Elsie Encarnacion

Elsie Encarnacion

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Elsie Encarnacion (Democratic Party) is a member-elect of the New York City Council, representing District 8. She assumes office on January 1, 2026.

Encarnacion (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 8. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025. She 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 8

Elsie Encarnacion defeated Tyreek Goodman and Federico Colon in the general election for New York City Council District 8 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion (D / Working Families Party)	84.9	23,371
		Tyreek Goodman (R / Conservative Party)	12.0	3,307
	Submit photo	Federico Colon (Unity Party)	3.1	861

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 27,539
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 8

Select round: Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Elsie Encarnacion in round 7 . 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	Elsie Encarnacion	58.6	6,689	1,077	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Wilfredo Lopez	41.4	4,718	589	7
		Clarisa Alayeto	0.0	0	-3,101	6
	Submit photo	Raymond Santana	0.0	0	0	5
		Rosa Diaz	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Federico Colon	0.0	0	0	3
		Nicholas Reyes	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion	43.7	5,612	450	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Wilfredo Lopez	32.2	4,129	785	7
		Clarisa Alayeto	24.1	3,101	321	6
	Submit photo	Raymond Santana	0.0	0	-2,514	5
		Rosa Diaz	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Federico Colon	0.0	0	0	3
		Nicholas Reyes	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion	37.4	5,162	440	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Wilfredo Lopez	24.2	3,344	213	7
		Clarisa Alayeto	20.1	2,780	271	6
	Submit photo	Raymond Santana	18.2	2,514	233	5
		Rosa Diaz	0.0	0	-1,821	4
	Submit photo	Federico Colon	0.0	0	0	3
		Nicholas Reyes	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion	32.6	4,722	53	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Wilfredo Lopez	21.6	3,131	151	7
		Clarisa Alayeto	17.3	2,509	52	6
	Submit photo	Raymond Santana	15.8	2,281	365	5
		Rosa Diaz	12.6	1,821	121	4
	Submit photo	Federico Colon	0.0	0	-1,376	3
		Nicholas Reyes	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion	30.9	4,669	162	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Wilfredo Lopez	19.7	2,980	114	7
		Clarisa Alayeto	16.3	2,457	84	6
	Submit photo	Raymond Santana	12.7	1,916	108	5
		Rosa Diaz	11.3	1,700	120	4
	Submit photo	Federico Colon	9.1	1,376	60	3
		Nicholas Reyes	0.0	0	-1,097	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion	29.0	4,507	5	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Wilfredo Lopez	18.4	2,866	8	7
		Clarisa Alayeto	15.3	2,373	7	6
	Submit photo	Raymond Santana	11.6	1,808	4	5
		Rosa Diaz	10.2	1,580	7	4
	Submit photo	Federico Colon	8.5	1,316	5	3
		Nicholas Reyes	7.1	1,097	5	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion	28.9	4,502	0	Advanced (7)
	Submit photo	Wilfredo Lopez	18.3	2,858	0	7
		Clarisa Alayeto	15.2	2,366	0	6
	Submit photo	Raymond Santana	11.6	1,804	0	5
		Rosa Diaz	10.1	1,573	0	4
	Submit photo	Federico Colon	8.4	1,311	0	3
		Nicholas Reyes	7.0	1,092	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.	0.6	86	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,592
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Daniel Aulbach-Sidibe (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 8

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tyreek Goodman in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Tyreek Goodman

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 8

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tyreek Goodman in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Tyreek Goodman

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 8

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Elsie Encarnacion in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Elsie Encarnacion

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2025

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