Municipal elections in Richmond County, New York (2021)

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2021 Richmond 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 judge
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Partisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2021

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
Image of Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy (D / Staten Island 1st Party) Candidate Connection
 
32.3
 
34,022
Image of Leticia Remauro
Leticia Remauro (Conservative Party) Candidate Connection
 
7.5
 
7,892
Image of Michael Maffeo
Michael Maffeo (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Ronald Castorina
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.

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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
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

Richmond County, New York New York Municipal government Other local coverage
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