Simon Minching, who won 1% of the vote. 2013 campaign for Queens Borough President On November 26, 2012, Avella announced he would enter the race for Queens Borough President. On August 14, 2013, he dropped out of the race. 2021 campaign for City Council In August 2019, Avella registered a committee to run for the same New York City Council seat he held from 2002 to 2009. On June 23, 2021, Avella won the Democratic primary for the seat. As this was the first election to use ranked-choice voting in New York City, final results were not certified until July 20. Avella won 38.1% of the votes in the first round of voting and ended with 54.7% of the votes that continued into the fourth and final round. On November 2, 2021, Avella was defeated in the general election by Republican Vickie Paladino. References External links Mayoral Campaign Website Ballotpedia: Tony Avella Meet De Blasio's Shelter-Protesting, Car-Loving Mayoral Challenger by Emma Whitford, Gothamist, Dec 22, 2016 1951 births Living people New York City Council members Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Queens, New York Hunter College alumni 21st-century American politicians Independent Democratic Conference