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New York County, New York, held general elections for borough president, district attorney, and civil court judges on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021.

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2021 New York County elections
Election dates
	Filing deadline: March 25, 2021
	Primary election: June 22, 2021; General election: November 2, 2021
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	Offices up: Borough president, district attorney, and civil court judges
	Total seats up: 11;
	Election type: Partisan
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Borough president

General election

General election for Manhattan Borough President

Mark Levine defeated Louis Puliafito and Michael Lewyn in the general election for Manhattan Borough President on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Levine (D)	85.0	223,248
	Louis Puliafito (R)	13.0	34,163
	Michael Lewyn (L)	1.9	4,874
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	435

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,720
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Manhattan Borough President

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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Levine in round 7 . 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.

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mark Levine	28.3	67,375	0	Advanced (7)
	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	26.0	61,706	0	7
	Elizabeth Caputo	9.9	23,489	0	7
	Ben Kallos	12.9	30,765	0	6
	Lindsey Boylan	10.3	24,457	0	5
	Guillermo Perez	6.9	16,410	0	4
Submit photo	Kimberly Watkins	5.5	12,978	0	3
	Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	550	0

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 237,730
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Louis Puliafito advanced from the Republican primary for Manhattan Borough President.

District attorney

General election

General election for Manhattan District Attorney

Alvin Bragg Jr. defeated Thomas Kenniff in the general election for Manhattan District Attorney on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alvin Bragg Jr. (D)	83.6	211,686
	Thomas Kenniff (R)	16.3	41,211
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	397

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 253,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney on June 22, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alvin Bragg Jr.	34.2	85,720
	Submit photo	Tali Farhadian Weinstein	30.7	76,892
	Submit photo	Tahanie Aboushi	11.0	27,458
	Submit photo	Lucy Lang	7.5	18,910
	Submit photo	Diana Florence	4.9	12,246
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Crotty	4.6	11,453
	Submit photo	Eliza Orlins	4.2	10,610
		Dan Quart	2.8	6,984
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	330

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 250,603
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Kenniff advanced from the Republican primary for Manhattan District Attorney.

New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District (2 seats)

Incumbent Margaret A. Chan and incumbent John J. Kelley won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Margaret A. Chan (D)	53.7	213,330
✔		John J. Kelley (D)	45.0	178,888
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	4,893

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 397,111
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New York Civil Court - New York County

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County (2 seats)

Kim Parker and Jeffrey Zellan won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court New York County on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kim Parker (D)	50.5	199,326
✔		Jeffrey Zellan (D)	48.2	190,319
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	4,860

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 394,505
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kim Parker and Jeffrey Zellan advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County.

2nd Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 2nd Municipal Court District (2 seats)

Betty Lugo and Christopher Chin won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court New York County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Lugo (D)	52.4	17,045
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Chin (D)	46.4	15,074
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	379

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,498
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Christopher Chin advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 2nd Municipal Court District.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 2nd Municipal Court District (2 seats)

Betty Lugo defeated Edward Irizarry in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 2nd Municipal Court District on June 22, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty Lugo	57.6	10,632
	Edward Irizarry	41.8	7,711
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	120

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,463
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3rd Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 3rd Municipal Court District

Incumbent Paul A. Goetz won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court New York County 3rd Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul A. Goetz (D)	98.6	18,446
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	265

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,711
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Paul A. Goetz advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 3rd Municipal Court District.

5th Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 5th Municipal Court District

Hasa Kingo won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court New York County 5th Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Hasa Kingo (D)	98.8	37,866
	Other/Write-in votes	1.2	441

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,307
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 5th Municipal Court District

Hasa Kingo defeated Orlando Molina in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 5th Municipal Court District on June 22, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hasa Kingo	61.7	20,212
	Submit photo	Orlando Molina	37.6	12,328
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	207

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,747
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9th Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 9th Municipal Court District

Incumbent Barbara Jaffe won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court New York County 9th Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Jaffe (D)	98.1	14,241
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	279

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,520
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Jaffe advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 9th Municipal Court District.

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About the county

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The county government of New York County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York County is the state designation for the Borough of Manhattan.^[1] The county was first established in 1683. It covers a total of 22.8 square miles in eastern New York.^[2]

County government

See also: Government of New York County, New York

New York County residents 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.^[3]^[4] The district attorney is responsible for prosecuting cases involving violations of state law.^[5]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for New York County, New York
	New York County	New York
Population	1,694,251	20,201,249
Land area (sq mi)	22	47,123
Race and ethnicity**
White	55.2%	62.3%
Black/African American	14.3%	15.4%
Asian	12.2%	8.6%
Native American	0.4%	0.4%
Pacific Islander	0%	0%
Other (single race)	11.7%	8.6%
Multiple	6.1%	4.7%
Hispanic/Latino	25.7%	19.1%
Education
High school graduation rate	87.8%	87.2%
College graduation rate	62.2%	37.5%
Income
Median household income	$89,812	$71,117
Persons below poverty level	15.6%	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.

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Footnotes

[1] NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016

[2] United States Census, "QuickFacts: New York County," accessed September 28, 2016

[3] Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016

[4] Manhattan Borough President, "Biography," accessed September 28, 2016

[5] The New York County District Attorney's Office, "History of the Office," accessed December 5, 2016

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	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mark Levine	41.9	86,944	9,691	Advanced (7)
	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	37.7	78,345	8,440	7
	Elizabeth Caputo	20.4	42,446	5,859	7
	Ben Kallos	0.0	0	-35,837	6
	Lindsey Boylan	0.0	0	0	5
	Guillermo Perez	0.0	0	0	4
Submit photo	Kimberly Watkins	0.0	0	0	3

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mark Levine	35.2	77,253	4,549	Advanced (7)
	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	31.8	69,905	6,286	7
	Elizabeth Caputo	16.7	36,587	7,044	7
	Ben Kallos	16.3	35,837	3,506	6
	Lindsey Boylan	0.0	0	-28,314	5
	Guillermo Perez	0.0	0	0	4
Submit photo	Kimberly Watkins	0.0	0	0	3

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mark Levine	32.1	72,704	3,623	Advanced (7)
	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	28.1	63,619	994	7
	Elizabeth Caputo	13.0	29,543	3,978	7
	Ben Kallos	14.3	32,331	963	6
	Lindsey Boylan	12.5	28,314	1,232	5
	Guillermo Perez	0.0	0	-17,767	4
Submit photo	Kimberly Watkins	0.0	0	0	3

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mark Levine	29.6	69,081	1,672	Advanced (7)
	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	26.8	62,625	891	7
	Elizabeth Caputo	10.9	25,565	2,047	7
	Ben Kallos	13.4	31,368	590	6
	Lindsey Boylan	11.6	27,082	2,606	5
	Guillermo Perez	7.6	17,767	1,326	4
Submit photo	Kimberly Watkins	0.0	0	-13,014	3

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Borough president

General election

General election for Manhattan Borough President

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Manhattan Borough President

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District attorney

General election

General election for Manhattan District Attorney

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney

Republican primary election

New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District

General election

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New York Civil Court - New York County

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County (2 seats)

Democratic primary election

2nd Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 2nd Municipal Court District (2 seats)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 2nd Municipal Court District (2 seats)

3rd Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 3rd Municipal Court District

Democratic primary election

5th Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 5th Municipal Court District

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court New York County 5th Municipal Court District

9th Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court New York County 9th Municipal Court District

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