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Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2023)

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2023 Queens County elections
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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: District attorney, New York City Civil Court judges, and New York Supreme Court judges
Total seats up: 11
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2023

Queens County, New York, held general elections for district attorney, New York City Civil Court judges, and New York Supreme Court judges 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

District Attorney

General election

General election for Queens County District Attorney

Incumbent Melinda Katz defeated Michael Mossa and George Grasso in the general election for Queens County District Attorney on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Melinda Katz (D)
 
67.1
 
101,181
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Michael Mossa (R / Conservative Party)
 
26.9
 
40,563
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George Grasso (Public Safety Party)
 
5.0
 
7,529
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
1,445

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

Total votes: 150,718
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney

Incumbent Melinda Katz defeated George Grasso and Devian Shondel Daniels in the Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney on June 27, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Melinda Katz
 
71.0
 
44,601
Image of George Grasso
George Grasso
 
14.3
 
8,969
Image of Devian Shondel Daniels
Devian Shondel Daniels
 
14.0
 
8,799
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
448

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

Total votes: 62,817
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Mossa advanced from the Republican primary for Queens County District Attorney.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Michael Mossa advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Queens County District Attorney.

Judicial offices

Civil Court – Queens County

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County

Sandra Perez defeated Sharmela Bachu in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sandra Perez (D)
 
66.4
 
94,500
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Sharmela Bachu (R) Candidate Connection
 
32.8
 
46,686
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
1,053

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

Total votes: 142,239
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County

Sandra Perez defeated Marianne Gonzalez in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County on June 27, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sandra Perez
 
67.1
 
37,348
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Marianne Gonzalez
 
31.5
 
17,530
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
816

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

Total votes: 55,694
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Sharmela Bachu advanced from the special Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

Civil Court – 1st Municipal Court District

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 1st Municipal Court District

Michael Goldman won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 1st Municipal Court District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Michael Goldman (D)
 
98.0
 
13,449
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
277

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

Total votes: 13,726
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Michael Goldman advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 1st Municipal Court District.

Civil Court – 2nd Municipal Court District

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District

Sandra Munoz won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
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Sandra Munoz (D)
 
97.7
 
20,534
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
473

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

Total votes: 21,007
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Democratic primary election

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

Civil Court – 4th Municipal Court District

General election

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

Delsia Marshall won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Delsia Marshall (D)
 
97.7
 
30,383
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
725

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

Total votes: 31,108
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Delsia Marshall advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District.

Civil Court – 6th Municipal Court District

General election

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

Evelyn Gong defeated William Shanahan in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 6th Municipal Court District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Evelyn Gong (D)
 
51.7
 
20,135
Image of William Shanahan
William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Common Sense Party)
 
47.9
 
18,632
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
142

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

Total votes: 38,909
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 6th Municipal Court District

Evelyn Gong defeated John Ciafone and Steven Beard in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 6th Municipal Court District on June 27, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Evelyn Gong
 
57.1
 
7,427
Image of John Ciafone
John Ciafone
 
21.4
 
2,788
Image of Steven Beard
Steven Beard Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
2,723
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
65

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

Total votes: 13,003
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. William Shanahan advanced from the special Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 6th Municipal Court District.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. William Shanahan advanced from the special Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 6th Municipal Court District.

Supreme Court – 11th Judicial District

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Scott Dunn (D / R)
 
22.3
 
115,241
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Peter J. Kelly (D)
 
17.3
 
89,337
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Karen Lin (D)
 
17.1
 
88,338
✔
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Jessica Earle-Gargan (D)
 
16.7
 
86,224
✔
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Cassandra Johnson (D)
 
16.4
 
84,477
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Gary Muraca (R)
 
8.6
 
44,457
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
7,943

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

Total votes: 516,017
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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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
  2. ↑ United States Census, "QuickFacts: Queens County," accessed September 23, 2016
  3. ↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
  4. ↑ Queens Borough President, "Budget," accessed September 23, 2016
  5. ↑ Queens District Attorney's Office, "Divisions and Bureaus," accessed December 5, 2016
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