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Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2021)

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2021 Queens County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 25, 2021
Primary election: June 22, 2021
General election: November 2, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: Borough president and civil court judges
Total seats up: 11
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2021

Queens County, New York, held general elections for borough president and civil court judges on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Borough president

General election

General election for Queens Borough President

Incumbent Donovan Richards Jr. defeated Thomas Zmich in the general election for Queens Borough President on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Donovan Richards Jr. (D)
 
66.9
 
181,947
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Thomas Zmich (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)
 
32.9
 
89,645
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
538

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 272,130
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Queens Borough President

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Donovan Richards Jr. in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 195,591
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Republican primary for Queens Borough President.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Queens Borough President.

New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Denis J. Butler (D / R)
 
18.3
 
216,246
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David Kirschner (D / R)
 
16.5
 
195,293
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Kenneth C. Holder (D / R)
 
16.0
 
188,369
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Laurentina McKetney Butler (D)
 
12.8
 
150,907
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Michele Titus (D)
 
12.7
 
149,870
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Karen Gopee (D)
 
11.6
 
137,476
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John Spataro (R)
 
6.2
 
72,825
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Deborah Axt (Working Families Party)
 
2.8
 
33,190
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Bob Cohen (Working Families Party)
 
2.7
 
31,635
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
4,695

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,180,506
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Civil Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Queens County (2 seats)

Soma Syed and Andrea Ogle defeated William Shanahan in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Soma Syed (D)
 
38.2
 
153,870
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Andrea Ogle (D)
 
37.5
 
151,071
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William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)
 
23.8
 
95,902
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,553

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 402,396
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County (2 seats)

Soma Syed defeated Michael Goldman in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County on June 22, 2021.

Candidate
%
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Soma Syed
 
50.4
 
91,040
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Michael Goldman
 
49.0
 
88,558
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,111

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 180,709
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Andrea Ogle advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. William Shanahan advanced from the 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 Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

3rd Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 3rd Municipal Court District

Joseph Kasper defeated Paul Vallone in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 3rd Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joseph Kasper (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)
 
51.0
 
19,453
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Paul Vallone (D)
 
48.8
 
18,614
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
43

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,110
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Paul Vallone advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 3rd Municipal Court District.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Joseph Kasper advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 3rd Municipal Court District.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Joseph Kasper advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 3rd Municipal Court District.

4th Municipal Court

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District

Cassandra Johnson defeated Daniel Kogan in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Cassandra Johnson (D)
 
82.8
 
61,385
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Daniel Kogan (R / Conservative Party)
 
17.1
 
12,689
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
71

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 74,145
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District

Cassandra Johnson defeated Devian Shondel Daniels in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District on June 22, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Cassandra Johnson
 
80.5
 
46,197
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19.1
 
10,986
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
218

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,401
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District.

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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
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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
  2. ↑ United States Census, "QuickFacts: Queens County," accessed September 23, 2016
  3. ↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
  4. ↑ Queens Borough President, "Budget," accessed September 23, 2016
  5. ↑ Queens District Attorney's Office, "Divisions and Bureaus," accessed December 5, 2016
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