Here’s a roundup of City Council primary results
Levin, Cumbo, Treyger among winners
The results of primaries for City Council seats around Brooklyn saw the defeat of a longtime incumbent, a big win for a freshman councilman, and victories for the favorites in two other closely-watched races.
In what was perhaps the biggest shocker of the night, Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook), who has been in office since 2002, was defeated by community activist Carlos Menchaca. The challenger garnered 57.6 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary, easily beating Gonzalez, who had 42.4 percent.
Councilman Stephen Levin (D-Greenpoint-Williamsburg) easily beat back a challenge from Stephen Pierson, 70 percent to 29 percent. Levin will run for a second term in office in November.
The race was at times nasty, with Pierson frequently trying to tie Levin to disgraced former assemblyman Vito Lopez, for whom the councilman had once served as chief of staff. Lopez had been accused of sexually harassing female staff members, but Levin pointed out that none of those incidents took place during the time he worked in Lopez’s office.