NYC-CC08: Elsie Encarnacion (D) wins City Council District 8 to succeed her boss Diana Ayala (D)
In City Council District 8, Elsie Encarnacion won the Nov. 4 election to replace her boss, the term-limited Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, to represent the South Bronx and East Harlem.
Encarnacion, who is currently Ayala’s chief of staff, won a commanding 84.67% of the district, more than 23,000 votes, according to preliminary Board of Elections results. Tyreek Goodman ran on the Republican and Conservative party lines and received 11.98%, while independent Federico Colón received 3.12%.
After winning a contentious June primary among a crowded field of candidates, Encarnacion was endorsed by several City Council colleagues, including Majority Leader Amanda Farías and Althea Stevens, as well as Congress Member Adriano Espaillat. She was also backed by major labor unions, including 1199SEIU and 32BJ.
Speaking from the Somos conference in Puerto Rico, Encarnacion, an East Harlem native, shared some of her plans for the unique district that splits two boroughs. She told the Bronx Times she will not only keep offices in both neighborhoods, as Ayala has, but will relocate the South Bronx office to a larger space near its current location at East 137th St. and St. Ann’s Ave.
https://www.bxtimes.com/elsie-encarnacion-wins-city-council-district-8-to-succeed-her-boss-diana-ayala/