Yusef Salaam
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2024 - Present
2026
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Yusef Salaam (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 1, 2024.
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 | 36,510 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 425 | ||
| Total votes: 36,935 | |||
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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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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