Shahana Hanif
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2022 - Present
2026
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Shahana Hanif (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 39. She assumed office on January 1, 2022.
Hanif (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 39. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from 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 39
Incumbent Shahana Hanif defeated Brett Wynkoop, Matthew Morgan, and Nickie Kane in the general election for New York City Council District 39 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shahana Hanif (D / Working Families Party) | 86.4 | 51,653 | |
 | Brett Wynkoop (Conservative Party) | 8.7 | 5,218 | |
 | Matthew Morgan (L)  | 2.8 | 1,693 | |
 | Nickie Kane (Voters First Party) | 2.0 | 1,194 | |
| Total votes: 59,758 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shahana Hanif in round 1 .
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Total votes: 46,517 |
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Brett Wynkoop in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shahana Hanif in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hanif in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 39
Incumbent Shahana Hanif defeated Arkadiusz T. Tomaszewski in the general election for New York City Council District 39 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shahana Hanif (D / Working Families Party) | 85.3 | 17,900 | |
 | Arkadiusz T. Tomaszewski (R / Conservative Party / Medical Freedom Party) | 12.7 | 2,667 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 417 | ||
| Total votes: 20,984 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shahana Hanif in round 1 .
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nickie Kane (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Arkadiusz T. Tomaszewski in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Arkadiusz T. Tomaszewski in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shahana Hanif in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Hanif 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 39
Shahana Hanif defeated Brett Wynkoop and Matthew Morgan in the general election for New York City Council District 39 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shahana Hanif (D) | 89.1 | 30,396 | |
| Brett Wynkoop (Conservative Party) | 7.8 | 2,657 | |
| Matthew Morgan (L) | 2.8 | 939 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 134 | ||
| Total votes: 34,126 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 39
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shahana Hanif in round 6 . 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: 36,095 |
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Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Brett Wynkoop advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 39.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shahana Hanif did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Shahana Hanif did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Shahana Hanif 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 39 |
Officeholder New York City Council District 39 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Brad Lander (D) |
New York City Council District 39 2022-Present |
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