NYC City Council Primary Election In District 40 Results: Mathieu Eugene Holds Off Crowded Field

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — City Councilman Mathieu Eugene won the Democratic nomination for his seat on Tuesday, holding off a crowded field of candidates in the city's 40th council district, the AP is reporting.

With 81 percent of precincts reporting Eugene led challenger Brian-Christopher Cunningham 40 percent to 30 percent, according to the AP.

Voters from each party chose who they'll put up for office in November's general election during Tuesday's citywide primary election. This being the liberal enclave of New York City and Brooklyn, the Democratic primary will generally decide who holds the seat come November in most places. So Tuesday was an important day in the city.

In Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and part of Kensington, voters cast ballots for city- and borough-wide positions such as mayor, public advocate and Brooklyn District Attorney. But there was also a closely contested city council primary that could shape neighborhood politics for the next four years.

Eugene, who has held the seat since 2007, faced a young and crowded primary field that hoped to unseat him after he won close primary elections in 2009 and 2013.

Bill de Blasio easily won the Democratic nomination for mayor, while Eric Gonzalez was nominated for Brooklyn District Attorney.

(Patch will have further coverage of this election in the coming days. For more news from District 40, subscribe to the Ditmas Park-Flatbush Patch for our daily newsletter and breaking news alerts. Or for Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, click here and Kensington click here.)

Each council district has polling places scattered throughout, and where you vote depends on where you live. To find your polling place, click here and enter your address.

New York City's primaries are also organized by party affiliation — sorry independent voters. Only voters registered as Democrats or Republicans can vote in the respective primary elections. After entering your address on that same website above, under "Primary Election - 09/12/2017," click "Ballot Information" then choose your party. You will see your choices for all available offices.

Experienced voters are sure to notice that the "I Voted" stickers handed out at each polling place feature new designs. More than 10,000 people voted in a campaign organized by the New York City Campaign Finance Board to select a new sticker. More than 700 designs were submitted to the board, which narrowed the vote down to 10 finalists.