

New York State Senate, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jamaal Bailey	55.64%	8,629
	Democratic	Edward Mulraine	16.14%	2,503
	Democratic	Alvin Ponder	6.01%	932
	Democratic	Pamela Hamilton-Johnson	14.64%	2,270
	Democratic	Que English	7.58%	1,175
Total Votes				15,509

Bailey also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Robert Diamond ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 36 Conservative primary.

New York State Senate, District 36 Conservative Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Robert Diamond  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2023

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Pamela Hamilton-Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Pamela Hamilton-Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Pamela Hamilton-Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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