Moya declares victory in City Council District 21 primary election

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City Councilmember Francisco Moya

Incumbent Francisco Moya, who’s running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 21, has declared victory in the June 22 primary election after securing more than 50 percent of votes, according to unofficial results from the Board of Elections.

Moya garnered 52.16 percent of the vote (2,680 votes), with 82 percent of scanners reported as of Wednesday, June 23, while his opponents — Ingrid Gomez (18.55 percent of the votes), David Aiken (16.43 percent), George Unuorah (6.01 percent) and Talea Wufka (6.34 percent) — have not secured enough votes to trigger a ranked-choice voting recount.