Richard Simmons (New York)

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Richard Simmons

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Freedom Party

Richard Simmons (Freedom Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 42. Simmons was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 42

Christopher Banks won election in the general election for New York City Council District 42 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Banks (D)	97.3	6,753
		Other/Write-in votes	2.7	185

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,938
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Simmons (Freedom Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 42

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Banks in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Christopher Banks	50.7	3,134	0	Advanced (1)
		Charles Barron	42.6	2,633	0	1
	Submit photo	Jamilah Rose	5.8	356	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.	0.9	54	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,177
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Simmons in this election.

Campaign themes

2023

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