Vivia Morgan

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Vivia Morgan

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Vivia Morgan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 40. Morgan lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Morgan was a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of New York. She lost in the general election.

Elections

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 40

Rita Joseph defeated Constantine Jean-Pierre in the general election for New York City Council District 40 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rita Joseph (D)	93.1	19,854
		Constantine Jean-Pierre (R / Conservative Party)	6.8	1,442
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	38

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,334
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 40

Select round: Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rita Joseph in round 10 . 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	Rita Joseph	59.6	10,065	2,519	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	40.4	6,829	975	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	0.0	0	-5,620	9
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	0.0	0	0	8
		Blake Morris	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	0.0	0	0	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	39.7	7,546	1,140	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	30.8	5,854	771	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	29.5	5,620	814	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	0.0	0	-2,265	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	0.0	0	-2,221	8
		Blake Morris	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	0.0	0	0	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	30.8	6,406	240	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	24.5	5,083	215	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	23.1	4,806	156	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	10.9	2,265	125	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	10.7	2,221	235	8
		Blake Morris	0.0	0	-1,368	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	0.0	0	0	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	29.1	6,166	155	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	23.0	4,868	195	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	22.0	4,650	89	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	10.1	2,140	78	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	9.4	1,986	91	8
		Blake Morris	6.5	1,368	68	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	0.0	0	-1,175	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	0.0	0	0	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	27.7	6,011	192	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	21.6	4,673	67	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	21.0	4,561	79	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	9.5	2,062	88	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	8.7	1,895	92	8
		Blake Morris	6.0	1,300	63	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	5.4	1,175	46	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	0.0	0	-817	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	0.0	0	0	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	26.6	5,819	54	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	21.1	4,606	58	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	20.5	4,482	69	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	9.0	1,974	60	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	8.2	1,803	65	8
		Blake Morris	5.7	1,237	67	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	5.2	1,129	44	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	3.7	817	39	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	0.0	0	-705	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	0.0	0	0	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	26.1	5,765	42	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	20.6	4,548	27	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	20.0	4,413	49	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	8.7	1,914	25	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	7.9	1,738	70	8
		Blake Morris	5.3	1,170	15	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	4.9	1,085	17	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	3.5	778	42	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	3.2	705	34	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	0.0	0	-428	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	25.8	5,723	74	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	20.3	4,521	27	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	19.6	4,364	16	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	8.5	1,889	30	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	7.5	1,668	21	8
		Blake Morris	5.2	1,155	26	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	4.8	1,068	14	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	3.3	736	24	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	3.0	671	14	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	1.9	428	16	3
		Victor Jordan	0.0	0	-344	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	25.3	5,649	1	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	20.1	4,494	4	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	19.5	4,348	6	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	8.3	1,859	3	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	7.4	1,647	2	8
		Blake Morris	5.1	1,129	2	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	4.7	1,054	0	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	3.2	712	1	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	2.9	657	1	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	1.8	412	1	3
		Victor Jordan	1.5	344	1	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Rita Joseph	25.3	5,648	0	Advanced (10)
	Submit photo	Josue Pierre	20.1	4,490	0	10
	Submit photo	Kenya Handy-Hilliard	19.4	4,342	0	9
	Submit photo	Edwin Raymond	8.3	1,856	0	8
	Submit photo	Cecilia Cortez	7.4	1,645	0	8
		Blake Morris	5.0	1,127	0	7
	Submit photo	Maxi Eugene	4.7	1,054	0	6
	Submit photo	Harriet Hines	3.2	711	0	5
	Submit photo	John Williams	2.9	656	0	4
	Submit photo	Vivia Morgan	1.8	411	0	3
		Victor Jordan	1.5	343	0	2
		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	60	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,343
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kenneth Lee (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Constantine Jean-Pierre advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 40.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Constantine Jean-Pierre advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 40.

2012

See also: New York's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

Morgan ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's 9th District. She sought the nomination on the Green Party ticket and was unopposed in the primary on June 26, 2012. She faced incumbent Yvette Clarke (D) and Daniel Cavanagh (R) in general election on November 6, 2012. Clarke won.

U.S. House, New York District 9 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke Incumbent	87.2%	186,141
	Republican	Daniel Cavanagh	11.3%	24,164
	Green	Vivia Morgan	1.4%	2,991
	N/A	Write-in votes	0.1%	135
Total Votes				213,431
Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021

Campaign themes

2021

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Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

George Latimer (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

John Mannion (D)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (21)

Republican Party (7)