Municipal elections in Queens 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: District attorney, New York City Civil Court judges, and New York Supreme Court judges |
Total seats up: 11 |
Election type: Partisan |
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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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Melinda Katz (D) | 67.1 | 101,181 |
Michael Mossa (R / Conservative Party) | 26.9 | 40,563 | ||
![]() | George Grasso (Public Safety Party) | 5.0 | 7,529 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 1,445 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Melinda Katz | 71.0 | 44,601 |
![]() | George Grasso | 14.3 | 8,969 | |
![]() | Devian Shondel Daniels | 14.0 | 8,799 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 448 |
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 | ||
✔ | Sandra Perez (D) | 66.4 | 94,500 | |
![]() | Sharmela Bachu (R) ![]() | 32.8 | 46,686 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,053 |
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 | ||
✔ | Sandra Perez | 67.1 | 37,348 | |
Marianne Gonzalez | 31.5 | 17,530 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 816 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Goldman (D) | 98.0 | 13,449 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 277 |
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 | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Sandra Munoz (D) | 97.7 | 20,534 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 473 |
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 | ||
✔ | Delsia Marshall (D) | 97.7 | 30,383 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 725 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Evelyn Gong (D) | 51.7 | 20,135 |
![]() | William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Common Sense Party) | 47.9 | 18,632 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 142 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Evelyn Gong | 57.1 | 7,427 |
![]() | John Ciafone | 21.4 | 2,788 | |
![]() | Steven Beard ![]() | 20.9 | 2,723 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 65 |
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 | ||
✔ | Scott Dunn (D / R) | 22.3 | 115,241 | |
✔ | Peter J. Kelly (D) | 17.3 | 89,337 | |
✔ | ![]() | Karen Lin (D) | 17.1 | 88,338 |
✔ | ![]() | Jessica Earle-Gargan (D) | 16.7 | 86,224 |
✔ | ![]() | Cassandra Johnson (D) | 16.4 | 84,477 |
Gary Muraca (R) | 8.6 | 44,457 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 7,943 |
Total votes: 516,017 | ||||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2023
June 27, 2023
- Municipal elections in Bronx County, New York (2023)
- Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2023)
- Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2023)
- City elections in New York, New York (2023)
September 12, 2023
November 7, 2023
- New York Proposal 1, Remove Debt Limit on Small City School Districts Amendment (2023)
- New York Proposal 2, Exclude Indebtedness for Sewage Facilities Amendment (2023)
- Municipal elections in Bronx County, New York (2023)
- Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2023)
- Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2023)
- City elections in New York, New York (2023)
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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 | ||
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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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ United States Census, "QuickFacts: Queens County," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Queens Borough President, "Budget," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Queens District Attorney's Office, "Divisions and Bureaus," accessed December 5, 2016
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