Ty Hankerson

Tyrell Hankerson

Democratic Party

New York City Council District 28

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

0

Predecessor: Adrienne Adams (D)

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Last election

November 4, 2025

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Tyrell Hankerson (Democratic Party) (also known as Ty) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 28. He assumed office on January 1, 2026. His current term ends on January 1, 2030.

Hankerson (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025. He 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 28

Tyrell Hankerson won election in the general election for New York City Council District 28 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tyrell Hankerson (D / Working Families Party)	99.4	23,356
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	148

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 23,504
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Latoya LeGrand (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 28

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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tyrell Hankerson in round 5 . 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
		Tyrell Hankerson	58.8	6,528	1,035	Advanced (5)
		Japneet Singh	41.2	4,583	467	5
		Latoya LeGrand	0.0	0	-2,803	5
		Ruben Wills	0.0	0	0	4
		Romeo Hitlall	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Tyrell Hankerson	44.3	5,493	442	Advanced (5)
		Japneet Singh	33.2	4,116	253	5
		Latoya LeGrand	22.6	2,803	319	5
		Ruben Wills	0.0	0	-2,096	4
		Romeo Hitlall	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Tyrell Hankerson	37.4	5,051	86	Advanced (5)
		Japneet Singh	28.6	3,863	387	5
		Latoya LeGrand	18.4	2,484	70	5
		Ruben Wills	15.5	2,096	90	4
		Romeo Hitlall	0.0	0	-1,240	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Tyrell Hankerson	35.2	4,965	8	Advanced (5)
		Japneet Singh	24.7	3,476	6	5
		Latoya LeGrand	17.1	2,414	11	5
		Ruben Wills	14.2	2,006	6	4
		Romeo Hitlall	8.8	1,240	5	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Tyrell Hankerson	35.1	4,957	0	Advanced (5)
		Japneet Singh	24.6	3,470	0	5
		Latoya LeGrand	17.0	2,403	0	5
		Ruben Wills	14.2	2,000	0	4
		Romeo Hitlall	8.7	1,235	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.	0.5	67	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,132
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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 28

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Latoya LeGrand in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Latoya LeGrand

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2025

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Preceded by Adrienne Adams (D)	New York City Council District 28 2026-Present	Succeeded by -