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Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2022)

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2023
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2022 Queens County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 7, 2022
Primary election: June 28, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Civil court and supreme court judges
Total seats up: 6
Election type: Partisan
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Queens County, New York, held general elections for civil court and supreme court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 7, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Judicial offices

Civil court judge

General election

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

Karen Lin and Maria Gonzalez defeated William Shanahan and Daniel Kogan in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karen Lin
Karen Lin (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.9
 
257,873
Maria Gonzalez (D)
 
32.0
 
250,671
Image of William Shanahan
William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)
 
18.0
 
141,121
Daniel Kogan (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)
 
17.1
 
133,970
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
775

Total votes: 784,410
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Democratic primary election

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

Karen Lin and Maria Gonzalez defeated Devian Shondel Daniels and Thomas Medardo Oliva in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karen Lin
Karen Lin Candidate Connection
 
39.5
 
56,367
Maria Gonzalez
 
24.1
 
34,284
Image of Devian Shondel Daniels
Devian Shondel Daniels
 
19.1
 
27,188
Thomas Medardo Oliva
 
16.8
 
23,954
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
728

Total votes: 142,521
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan and William Shanahan advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan and William Shanahan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (4 seats)

Denise Johnson, Leigh Cheng, Nestor Diaz, and incumbent Lee Mayersohn won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Denise Johnson
Denise Johnson (R / D)
 
26.2
 
379,296
Leigh Cheng (R / D)
 
24.7
 
357,530
Nestor Diaz (R / D)
 
24.4
 
352,043
Lee Mayersohn (R / D)
 
24.3
 
351,364
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
5,190

Total votes: 1,445,423
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About the county

See also: Queens County, New York

The county government of Queens County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. Queens County is the state designation for the Borough of Queens.[1] The county was first established in 1683. It covers a total of 108.5 square miles in eastern New York.[2]

County government

See also: Government of Queens County, New York

Queens 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 Queens County, New York
Queens County New York
Population 2,405,464 20,201,249
Land area (sq mi) 108 47,123
Race and ethnicity**
White 35.9% 62.3%
Black/African American 18.1% 15.4%
Asian 25.9% 8.6%
Native American 0.5% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0%
Other (single race) 13.7% 8.6%
Multiple 5.9% 4.7%
Hispanic/Latino 27.8% 19.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 82.6% 87.2%
College graduation rate 33.5% 37.5%
Income
Median household income $72,028 $71,117
Persons below poverty level 11.6% 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.


See also

Queens County, New York New York Municipal government Other local coverage
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