Elsie Encarnacion
Elsie Encarnacion | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York City Council from the 8th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Diana Ayala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | East Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Website | Official website Campaign website |
Elsie R. Encarnacion is an American politician who has served on the New York City Council since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Encarnacion represents the 8th district.
Early life
Encarnacion was born and raised in East Harlem, Manhattan, and is of Puerto Rican descent.[1]
Career
Encarnacion served on the Manhattan Community Board 11 and as a parent coordinator at a school in the Bronx. She joined city councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito's office in 2006, where she met Diana Ayala and went on to serve as Ayala's chief of staff.[2]
New York City Council
With Ayala's support, Encarnacion filed to run for New York City Council's 8th district in 2025.[2] She earned the Working Families Party's first-choice endorsement and benefitted from $100,000 in spending by Affordable New York, a political action committee funded by Airbnb.[3][4][5] She won the election.[6]
Electoral history
2025
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elsie Encarnacion | 7 | 6,689 | 58.6% |
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| Democratic | Wilfredo Lopez | 7 | 4,718 | 41.4% |
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| Democratic | Clarisa M. Alayeto | 6 | 3,101 | 24.1% |
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| Democratic | Raymond Santana | 5 | 2,514 | 18.2% |
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| Democratic | Rosa G. Diaz | 4 | 1,821 | 12.6% |
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| Democratic | Federico Colon | 3 | 1,376 | 9.1% |
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| Democratic | Nicholas A. Reyes | 2 | 1,097 | 7.1% |
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| Write-In | 1 | 86 | 0.6% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elsie Encarnacion | 20,972 | 72.0 | |
| Working Families | Elsie Encarnacion | 3,681 | 12.6 | |
| Total | Elsie Encarnacion | 24,653 | 84.7 | |
| Republican | Tyreek Goodman | 3,025 | 10.4 | |
| Conservative | Tyreek Goodman | 461 | 1.6 | |
| Total | Tyreek Goodman | 3,486 | 12.0 | |
| The Unity | Federico Colon | 909 | 3.1 | |
| Write-in | 70 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 29,118 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ Valetin, Eli (June 17, 2025). "Latino Vote 2025: City Council Races to Watch". City Limits. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- 1 2 Donaldson, Sahalie (July 17, 2024). "Diana Ayala has a possible successor in mind: her chief of staff". City and State. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ Krichevsky, Sophie (March 13, 2025). "WFP announces endorsements for open NYC Council seats". City and State. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ McDonough, Annie (May 28, 2025). "The outside groups boosting New York City candidates". City and State. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ Custodio, Jonathan (June 3, 2025). "Airbnb Pouring PAC Money Into Bronx City Council Races". The City. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- 1 2 "DEM Council Member 8th Council District". Vote NYC. New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "00001100008Crossover Member of the City Council 8th Council District Recap.pdf" (PDF). Vote NYC. New York City Board of Elections. December 2, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
