NYC-CC21: Shanel Thomas-Henry tops poll in District 21 after four rounds of ranked choice voting
Shanel Thomas-Henry is set to replace the term-limited Council Member Francisco Moya in District 21 after narrowly beating Erycka Montoya by 373 votes following four rounds of ranked-choice voting.
Thomas-Henry, a longtime community consultant and organizer, held a narrow lead after the first count following last Tuesday’s election, leading the four-way Democratic primary with 30.7% of the vote.
Montoya, a former staffer with Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, trailed Thomas-Henry narrowly with 25.7% of the vote, with Yanna Henriquez and David Aiken receiving 22.9% and 19.9% of the vote respectively.
With no clear winner, the Democratic primary for District 21 headed for ranked-choice voting, with the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes eliminated in each round.
https://qns.com/2025/07/shanel-thomas-henry-tops-poll-district-21/