Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2024)

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2024 Queens County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 4, 2024, May 28, 2024, & August 15, 2024
Primary election: June 25, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Civil court judges, supreme court judges, and surrogate court judge
Total seats up: 14
Election type: Partisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2024

Queens County, New York, held general elections for civil court judges, supreme court judges, and surrogate court judge on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was April 4, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was May 28, 2024. The judicial district convention filing deadline was August 15, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Judicial offices

Surrogate's Court

General election

General election for Queens County Surrogate's Court

Cassandra Johnson defeated Stephen Weiner in the general election for Queens County Surrogate's Court on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Cassandra Johnson (D)
 
63.5
 
390,529
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Stephen Weiner (R / Conservative Party / Common Sense Party) Candidate Connection
 
36.5
 
224,368

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 614,897
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Queens County Surrogate's Court

Cassandra Johnson defeated Wendy Li in the Democratic primary for Queens County Surrogate's Court on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Cassandra Johnson
 
54.6
 
34,286
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Wendy Li
 
44.8
 
28,158
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
345

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

Total votes: 62,789
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Stephen Weiner advanced from the Republican primary for Queens County Surrogate's Court.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Stephen Weiner advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Queens County Surrogate's Court.

Civil Court – 4th Municipal Court District

General election

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

Elizabeth Newton won election in the special general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
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Votes
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Elizabeth Newton (D)
 
99.0
 
151,279
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
1,500

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 152,779
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Elizabeth Newton advanced from the special Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District.

Civil Court – Queens County

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
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Peter F. Lane (D / R)
 
21.7
 
496,982
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15.9
 
363,702
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Amish Doshi (D)
 
15.6
 
357,030
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Melissa Deberry (D)
 
14.8
 
337,148
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Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar (D)
 
14.3
 
325,738
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8.7
 
197,843
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Stephen Dachtera (R)
 
7.8
 
179,168
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William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Common Sense Party)
 
0.7
 
17,042
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
10,692

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 2,285,345
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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
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Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar
 
29.9
 
31,340
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Image of Glenda Hernandez
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27.7
 
29,000
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21.2
 
22,173
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Amish Doshi
 
20.3
 
21,279
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
852

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.

Supreme Court – 11th Judicial District

General election

Special general election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Alan Schiff (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
16.8
 
551,804
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Claudia Lanzetta (D / R / Conservative Party)
 
15.8
 
518,015
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Lumarie Maldonado-Cruz (D)
 
11.3
 
372,325
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Andrea Ogle (D)
 
11.1
 
365,614
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John Katsanos (D)
 
11.0
 
362,387
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Sandra Munoz (D)
 
10.7
 
351,417
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Delsia Marshall (D)
 
10.3
 
338,979
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Kathy Wu Parrino (R / Conservative Party)
 
6.2
 
201,963
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Gary Muraca (R / Conservative Party)
 
6.1
 
198,831
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
21,122

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 3,282,457
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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%
Two or more 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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