Kenny Lever

Kenny Lever (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 35. Lever lost in 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 35

Incumbent Crystal Hudson defeated Benny Rosenberger and Hector Robertson in the general election for New York City Council District 35 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson (D / Working Families Party)	92.7	58,054
		Benny Rosenberger (Conservative Party)	5.4	3,352
		Hector Robertson (United Alliance Party)	1.6	1,033
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	170

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,609
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Crystal Hudson in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson	84.6	34,286	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Dion Ashman	7.9	3,214	0	1
		Hector Robertson	4.6	1,881	0	1
	Submit photo	Kenny Lever	2.3	913	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	225	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,519
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Benny Rosenberger in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Benny Rosenberger

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Crystal Hudson in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Hudson

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2025

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