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Donovan Richards Jr.
2020 - Present
2026
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Donovan Richards Jr. (Democratic Party) is the Queens Borough President in New York. He assumed office on December 2, 2020. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Richards (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Queens Borough President in New York. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The Democratic primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2025)
General election
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General election for Queens Borough President
Incumbent Donovan Richards Jr. and Henry Ikezi are running in the general election for Queens Borough President on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Queens Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Donovan Richards Jr. in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Queens Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Henry Ikezi in round 1 .
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2021
See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for Queens Borough President
Incumbent Donovan Richards Jr. defeated Thomas Zmich in the general election for Queens Borough President on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donovan Richards Jr. (D) | 66.9 | 181,947 |
 | Thomas Zmich (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party) | 32.9 | 89,645 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 538 | ||
| Total votes: 272,130 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Queens Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Donovan Richards Jr. 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: 195,591 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Republican primary for Queens Borough President.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danniel Maio (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Queens Borough President.
2020
Partisan special election
See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2020)
General election
Special general election for Queens Borough President
Donovan Richards Jr. defeated Joann Ariola and Dao Yin in the special general election for Queens Borough President on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donovan Richards Jr. (D) | 69.8 | 518,840 |
| Joann Ariola (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party) | 27.7 | 205,893 | ||
| Dao Yin (Red Dragon Party) | 2.3 | 17,227 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 870 | ||
| Total votes: 742,830 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Queens Borough President
Donovan Richards Jr. defeated Elizabeth Crowley, Costa Constantinides, Anthony Miranda, and Dao Yin in the special Democratic primary for Queens Borough President on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donovan Richards Jr. | 35.8 | 65,123 |
 | Elizabeth Crowley | 28.8 | 52,509 | |
 | Costa Constantinides | 18.0 | 32,828 | |
 | Anthony Miranda | 12.5 | 22,720 | |
| Dao Yin | 4.7 | 8,504 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 335 | ||
| Total votes: 182,019 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Joann Ariola advanced from the special Republican primary for Queens Borough President.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Joann Ariola advanced from the special Conservative Party primary for Queens Borough President.
Nonpartisan special election
The nonpartisan special general election for Queens Borough President was originally scheduled on March 24, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was January 14, 2020.[1][2] On March 15, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced the postponement of the race due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.[3] The race was rescheduled to be held on June 23, 2020, coinciding with the statewide partisan primary.
Prior to Gov. Andrew Cuomo issuing a proclamation on April 24, 2020, two races for Queens Borough President were scheduled to be held on June 23, 2020: a nonpartisan general election and a partisan primary.[4][5] The nonpartisan special general election was canceled to avoid voter confusion. The winner would have served through the end of 2020. Because June 23 was the statewide primary election date, the special partisan primary was not canceled. The primary winners advanced to the general election on November 3, 2020.[4]
Candidates Costa Constantinides, Elizabeth Crowley, Anthony Miranda, Jim Quinn, Donovan Richards Jr, and Dao Yin were on the ballot in this race before it was canceled. Jimmy Van Bramer also filed for the race but withdrew.
2017
New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[6] Incumbent Donovan Richards Jr. (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 31 seat on the New York City Council.
| New York City Council, District 31 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Donovan Richards Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.85% | 20,203 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.15% | 236 | ||
| Total Votes | 20,439 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Certified Election Results," November 28, 2017 | ||||
Incumbent Donovan Richards Jr. ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 31 seat on the New York City Council.[7]
| New York City Council, District 31 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
| Donovan Richards Jr. Incumbent | ||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017 | ||
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2025
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2021
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2020
Partisan special election
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Nonpartisan special election
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Footnotes
- ↑ Board of Elections in the City of New York, "Proclamation of Election for the Office of Borough President of Queens," January 2, 2020
- ↑ Board of Elections in the City of New York, "Preliminary Filing Calendar for March 24, 2020 Special Election for Queens Borough President," January 21, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "New York Officials Weigh Delaying April Primary Election," March 15, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Spectrum News NY1, "Two Elections in One Day for One Seat? Queens Borough President Race Gets Confusing," April 15, 2020
- ↑ City & State New York, "Cuomo cancels most June special elections," April 25, 2020
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
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Succeeded by Selvena Brooks-Powers (D) |
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