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Mark Murphy (New York)
Mark Murphy (Democratic Party, Staten Island 1st Party) ran for election for Staten Island Borough President in New York. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.
Murphy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Murphy was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of New York. He lost in the general election.[1]
Elections
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.
Endorsements
To view Murphy's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
2012
Murphy ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's 11th District. He sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. He was unopposed in the primary on June 26th, 2012, and faced incumbent Michael Grimm (R) and Henry Bardel (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Challenge to opponent
Murphy's opponent, incumbent Michael Grimm, initially attempted to file as an Independence Party candidate as well as Republican, but Murphy's objection to Grimm's petition signatures knocked Grimm from that line. Grimm remained on the ballot as a Republican, and the Independence Party line was blank on the ballot.[2] Grimm defeated Murphy in the general election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Mark Murphy | 46.8% | 92,430 | |
| Republican |  Michael Grimm Incumbent |
52.2% | 103,118 | |
| Green | Henry Bardel | 1% | 1,939 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 148 | |
| Total Votes | 197,635 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed September 1, 2021 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Murphy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Murphy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am sick and tired of the way Staten Island gets shortchanged by New York City. We pay 9% of the revenue to the City, but only get 4% back. The only way to address our challenges – like improving traffic and reducing tolls, increasing access to health care on Staten Island, and reducing crime and gun violence – is to get our fair share of tax dollars back from the City.
- I am running for Borough President to create a cleaner, greener, safer and stronger Staten Island for everyone.
- Instead of the usual Borough Presidents who are all talk, I will have a seat at the table to actually get things done to improve our quality of life, reducing crime and gun violence, bringing back more of our tax dollars, and improving traffic and transportation.
Gun violence is a constant terror to our families, ending lives, stealing childhoods and tearing neighborhoods apart. We need to address the inequality and poverty that leads to gun violence. Shootings are up 97% from 2019 to 2020, and we need to be allocating resources to lower these statistics and keep the people of Staten Island safe. When elected, I will take a comprehensive approach to reducing gun violence and making the community safer.
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2012
Murphy listed several campaign themes on his website:[3]
- Economy
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Education
- Women's Rights.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Murphy has two daughters.[4]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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