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Rita Joseph
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2022 - Present
2026
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Rita Joseph (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 40. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Joseph (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 40. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The Democratic and Working Families Party primaries for this office on June 24, 2025, were canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for New York City Council District 40
Incumbent Rita Joseph is running in the general election for New York City Council District 40 on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 40
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rita Joseph in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 40
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rita Joseph in round 1 .
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 40
Incumbent Rita Joseph defeated Daniel Lally in the general election for New York City Council District 40 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rita Joseph (D / Working Families Party) | 96.2 | 11,155 | |
| Daniel Lally (Medical Freedom Party) | 2.8 | 327 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 11,596 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Gordon (Freedom Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 40
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rita Joseph in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 40
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rita Joseph in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Joseph received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 40
Rita Joseph defeated Constantine Jean-Pierre in the general election for New York City Council District 40 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rita Joseph (D) | 93.1 | 19,854 | |
 | Constantine Jean-Pierre (R / Conservative Party) | 6.8 | 1,442 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 21,334 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 40
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rita Joseph in round 10 . 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.
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Total votes: 22,343 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kenneth Lee (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Constantine Jean-Pierre advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 40.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Constantine Jean-Pierre advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 40.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
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2021
Rita Joseph did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Council District 40 |
Officeholder New York City Council District 40 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Mathieu Eugene (D) |
New York City Council District 40 2022-Present |
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