Telee Brown

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Telee Brown

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Telee Brown (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 49. Brown lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)

General election

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General election for New York City Council District 49

Incumbent Kamillah Hanks, John Shea, and Sarah Blas are running in the general election for New York City Council District 49 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Kamillah Hanks (D)
	Submit photo	John Shea (R)
		Sarah Blas (Working Families Party / New North Shore)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 49

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kamillah Hanks in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kamillah Hanks	58.1	7,174	0	Advanced (1)
		Abou Diakhate	16.0	1,979	0	1
		Sarah Blas	15.4	1,902	0	1
		Telee Brown	8.9	1,100	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.	1.6	193	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,348
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 49

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: John Shea in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	John Shea

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 49

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sarah Blas in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Sarah Blas

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2025

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