Yusef Salaam
Yusef Salaam (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on January 1, 2030.
Salaam (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 9. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 9
Incumbent Yusef Salaam won election in the general election for New York City Council District 9 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yusef Salaam (D) | 98.8 | 39,348 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 465 | ||
| Total votes: 39,813 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 9
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Yusef Salaam in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salaam in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 9
Yusef Salaam won election in the general election for New York City Council District 9 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yusef Salaam (D) | 98.3 | 11,972 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 201 | ||
| Total votes: 12,173 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Skiboky Stora (Freedom Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 9
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Yusef Salaam in round 4 . 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: 11,544 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salaam in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Yusef Salaam did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Yusef Salaam did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Council District 9 |
Officeholder New York City Council District 9 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Kristin Richardson Jordan (D) |
New York City Council District 9 2024-Present |
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