It was a good year for electing women to the New York City Council – including Republican women
The New York City Council’s new female majority looks like it’ll include three Republican women, two of whom flipped Democratic seats.
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The New York City Council’s new female majority looks like it’ll include three Republican women, two of whom flipped Democratic seats.
Republicans have shown gains in some pockets of the city, where former President Donald Trump improved his performance in last year’s presidential election.
Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York, and Republicans did better than expected.
Concerns over public safety and pandemic restrictions helped some Republicans win seats on the New York City Council, which will also be one of the city’s most diverse councils ever.
A candidate in Brooklyn has backing from Donald Trump Jr., and one in Queens is running against a left-leaning Democrat in a tense race.