Ruben Diaz Jr.

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Ruben Diaz Jr.

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Prior offices
New York State Assembly District 85
Successor: Marcos Crespo

Bronx Borough President
Successor: Vanessa Gibson

Ruben Diaz Jr. (Democratic Party) was the Bronx Borough President in New York. Diaz assumed office in 2009. Diaz left office on January 1, 2022.

Diaz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Bronx Borough President in New York. Diaz won in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Diaz is a former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 85 from 1997 to April 2009. Diaz resigned after winning a special election on April 29, 2009, to become Bronx Borough President.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Bronx County, New York (2017)

Bronx County in New York held a general election for county officials on November 7, 2017. Bronx County is also known as the Borough of Bronx. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017.

Incumbent Ruben Diaz Jr. (D) defeated Steven DeMartis (R), Antonio Vitiello (Conservative), and Camella Price (Reform) in the Bronx Borough President general election.[1]

Bronx Borough President, General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ruben Diaz Jr. Incumbent 88.08% 125,808
     Republican Steven DeMartis 6.58% 9,404
     Conservative Antonio Vitiello 2.59% 3,693
     Reform Camella Price 2.56% 3,651
Write-in votes 0.2% 279
Total Votes 142,835
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Night Results," November 22, 2017

Incumbent Ruben Diaz Jr. defeated Camella Price and Avery Selkridge in the Bronx Borough President Democratic primary election.[2]

Bronx Borough President, Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ruben Diaz Jr. Incumbent 85.95% 57,244
Camella Price 11.61% 7,736
Avery Selkridge 2.25% 1,498
Write-in votes 0.19% 126
Total Votes 66,604
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Night Results," September 25, 2017

Diaz also filed to run as a Working Families Party candidate. He was the only candidate in the race to file with that party.


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See also

Bronx County, New York New York Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
  2. Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017