Sabrina Gates

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Sabrina Gates

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 24, 2025

Contact

Campaign website

Sabrina Gates (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 33. Gates 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 33

Incumbent Lincoln Restler won election in the general election for New York City Council District 33 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler (D / Working Families Party)	98.4	49,965
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	788

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,753
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 33

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Lincoln Restler in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler	75.3	25,697	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	24.2	8,259	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.	0.5	184	0

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,140
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 33

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Lincoln Restler in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gates in this election.

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 33

Lincoln Restler won election in the general election for New York City Council District 33 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler (D)	98.4	21,077
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	344

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,421
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 33

Select round: Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Lincoln Restler in round 7 . 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	Lincoln Restler	63.9	16,537	1,416	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adams	36.1	9,332	2,444	7
		Victoria Cambranes	0.0	0	-2,435	7
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	0.0	0	-1,940	7
	Submit photo	Toba Potosky	0.0	0	-1,892	7
	Submit photo	April Somboun	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Stu Sherman	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Ben Solotaire	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler	53.5	15,121	304	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adams	24.4	6,888	346	7
		Victoria Cambranes	8.6	2,435	171	7
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	6.9	1,940	226	7
	Submit photo	Toba Potosky	6.7	1,892	174	7
	Submit photo	April Somboun	0.0	0	-1,588	6
	Submit photo	Stu Sherman	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Ben Solotaire	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler	51.7	14,817	235	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adams	22.8	6,542	258	7
		Victoria Cambranes	7.9	2,264	135	7
	Submit photo	Toba Potosky	6.0	1,718	86	7
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	6.0	1,714	64	7
	Submit photo	April Somboun	5.5	1,588	74	6
	Submit photo	Stu Sherman	0.0	0	-1,197	5
	Submit photo	Ben Solotaire	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler	50.3	14,582	0	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adams	21.7	6,284	0	7
		Victoria Cambranes	7.3	2,129	0	7
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	5.7	1,650	0	7
	Submit photo	Toba Potosky	5.6	1,632	0	7
	Submit photo	April Somboun	5.2	1,514	0	6
	Submit photo	Stu Sherman	4.1	1,197	0	5
	Submit photo	Ben Solotaire	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler	50.3	14,582	130	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adams	21.7	6,284	102	7
		Victoria Cambranes	7.3	2,129	71	7
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	5.7	1,650	32	7
	Submit photo	Toba Potosky	5.6	1,632	38	7
	Submit photo	April Somboun	5.2	1,514	31	6
	Submit photo	Stu Sherman	4.1	1,197	57	5
	Submit photo	Ben Solotaire	0.0	0	-623	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler	49.6	14,452	8	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adams	21.2	6,182	1	7
		Victoria Cambranes	7.1	2,058	3	7
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	5.6	1,618	7	7
	Submit photo	Toba Potosky	5.5	1,594	3	7
	Submit photo	April Somboun	5.1	1,483	0	6
	Submit photo	Stu Sherman	3.9	1,140	1	5
	Submit photo	Ben Solotaire	2.1	623	1	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Lincoln Restler	49.4	14,444	0	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adams	21.1	6,181	0	7
		Victoria Cambranes	7.0	2,055	0	7
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gates	5.5	1,611	0	7
	Submit photo	Toba Potosky	5.4	1,591	0	7
	Submit photo	April Somboun	5.1	1,483	0	6
	Submit photo	Stu Sherman	3.9	1,139	0	5
	Submit photo	Ben Solotaire	2.1	622	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.	0.3	102	0

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,228
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Sabrina Gates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Sabrina Gates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

2025 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

Search Google News for this topic

Candidate

New York City Council District 33

Website