Politics & Government

Park Slope Primary Election 2022: Find Local, Statewide Results Here

As of midnight Tuesday, the gubernatorial race was called, but Park Slopers were still awaiting official results in some local races.

As of midnight Tuesday, the gubernatorial race was called, but Park Slopers were still awaiting official results in some local races.
As of midnight Tuesday, the gubernatorial race was called, but Park Slopers were still awaiting official results in some local races. (Webdam)

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — As the summer's primary day came to a close, and statewide contests like the gubernatorial race were called, voters in Park Slope were still awaiting official results from some lower-ballot races.

One such race was the neighborhood's state committee contest — a volunteer position that, by law, includes one male and one female from each Assembly district tasked with internal party matters, like nominating candidates.

The seat wasn't up for election in Park Slope's District 44, but voters in nearby District 52 chose from one of three people in both the race for State Committeewoman and State Committeeman.

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As of midnight, with 99 percent of scanners reporting, Lydia Green, a progressive campaign worker and local leader and Cheryl Cook, the CEO of Avodah, were close in the race for State Committewoman — Green had 37.1 percent of the vote and Cook 35.6, according to unofficial results from the Board of Elections.

Aaron Ouyang, business intelligence manager and neighborhood organizer, and Seamus Campbell, CUNY website coordinator and union leader were similarly close in the race for State Committeeman — Ouyang had 47.8 percent of the vote and Campbell had 43.6 percent, unofficial BOE results showed at the same time.

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Voters in Park Slope were also tasked with choosing a candidate for Civil Court among a field of two.

About midnight, private attorney Patrick Hayes Torres lead Brooklyn civil court principal law clerk Philip Grant in that race with about 55 percent of the vote recorded from over 98 percent of district-wide scanners, unofficial BOE results showed.

Park Slopers also cast ballots on behalf of 10 Judicial Convention delegates (and alternates). Delegates choose the party's nominee for state Supreme Court, a name that voters will see on the general election ballot in November.

Unlike other voters in Brooklyn, Park Slopers didn't see State Assembly races on their ballots, since Democratic incumbents in both District 44 and 52, which encompass most of the neighborhood, ran unopposed.

Robert Carroll didn't face a primary election challenge in his bid for another term representing Assembly District 44, but he'll face Brenda Horton, a little known Republican challenger, in November.

Jo Anne Simon, longtime District 52 incumbent, ran unopposed for that Assembly seat, meaning her name will appear on the November ballot against Republican Brett Wynkoop, a member of a right-wing extremist group, Buzzfeed reported.

Simon only recently announced her bid for Congress in Park Slope's newly-mapped District 10.

The primary for Congress and State Senate (races that will also appear on November ballots) will be held separately in August due to ongoing battles over redistricting maps.

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