Council member Shekar Krishnan secured a decisive victory Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for District 25, defeating challenger Ricardo J. Pacheco with more than two-thirds of the vote, according to unofficial results released by the New York City Board of Elections.
With 92.55% of scanners reporting, Krishnan received 8,971 votes, or 67.21%, compared to Pacheco’s 4,279 votes, or 32.06%. Just 97 write-in votes were recorded, accounting for 0.73% of the total. Krishnan’s lead is wide enough to avoid any additional rounds under the city’s ranked-choice voting system.
