Scott Murphy (New York City Council)

Scott Murphy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 34. Murphy lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Elections

Jennifer Gutiérrez defeated Lutchi Gayot and Terrell Finner in the general election for New York City Council District 34 on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jennifer Gutiérrez (D)	91.2	11,606
	Lutchi Gayot (Black Lives Matter Party)	4.4	561
	Terrell Finner (Power to the People Party)	3.8	488
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	66

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,721
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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jennifer Gutiérrez in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,438
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	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Jennifer Gutiérrez	79.5	13,065	0	Advanced (1)
Submit photo	Scott Murphy	8.6	1,406	0	1
	Andy Marte	7.7	1,263	0	1
	Lutchi Gayot	3.8	630	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.	0.5	74	0

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