The primary election has begun in New York City, where in-person voting ends at 9:00pm on Tuesday, June 24.
Primary elections let voters registered with a political party choose their party’s candidates for the general election. In New York City, only voters registered with a party that’s holding a primary can vote in that party’s race, according to the city’s Board of Elections.
This year, voters can cast their ballot for a candidate running for mayor, all 51 seats in the City Council, borough president, city comptroller, public advocate and two of the city’s five district attorneys, including Brooklyn.
The results of the ranked-choice voting won't be disclosed until July 1, according to BOE spokesperson Vincent Ignizio via Politico New York.
To find your poll site, click here. For more information on each candidate, click here for BK Reader profiles and here for the 2025 Voter Guide.
To check for approximate wait-times at your polling station, click here.
The general election is on Nov. 4, 2025.
What is ranked-choice voting?
New Yorkers elected to use ranked choice voting in a 2019 ballot measure. It passed with 73.6% support. The method gives voters more say, choice and a diverse group of candidates.
You will be able to select up to five candidates in the order of your preference. Select your top choice as #1. You do not need to list five candidates, you can choose however many you like, up to five. Do not rank a candidate that you do not like.
All first-choice votes are counted. If a candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, that candidate wins. If no candidate earns more than 50% of first-choice votes, then counting will continue in rounds. At the end of each round, the last-place candidate is eliminated and voters who chose that candidate now have their vote for their next choice.
Your vote is counted for your second choice only if your first choice is eliminated. If both your first and second choices are eliminated, your vote is counted for your next choice, and so on.
Watch this video for more information on ranked-choice voting.
