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Stephen Dachtera
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Stephen Dachtera (Republican Party, Conservative Party) is running in a special election for the Queens 2nd Municipal Court District judge of the New York City Civil Court Queens County. Dachtera is on the ballot in the special general election on November 4, 2025.
Dachtera (Republican Party, Conservative Party) also ran in a special election for judge of the New York City Civil Court Queens County. Dachtera will not appear on the ballot for 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)
Eve Cho Guillergan, Thomas Wright-Fernandez, and Stephen Dachtera are running in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Eve Cho Guillergan (D)  | |
 | Thomas Wright-Fernandez (D) | |
| Stephen Dachtera (R / Conservative Party) | ||
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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 | ||
| Total votes: 37,801 | |||
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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 are running in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Sheridan Chu (D) | ||
| Indira Khan (D) | ||
| Oma Phillips (D) | ||
| Thomas Barra (R / Conservative Party) | ||
 | William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party) | |
| Susan Silverman (R / Conservative Party) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | ||
| ✔ | Sheridan Chu | 59.6 | 107,811 | |
 | John Ciafone | 40.3 | 73,011 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 185 | ||
| 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
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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 | ||
| ✔ | Peter F. Lane (D / R) | 20.0 | 532,153 | |
| ✔ |  | Glenda Hernandez (D) | 14.7 | 391,470 |
| ✔ | 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 | |
| Stephen Dachtera (R) | 7.2 | 189,904 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 11,286 | ||
| 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 | |
| Amish Doshi | 20.3 | 21,279 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 852 | ||
| 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
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Campaign themes
2025
Civil Court - 2nd Municipal Court
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Civil Court - Queens County
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2024
Stephen Dachtera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
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