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2025 Kings County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 3, 2025 (primary)
April 10, 2025 (opportunity-to-ballot)
May 27, 2025 (independent)
August 14, 2025 (judicial district convention)
Primary election: June 24, 2025
General election: November 4, 2025
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Offices up: Borough president, district attorney, civil court judges, and supreme court judges
Total seats up: 18
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Kings County, New York, held general elections for borough president, district attorney, civil court judges, and supreme court judges on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for June 24, 2025. The filing deadline for primary candidates was April 3, 2025, the filing deadline for opportunity-to-ballot candidates was April 10, 2025, the filing deadline for independent candidates was May 27, 2025, and the filing deadline for judicial district convention candidates was August 14, 2025.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2025:

Borough president

General election

General election for Brooklyn Borough President

Incumbent Antonio Reynoso defeated Janine Acquafredda in the general election for Brooklyn Borough President on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Antonio Reynoso (D / Working Families Party)
 
82.7
 
529,086
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Janine Acquafredda (R / Conservative Party)
 
17.1
 
109,761
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
1,305

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 640,152
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 334,310
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janine Acquafredda in round 1 .

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janine Acquafredda in round 1 .

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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District attorney

General election

General election for Kings County District Attorney

Incumbent Eric Gonzalez won election in the general election for Kings County District Attorney on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Eric Gonzalez (D / Working Families Party)
 
99.2
 
569,823
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
4,309

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 574,132
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Gonzalez advanced from the Democratic primary for Kings County District Attorney.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Gonzalez advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Kings County District Attorney.

Judicial offices

New York City Civil Court Kings County

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County (2 seats)

Janice Chen and Marisa Arrabito won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Janice Chen (D)
 
52.1
 
458,144
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Marisa Arrabito (D)
 
46.9
 
412,233
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
9,491

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 879,868
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County (2 seats)

Janice Chen and Marisa Arrabito defeated Janice Purvis and Susan Liebman in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County on June 24, 2025.

Candidate
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Janice Chen
 
34.6
 
152,572
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Marisa Arrabito
 
26.0
 
114,801
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Janice Purvis
 
19.7
 
86,858
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Susan Liebman
 
19.0
 
83,811
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
3,279

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 441,321
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New York City Civil Court Kings County 2nd Municipal Court District

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 2nd Municipal Court District

Sheridan Jack-Browne won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 4, 2025.

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Sheridan Jack-Browne (D)
 
99.6
 
56,448
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
232

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 56,680
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sheridan Jack-Browne advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 2nd Municipal Court District.

New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District

Chidi Eze won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 4th Municipal Court District on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Chidi Eze (D)
 
99.5
 
52,232
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
253

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 52,485
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New York City Civil Court Kings County 6th Municipal Court District

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 6th Municipal Court District

Juliet Howard won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 6th Municipal Court District on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Juliet Howard (D)
 
99.2
 
91,675
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
761

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 92,436
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New York City Civil Court Kings County 7th Municipal Court District

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 7th Municipal Court District (2 seats)

Duane Frankson and Dagmar Plaza-Gonzalez won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County 7th Municipal Court District on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Duane Frankson (D)
 
52.0
 
31,918
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Dagmar Plaza-Gonzalez (D)
 
47.6
 
29,230
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
285

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,433
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Duane Frankson advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County 7th Municipal Court District.

New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District

General election

Special general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (9 seats)

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District on November 4, 2025.

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Carl J. Landicino (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
12.0
 
492,392
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Betsy Barros (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
11.6
 
475,474
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Jill Epstein (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
11.4
 
467,734
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Maria Aragona (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
11.4
 
467,546
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D. Bernadette Neckles (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
11.2
 
456,396
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Brian Gotlieb (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
11.0
 
448,699
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Jacqueline Williams (D)
 
10.5
 
428,051
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Norma Jennings (D)
 
10.1
 
414,278
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Claudia Daniels-DePeyster (D)
 
10.1
 
413,358
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
26,688

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,090,616
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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
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

  1. ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
  2. ↑ United States Census, "QuickFacts: Kings County," accessed September 28, 2016
  3. ↑ Curbed New York, "Brooklyn's Evolution From Small Town to Big City to Borough," July 24, 2014
  4. ↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
  5. ↑ City of Brooklyn, "Eric L. Adams Biography," accessed September 28, 2016
  6. ↑ The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, "Bureaus & Units," accessed December 5, 2016
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