Zhile Cao

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Zhile Cao

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Medical Freedom Party, Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Zhile Cao (Republican Party, Medical Freedom Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 25. Cao lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 25

Incumbent Shekar Krishnan defeated Zhile Cao and Fatima Baryab in the general election for New York City Council District 25 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shekar Krishnan (D / Working Families Party)	64.8	5,887
	Submit photo	Zhile Cao (R / Medical Freedom Party)	21.2	1,924
	Submit photo	Fatima Baryab (Diversity Party)	11.4	1,037
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	230

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,078
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Shekar Krishnan	61.8	3,409	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Ricardo Pacheco	23.9	1,321	0	1
	Submit photo	Fatima Baryab	13.7	755	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.	0.6	31	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,516
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Zhile Cao in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Zhile Cao

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 25

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Shekar Krishnan

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cao in this election.

Campaign themes

2023

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