{"id":29144,"date":"2025-11-05T04:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/29144\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T04:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:04:13","slug":"mid-island-city-council-2025-republican-david-carr-claims-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/29144\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Island City Council 2025: Republican David Carr claims victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"J5OO7VIYWBDPDJOGTZSFXIY3EI\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. &#8212; Incumbent Republican David Carr has declared victory over Democratic challenger Radhakrishna Mohan in the race to represent Mid-Island in the City Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SBII2YLHOFFDNPDCCHWODNIIDQ\">As of 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Carr has accumulated 72.9% of the vote, compared to 26.9% for Mohan, according to the New York City Board of Elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3VMUPTGOKRBPJATZRNCVPGVZ54\">\u201cAfter tonight\u2019s celebrations, we have to go back to work, and boy, is our work cut out for us. I think we\u2019ve seen the results coming in citywide, and we\u2019re going to have a new mayor on January 1st. And that mayor should read the message loud and clear tonight that Staten Island has given him no mandate. Staten Island said no to him and his radical agenda,\u201d Carr said at the Vanderbilt at South Beach, where the Staten Island Republicans held their election night party Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YTMY7Y4SJNCBBJ5QYLGWIIP5IA\">\u201cIf he wants to govern here on Staten Island, he has to govern in collaboration with us, because if he doesn\u2019t we\u2019re going to fight him every step of the way. Staten Island has a voice of its own. It is a voice that we cherish. It\u2019s a voice that is the fundamental thing that we possess in this political system, and we\u2019re not going to surrender it,\u201d Carr continued.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/HQEVHRSUWFGZVBTHZ3NNIZR6FY.JPG\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VC4YFYC4ZVGDJGDRTKBSYBKHXQ.png\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1\/30<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-gallery-caption\">Election night on Staten Island 2025<\/p>\n<p>Mohan concedes<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EMSPFBKTIVAETPSDMIY7LDC6RU\">Mohan conceded at Osteria Santina in Port Richmond, where the Democrats held their election night party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MINVUE7HVFDZZNT2YTU57CXSSM\">\u201cAll of these candidates, we worked hard and we did good. So we should continue our fight because we are in challenging times, and we don\u2019t give up hope now. Keep your hope alive and fight for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Carr\u2019s accomplishments<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JYJPQC5TCFE2FEHPWSBBMHOAII\">Carr, who was first elected to represent Mid-Island in November 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/politics\/2025\/10\/mid-island-city-council-race-2025-where-candidates-stand-on-key-issues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/politics\/2025\/10\/mid-island-city-council-race-2025-where-candidates-stand-on-key-issues.html\">sat down with the Advance\/SILive.com\u2019s Editorial Board<\/a> last month to discuss his greatest accomplishments and challenges since entering office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CB4LAC6CV5C4HEDD4L5TDM75HY\">The councilmember said he was most proud of his efforts to bring a Gifted and Talented school to Staten Island, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/education\/2025\/08\/complex-at-former-st-john-villa-campus-bringing-2000-school-seats-to-staten-island.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/education\/2025\/08\/complex-at-former-st-john-villa-campus-bringing-2000-school-seats-to-staten-island.html\">which is expected to open on the former St. John Villa campus by 2030.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LVORUCGRXBAV3GXSQH5H3HASHM\">His greatest challenge has been one that many borough politicians have faced, trying to fight citywide policies, projects and initiatives that fail to account for the unique nature of Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IFEC3CUR6VH5LGSBULOWEA7PZQ\">\u201cYou constantly seem like you\u2019re having to row upstream because the city comes with a perspective, the agencies, based in Manhattan mostly, come with the perspective that\u2019s very much not consistent with the views of Staten Islanders,\u201d Carr said at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VGG7WKTQXJFKVLTFBFC235FLYQ\">In regard to the mayoral race, Carr said in October that he was \u201c100% supporting Curtis Sliwa,\u201d but that he would work with whoever is elected for the good of Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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