2025 Board of Estimate and Taxation results

Unofficial winners: Eric Harris Bernstein and Steve Brandt

November 4, 2025

Municipal Election

This was a ranked-choice voting (RCV) race. Voters were asked to rank up to 3 different candidates. Two will be elected.

After one round of tabulation, Eric Harris Bernstein and Steve Brandt were elected.

Board of Estimate & Taxation
Candidate Final round votes Final round percentage
Eric Harris Bernstein 42,829 40.1%
Steve Brandt 35,911 33.7%
Bob Fine 27,445 25.7%
Undeclared Write-ins 497 0.5%

 

Ballots cast summary
Total votes cast 106,682 Total votes counted in the first round. Does not include undervotes, overvotes, defective, or spoiled ballots.
Tabulation threshold 35,561 The number of votes sufficient for a candidate to be elected. One-third of votes cast for office + 1, disregarding fractions.
Undervotes 41,020 Ballots where the voter did not rank any candidates for the office.

Vote totals by round

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