Rubaiya Rahman

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Rubaiya Rahman

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 27, 2023

Rubaiya Rahman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 23. Rahman 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 23

Incumbent Linda Lee defeated Bernard Chow in the general election for New York City Council District 23 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Linda Lee (D)	63.3	9,399
	Submit photo	Bernard Chow (R / Conservative Party / Medical Freedom Party / Common Sense Party)	35.2	5,223
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	219

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,841
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bernard Chow (Parent Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 23

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

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Linda Lee	62.6	4,113	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Steve Behar	29.2	1,917	0	1
	Submit photo	Rubaiya Rahman	7.5	490	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.	0.7	47	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,567
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 23

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bernard Chow in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bernard Chow

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 23

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bernard Chow in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bernard Chow

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2023

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