Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 6, 2023 (primary) April 13, 2023 (opportunity to ballot) May 30, 2023 (independent) August 17, 2023 (judicial district convention filing) |
| Primary election: June 27, 2023 General election: November 7, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: New York City Civil Court judges, New York Supreme Court judges, and Kings County Surrogate's Court judge |
| Total seats up: 15 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Kings County, New York, held general elections for New York City Civil Court judges, New York Supreme Court judges, and Kings County Surrogate's Court judge on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for June 27, 2023. The primary candidate filing deadline was April 6, 2023, the opportunity-to-ballot candidate filing deadline was April 13, 2023, the independent candidate filing deadline was May 30, 2023, and the judicial district convention filing deadline was August 17, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Judicial offices
Surrogate Court
General election
Special general election for Kings County Surrogate's Court
Incumbent Bernard Graham won election in the special general election for Kings County Surrogate's Court on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bernard Graham (D) | 97.4 | 132,677 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 3,494 | ||
| Total votes: 136,171 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bernard Graham advanced from the special Democratic primary for Kings County Surrogate's Court.
Civil Court – Kings County
General election
Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County (4 seats)
Marva Brown, Linda Wilson, Betsey Jean-Jacques, and Monique Holaman won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marva Brown (D / Working Families Party) | 25.9 | 126,521 |
| ✔ | Linda Wilson (D) | 24.9 | 121,462 | |
| ✔ | Betsey Jean-Jacques (D) | 24.1 | 117,494 | |
| ✔ | Monique Holaman (D) | 23.3 | 113,828 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 8,443 | ||
| Total votes: 487,748 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Marva Brown, Monique Holaman, and Betsey Jean-Jacques advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County.
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County (4 seats)
Linda Wilson defeated Turquoise Haskin in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County on June 27, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Wilson | 65.6 | 33,369 | |
| Turquoise Haskin | 32.8 | 16,660 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 826 | ||
| Total votes: 50,855 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chevone Sanon (D)
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Marva Brown advanced from the special Working Families Party primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County.
Civil Court – 1st Municipal Court District
General election
Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 1st Municipal Court District
Rena Malik won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 1st Municipal Court District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rena Malik (D) | 98.9 | 17,187 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 183 | ||
| Total votes: 17,370 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rena Malik advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 1st Municipal Court District.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Norma Jennings (D)
Civil Court – 2nd Municipal Court District
General election
Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 2nd Municipal Court District (2 seats)
Lola Waterman and Babatunde Akowe won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lola Waterman (D) | 51.8 | 12,605 | |
| ✔ | Babatunde Akowe (D) | 47.2 | 11,497 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 245 | ||
| Total votes: 24,347 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Babatunde Akowe and Lola Waterman advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 2nd Municipal Court District.
Civil Court – 3rd Municipal Court District
General election
Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 3rd Municipal Court District
Javier Ortiz won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 3rd Municipal Court District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Javier Ortiz (D) | 98.7 | 11,175 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 150 | ||
| Total votes: 11,325 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Javier Ortiz advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 3rd Municipal Court District.
Supreme Court – 2nd Judicial District
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Bourne-Clarke (D / R / Conservative Party) | 17.0 | 142,892 |
| ✔ |  | Rachel Freier (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.6 | 139,995 |
| ✔ | Joanne Quinones (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.5 | 138,728 | |
| ✔ | Saul Stein (D / R / Conservative Party) | 16.1 | 135,341 | |
| ✔ | Heela Capell (D / R / Conservative Party) | 15.7 | 132,542 | |
| ✔ |  | Caroline Cohen (D) | 13.0 | 109,472 |
| Timothy Peterson (R / Conservative Party) | 4.1 | 34,204 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 9,268 | ||
| Total votes: 842,442 | |||
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About the county
- See also: Kings County, New York
The county government of Kings County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. Kings County is the state designation for the Brooklyn Borough.[1] The county was first established in 1683. It covers a total of 70.8 square miles in eastern New York.[2][3]
County government
- See also: Government of Kings County, New York
Kings County voters elect a borough president and a district attorney. The president is responsible for making budget recommendations to the mayor of New York, proposing legislation in the New York City Council, appointing borough representatives to commissions and boards, and holding public hearings on borough issues. The city of New York approves budgets and projects for the five boroughs.[4][5] The district attorney is responsible for prosecuting cases involving violations of state law.[6]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Kings County, New York | ||
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| Kings County | New York | |
| Population | 2,736,074 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 69 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 42.8% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 31.3% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 11.9% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 8.9% | 8.6% |
| Multiple | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.9% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 83.2% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 38.8% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $63,973 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.2% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Kings County, New York | New York | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes
- ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ United States Census, "QuickFacts: Kings County," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Curbed New York, "Brooklyn's Evolution From Small Town to Big City to Borough," July 24, 2014
- ↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ City of Brooklyn, "Eric L. Adams Biography," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, "Bureaus & Units," accessed December 5, 2016
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