Lower Manhattan Democratic Primary Maps: June 23, 2026
The maps below show unofficial election night results by Election District for four closely watched Democratic primary races in Lower Manhattan. AD66 is still being counted right now. Each pie chart represents an Election District, with the slices showing candidate vote share and the size of the circle reflecting total votes cast in that ED.
The two open Assembly races were fragmented, with the leading candidates receiving well under 50% of the vote on election night. By contrast, Congressional District 10 and State Senate District 27 were two-candidate contests, making the neighborhood patterns easier to interpret.
New York Assembly District 65 Democratic Primary
Assembly District 65 was an open-seat race with six major candidates splitting the vote. Illapa Sairitupac led the unofficial election night results with about 37%, while Jasmin Sanchez placed second with about 18%.
Sairitupac is a tenant organizer and social worker whose campaign emphasized affordable housing, tenant protections, immigrant rights, and public investment. He previously worked for the Cooper Square Committee and was endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Lower Manhattan DSA.
Sanchez, a former Democratic district leader, emphasized neighborhood services, public safety, affordability, and government experience. Because the leading candidate received far less than a majority, the map is useful for seeing how support was distributed neighborhood by neighborhood rather than treating the district as one uniform result.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Illapa Sairitupac | 4,140 | 36.53% |
| Jasmin Sanchez | 1,993 | 17.58% |
| Wei-Li Tjong | 1,740 | 15.35% |
| Jay Jacky Wong | 1,731 | 15.27% |
| Mariama N. James | 1,184 | 10.45% |
| Lilah Mejia | 507 | 4.47% |
New York Assembly District 66 Democratic Primary
Assembly District 66 became open after longtime Assembly Member Deborah Glick announced her retirement. The leading candidates on election night were Jeannine Kiely and David Siffert.
Kiely serves as Democratic District Leader for Greenwich Village and Chelsea. Her campaign emphasized protecting public education, expanding affordable housing, climate action, and neighborhood quality-of-life issues. She was endorsed by Assembly Member Deborah Glick, Council Member Christopher Marte, Downtown Independent Democrats, and other neighborhood Democratic clubs.
Siffert, Executive Director of NYU Law's State Government Initiative, campaigned on ethics reform, good government, affordable housing, and public transit. Election night produced one of the closest races in Manhattan, with Kiely leading Siffert by fewer than 60 votes while Ryder Kessler remained close behind.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeannine Kiely | 4,169 | 27.61% |
| David Siffert | 4,113 | 27.24% |
| Ryder Kessler | 3,424 | 22.68% |
| Benjamin Yee | 2,110 | 13.98% |
| Corinne Arnold | 682 | 4.52% |
| Furhan Ahmad | 567 | 3.76% |
New York Congressional District 10 Democratic Primary
Congressional District 10 was a two-candidate race between incumbent Dan Goldman and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.
Goldman campaigned on his congressional record, constituent services, and experience as a federal prosecutor. Lander emphasized affordability, housing, transportation, and progressive economic policies, and received the endorsement of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Lander won decisively district-wide and also carried most of the East Village and Lower East Side by substantial margins. Goldman performed comparatively better in several NYCHA-heavy Election Districts along Avenue D, an area where his office devoted significant constituent service efforts during his time in Congress.
| Area | Dan Goldman | Brad Lander |
|---|---|---|
| New York County | 14,499 | 18,035 |
| Kings County | 13,946 | 37,025 |
| Total | 28,445 | 55,060 |
New York State Senate District 27 Democratic Primary
The State Senate District 27 Democratic primary featured incumbent Assembly Member Grace Lee against former Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou.
Given Brad Lander's decisive victory in Congressional District 10 and Illapa Sairitupac's strong performance in Assembly District 65, many observers expected Niou to run more competitively throughout Lower Manhattan. Instead, Lee substantially outperformed many pre-election expectations, winning comfortably across the district.
The neighborhood results nevertheless reveal a more nuanced picture. Niou generally performed better in the East Village and Lower East Side than she did district-wide, although she still lost most Election Districts. Lee's strongest performances came in several NYCHA-heavy Election Districts along Avenue D, suggesting particularly strong support in those communities.
| Area | Grace Lee | Yuh-Line Niou |
|---|---|---|
| AD 61 | 1,169 | 556 |
| AD 65 | 6,804 | 4,646 |
| AD 66 | 8,095 | 3,937 |
| AD 74 | 1,688 | 1,456 |
| Total | 17,756 | 10,595 |
Taken together, these four races show that Lower Manhattan is not politically uniform. Progressive candidates performed strongly across much of the East Village, Alphabet City, and portions of the Lower East Side, while NYCHA-heavy Election Districts along Avenue D often produced distinctly different voting patterns. Mapping the results at the Election District level reveals neighborhood-level political coalitions that are largely hidden in district-wide totals.
