Vito Fossella
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2022 - Present
2026
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Vito Fossella (Republican Party) is the Staten Island Borough President in New York. He assumed office on January 1, 2022. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Fossella (Republican Party) is running for re-election for Staten Island Borough President in New York. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The Republican primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Richmond County, New York (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Staten Island Borough President
Incumbent Vito Fossella and Michael Colombo are running in the general election for Staten Island Borough President on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael Colombo in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Vito Fossella in round 1 .
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2021
See also: Municipal elections in Richmond County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for Staten Island Borough President
Vito Fossella defeated Mark Murphy, Leticia Remauro, and Michael Maffeo in the general election for Staten Island Borough President on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vito Fossella (R) | 60.1 | 63,331 | |
 | Mark Murphy (D / Staten Island 1st Party) | 32.3 | 34,022 | |
 | Leticia Remauro (Conservative Party) | 7.5 | 7,892 | |
 | Michael Maffeo (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 179 | ||
| Total votes: 105,424 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Murphy in round 5 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 28,432 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Vito Fossella in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 19,646 |
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Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Leticia Remauro advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Staten Island Borough President.
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
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