Stephen Dachtera

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Stephen Dachtera

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Republican Party, Conservative Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Stephen Dachtera (Conservative Party, Republican Party) ran in a special election for judge of the New York City Civil Court Queens County. Dachtera did not appear on the ballot for the special general election on November 4, 2025.

Dachtera (Republican Party, Conservative Party) also ran in a special election for the Queens 2nd Municipal Court District judge of the New York City Civil Court Queens County. Dachtera lost in the special general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

Civil Court - 2nd Municipal Court

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2025)

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District (2 seats)

Thomas Wright-Fernandez and Eve Cho Guillergan defeated Stephen Dachtera in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Wright-Fernandez (D)	41.6	59,638
✔		Eve Cho Guillergan (D)	40.4	57,945
	Submit photo	Stephen Dachtera (R / Conservative Party)	17.6	25,228
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	614

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 143,425
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District (2 seats)

Eve Cho Guillergan defeated Julie Milner in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District on June 24, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eve Cho Guillergan	58.4	22,076
		Julie Milner	41.6	15,711
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	14

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 37,801
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dachtera in this election.

Civil Court - Queens County

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2025)

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sheridan Chu (D)	24.0	272,698
✔	Submit photo	Indira Khan (D)	22.1	250,279
✔	Submit photo	Oma Phillips (D)	21.2	240,466
	Submit photo	Susan Silverman (R / Conservative Party)	11.3	127,849
		William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party)	11.3	127,780
	Submit photo	Thomas Barra (R / Conservative Party)	10.0	113,507
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	1,836

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 1,134,415
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Stephen Dachtera (R / Conservative Party)
• Mary-Ann Maloney (R / Conservative Party)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Indira Khan and Oma Phillips advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County (3 seats)

Sheridan Chu defeated John Ciafone in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County on June 24, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sheridan Chu	59.6	107,811
		John Ciafone	40.3	73,011
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	185

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 181,007
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Stephen Dachtera, Mary-Ann Maloney, and William Shanahan advanced from the special Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Stephen Dachtera, Mary-Ann Maloney, and William Shanahan advanced from the special Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dachtera in this election.

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2024)

Note: Two seats were on the ballot in the New York City Civil Court Queens County 2024 primary. Three additional seats were added to the ballot before the general election.

General election

Special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Peter F. Lane (D / R)	20.0	532,153
✔		Glenda Hernandez (D)	14.7	391,470
✔	Submit photo	Amish Doshi (D)	14.5	384,304
✔		Melissa Deberry (D)	13.7	363,119
✔		Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar (D)	13.2	351,211
		William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Common Sense Party)	8.3	220,878
		Mary-Ann Maloney (R)	7.9	209,942
	Submit photo	Stephen Dachtera (R)	7.2	189,904
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	11,286

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,654,267
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County (5 seats)

Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar and Glenda Hernandez defeated Julie Milner and Amish Doshi in the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar	29.9	31,340
✔		Glenda Hernandez	27.7	29,000
		Julie Milner	21.2	22,173
	Submit photo	Amish Doshi	20.3	21,279
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	852

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,644
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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.

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.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dachtera in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Stephen Dachtera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Stephen Dachtera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2024

Stephen Dachtera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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