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Hotly contested Brooklyn council race sparks post-election intra-Democratic Party fight

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on November 10, 2023

A brewing intra-Democratic party battle in Brooklyn that has one pol on a warpath to settle a score with his party’s leadership is one of the biggest storylines coming out of Tuesday’s mostly sleepy general election.

The fight erupted in a southern Brooklyn council race between two incumbents, Democrat Justin Brannan and Democrat-turned-Republican Ari Kagan, which Brannan looks to have handily won, according to unofficial city Board of Elections (BOE) results. Brannan led by nearly 17% — or 3,232 votes — on election night, a far wider margin than expected in the council district that covers neighborhoods including Bay Ridge, Bath Beach and Coney Island.

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