On November 5, voters in Brooklyn’s 35th Council district will choose among six candidates for city comptroller, eight for public advocate and 15 for mayor. They will have no choice when it comes to City Council. Laurie Cumbo, who bested a larger field in the September primary, has no opponent in the general election—except herself: Voters can choose whether to vote for Cumbo on the Democratic or Working Families lines.
Cumbo is one of six Council candidates citywide running against no one in November. Several others, including nine in Brooklyn, are Democrats running with no Republican opponent, facing only third-party rivals. Brooklyn’s borough president race, and the contest to replace Vito Lopez in the Assembly, also feature no one from the GOP.
Of course, the mere presence of a major-party candidate in the race doesn’t guarantee a competitive election, given the vast registration advantage Democrats enjoy in Brooklyn. Nor does the absence of major-party support doom a candidate to failure: Letitia James, likely the city’s next public advocate, was first elected to the Council with the backing of the Working Families Party against a Democratic candidate.
Here’s the full lineup of candidates for Brooklyn offices who’ll be on the ballot. To see the full list of candidates for citywide and judicial offices, and to read the slew of ballot questions, go here. To find out who’s on the ballot you’ll see at the polls, click here.
DemocraticEric Adams
Conservative Elias J. Weir
Working Families Eric Adams
DemocraticKenneth P. Thompson
Republican Charles J. Hynes
Conservative Charles J. Hynes
DemocraticStephen T. Levin
Conservative John A. Jasilli
Working Families Stephen T. Levin
DemocraticAntonio Reynoso
Working Families Antonio Reynoso
School Choice Gladys Santiago
DemocraticLaurie A. Cumbo
Working Families Laurie A. Cumbo
DemocraticRobert E. Cornegy Jr.
Republican Veronica L. Thompson
Working Families Kirsten John Foy
DemocraticRafael L. Espinal Jr.
Conservative Michael E. Freeman-Saulsberre
Working Families Kimberly Council
DemocraticCarlos Menchaca
Conservative Henry Lallave
Working Families Carlos Menchaca
DemocraticBradford S. Lander
Conservative James E. Murray
Working Families Bradford S. Lander
DemocraticMathieu Eugene
Conservative Brian Kelly
Working Families Mathieu Eugene
Rent Is 2 Damn HighSylvia G. Kinard
DemocraticDarlene Mealy
Working Families Darlene Mealy
Independence Bilal Malik
DemocraticInez D. Barron
Conservative Ernest Johnson
Working Families Inez D. Barron
DemocraticVincent J. Gentile
Republican John F. Quaglione
Conservative John F. Quaglione
Working Families Vincent J. Gentile
Independence John F. Quaglione
Green Patrick Dwyer
DemocraticDavid G. Greenfield
Republican Joseph Hayon
Conservative David G. Greenfield
Independence David G. Greenfield
DemocraticJumaane D. Williams
Working Families Jumaane D. Williams
Rent Is 2 Damn HighErlene J. King
DemocraticAlan N. Maisel
Republican Anthony Testaverde
Conservative Anthony Testaverde
Working Families Alan N. Maisel
Independence Anthony Testaverde
DemocraticMark Treyger
Republican Andrew J. Sullivan
Conservative Andrew J. Sullivan
School Choice Connis M. Mobley
DemocraticChaim M. Deutsch
Republican David Storobin
Conservative David Storobin
Working Families Igor Oberman
Independence David Storobin
ForwardBrooklyn Alexander Lotovsky
DemocraticMaritza Davila
Working Families Jason Otano