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Ricardo Pacheco

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Stop The Casino Party, Safe&Affordable Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 4, 2025

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Ricardo Pacheco (Safe&Affordable Party, Stop The Casino Party, Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 25. Pacheco (Safe&Affordable Party, Stop The Casino Party) lost in the general election on November 4, 2025. He 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 25

Incumbent Shekar Krishnan defeated Ramses Frias, Ricardo Pacheco, and Shah Haque in the general election for New York City Council District 25 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Shekar Krishnan (D / Working Families Party)
 
69.9
 
21,082
Ramses Frias (R / Conservative Party)
 
20.2
 
6,094
Ricardo Pacheco (Safe&Affordable Party / Stop The Casino Party)
 
6.1
 
1,849
Shah Haque (Asians United Party)
 
3.7
 
1,127

Total votes: 30,152
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .


Total votes: 14,831
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ramses Frias in round 1 .


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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ramses Frias in round 1 .


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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .


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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pacheco in this election.

2024

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Jessica González-Rojas won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 34 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica González-Rojas
Jessica González-Rojas (Working Families Party / D)
 
98.2
 
26,635
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
491

Total votes: 27,126
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Jessica González-Rojas defeated Ricardo Pacheco in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 34 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica González-Rojas
Jessica González-Rojas
 
82.7
 
3,673
Ricardo Pacheco
 
17.0
 
754
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
14

Total votes: 4,441
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Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jessica González-Rojas advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 34.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pacheco in this election.

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 25

Incumbent Shekar Krishnan defeated Zhile Cao and Fatima Baryab in the general election for New York City Council District 25 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Shekar Krishnan (D / Working Families Party)
 
64.8
 
5,887
Zhile Cao (R / Medical Freedom Party)
 
21.2
 
1,924
Fatima Baryab (Diversity Party)
 
11.4
 
1,037
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
230

Total votes: 9,078
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .


Total votes: 5,516
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Zhile Cao in round 1 .


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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .


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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pacheco in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

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2023

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Campaign finance summary


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Ricardo Pacheco campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New York State Assembly District 34Lost primary$48,684 $0
Grand total$48,684 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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