Municipal elections in Richmond County, New York (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 3, 2025 (primary) April 10, 2025 (opportunity-to-ballot) May 27, 2025 (independent) |
| Primary election: June 24, 2025 (canceled) General election: November 4, 2025 |
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| Offices up: Borough president, municipal court judge, and supreme court judge |
| Total seats up: 3 |
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Richmond County, New York, is holding a general election for borough president, municipal court judge, and supreme court judge on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for June 24, 2025, but it was not necessary after only one candidate filed in each of the Democratic and Republican primaries. The filing deadline for primary candidates was April 3, 2025, the filing deadline for opportunity-to-ballot candidates was April 10, 2025, and the filing deadline for independent candidates was May 27, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Borough president
General election
General election for Staten Island Borough President
Incumbent Vito Fossella and Michael Colombo are running in the general election for Staten Island Borough President on November 4, 2025.
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| Vito Fossella (R) | ||
| Michael Colombo (D) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael Colombo in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Vito Fossella in round 1 .
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Judicial offices
New York City Civil Court Richmond County 1st Municipal Court District
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
Special general election for New York City Civil Court Richmond County 1st Municipal Court District
Matthew Santamauro and Remy Smith are running in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Richmond County 1st Municipal Court District on November 4, 2025.
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| Matthew Santamauro (D) | ||
| Remy Smith (R / Conservative Party) | ||
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New York Supreme Court 13th Judicial District
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
Special general election for New York Supreme Court 13th Judicial District
Raymond Rodriguez and Matthew Blum are running in the special general election for New York Supreme Court 13th Judicial District on November 4, 2025.
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| Raymond Rodriguez (D) | ||
| Matthew Blum (R) | ||
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About the county
- See also: Richmond County, New York
The county government of Richmond County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. The area of Richmond County is the same as the borough of Staten Island. Staten Island was first called Richmond County in 1683.[1][2]
County government
- See also: Government of Richmond County, New York
Richmond 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.[3] The district attorney is responsible for prosecuting cases involving violations of state law.[4]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Richmond County, New York | ||
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| Richmond County | New York | |
| Population | 495,747 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 57 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 71.6% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 10.2% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 10% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 3.9% | 8.6% |
| Multiple | 4% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.4% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.5% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 34.7% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $85,381 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.8% | 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
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Footnotes
- ↑ silive.com, "History: A timeline of Staten Island," April 21, 2010
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Richmond County (Staten Island Borough), New York," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Office of the District Attorney of Richmond County, "District Attorney Michael E. McMahon," accessed December 5, 2016
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