NYC-CC12: Shirley Aldebol clinches Democratic nomination in Bronx's District 13 City Council race
Labor leader Shirley Aldebol has won the Democratic nomination for City Council District 13, defeating five other candidates after ranked-choice voting results were tabulated on Tuesday.
Aldebol, a vice president with the influential 32BJ SEIU union, emerged as the party’s nominee with 55.6% of the vote in the final round of ranked-choice tallies, besting runner-up Jacqueline J. Torres, who finished with 44.4%.
The win positions Aldebol to face Republican Council Member Kristy Marmorato in the November general election. Marmorato made history in 2023 when she became the first Republican to win a City Council seat in the Bronx in decades, unseating then-incumbent Democrat Marjorie Velázquez in a stunning upset.
“I’m excited,” Aldebol told the Bronx Times just minutes after the results were tabulated. “We ran a tough race and worked hard,” she said, noting that it was a challenge competing against five other candidates.
https://www.bxtimes.com/shirley-aldebol-clinches-democratic-nomination-in-bronxs-district-13-city-council-race/