Municipal elections in Richmond County, New York (2021)
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| Filing deadline: March 25, 2021 |
| Primary election: June 22, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
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| Offices up: Borough president and civil court judge |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Richmond County, New York, held general elections for borough president and civil court judge 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 Staten Island Borough President
Vito Fossella defeated Mark Murphy, Leticia Remauro, and Michael Maffeo in the general election for Staten Island Borough President on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vito Fossella (R) | 60.1 | 63,331 | |
| Mark Murphy (D / Staten Island 1st Party) | 32.3 | 34,022 | ||
| Leticia Remauro (Conservative Party) | 7.5 | 7,892 | ||
| Michael Maffeo (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 179 | ||
| Total votes: 105,424 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Murphy in round 5 . 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.
| Total votes: 28,432 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Staten Island Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Vito Fossella 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.
| Total votes: 19,646 |
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Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Leticia Remauro advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Staten Island Borough President.
New York Supreme Court 13th Judicial District
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 13th Judicial District (2 seats)
Paul Marrone and Ronald Castorina defeated Ann Thompson and incumbent Charles Troia in the general election for New York Supreme Court 13th Judicial District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Marrone (R) | 34.4 | 63,198 | |
| ✔ | Ronald Castorina (R) | 32.2 | 59,137 | |
| Ann Thompson (D) | 18.0 | 33,116 | ||
| Charles Troia (D) | 15.4 | 28,251 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 186 | ||
| Total votes: 183,888 | ||||
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2nd Municipal Court
General election
General election for New York City Civil Court Richmond County 2nd Municipal Court District
Brendan Lantry defeated Maria Novak in the general election for New York City Civil Court Richmond County 2nd Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brendan Lantry (R / Conservative Party) | 74.9 | 52,149 | |
| Maria Novak (D) | 25.1 | 17,460 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 69,664 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Maria Novak advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Richmond County 2nd Municipal Court District.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Brendan Lantry advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Richmond County 2nd Municipal Court District.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Brendan Lantry advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Richmond County 2nd Municipal Court District.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2021
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- Mayoral election in New York, New York (2021)
November 2, 2021
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- New York Proposal 2, Environmental Rights Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 3, Remove 10-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 4, Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 5, NYC Civil Court Jurisdiction Amendment (2021)
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About the county
- See also: Richmond County, New York
The county government of Richmond County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. The area of Richmond County is the same as the borough of Staten Island. Staten Island was first called Richmond County in 1683.[1][2]
County government
- See also: Government of Richmond County, New York
Richmond County voters 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] The district attorney is responsible for prosecuting cases involving violations of state law.[4]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Richmond County, New York | ||
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| Richmond County | New York | |
| Population | 495,747 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 57 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 71.6% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 10.2% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 10% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 4% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.4% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.5% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 34.7% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $85,381 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.8% | 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
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Footnotes
- ↑ silive.com, "History: A timeline of Staten Island," April 21, 2010
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Richmond County (Staten Island Borough), New York," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Office of the District Attorney of Richmond County, "District Attorney Michael E. McMahon," accessed December 5, 2016
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