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U.S. House · New York's 9th Congressional District

Central Brooklyn, including Flatbush, East Flatbush, Crown Heights, Midwood, and Park Slope.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Yvette D. Clarke, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Yvette Clarke146,50382.1%
Joel Azumah30,37817%
Total Write-ins1,5840.9%

About 87% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke defeated Michael Goldfarb and Joshua Bristol in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary, 68.4% to 15.4% to 14.9%. Joel Anabilah-Azumah advanced unopposed from the canceled Republican and Conservative Party primaries; Joshua Kaitan Lucas was disqualified from the district's Republican primary, and Lewis Mizrahi and Jean Depalis were disqualified from its Conservative Party primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Yvette D. ClarkeDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2007)Full profile →Joel Anabilah-AzumahRCFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[41][42][43]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[36][37][38][39]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    —
  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    In their own words[10]
    “This corridor can be upzoned substantially and that lends itself to value capture as a significant form of revenue.”

    On his campaign website, about the proposed Utica Avenue subway

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][32][31]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][27][28][29]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][30][31]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[40]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    Supports[10]

    Campaign website states the federal minimum wage should rise from $7.25 to $17 per hour.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Yvette D. Clarke
    Recorded votes[33][34]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Joel Anabilah-Azumah
    —

Research notes & limits

Sitting-member key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Clarke are added separately by script and intentionally omitted here.

Sources · 47

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  2. 2.Yvette D. Clarke · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.H.R. 9733: Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026 · GovTrack.us Official record
  4. 4.Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY9] — Recently Introduced Bills · GovTrack.us Reference
  5. 5.Joel Anabilah-Azumah · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Clarke Issues Statement on 50 Years of the Hyde Amendment · Rep. Yvette D. Clarke official website Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Clarke Slams GOP's Attempt to Slash Medicaid in Energy and Commerce Committee · Rep. Yvette D. Clarke official website Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Gun Violence Prevention · Rep. Yvette D. Clarke official website Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Rep. Clarke Releases Statement on Passage of the Polluters Over People Act · Rep. Yvette D. Clarke official website Candidate's own words
  10. 10.On the Issues · Joel Anabilah-Azumah campaign website Candidate's own words
  11. 11.Yvette D. Clarke · Ballotpedia Reference
  12. 12.About Yvette · Office of Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Official record
  13. 13.Yvette Clarke · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  14. 14.New York U.S. House District 9 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  15. 15.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 5427, the Billionaires Income Tax Act (Billionaires Income Tax Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 7392 (To impose a hiring freeze on United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.H.Con.Res. 68 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  21. 21.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  39. 39.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  40. 40.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  41. 41.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  42. 42.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  43. 43.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  44. 44.Joel Anabilah-Azumah · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words
  45. 45.Meet the Candidates 2022: Joel Anabilah Azumah for Congressional District 9 · PoliticsNY · 2022-05-24 News report
  46. 46.New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  47. 47.U.S. House New York's 9th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report