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Kings County, New York, held general elections for borough president, district attorney, surrogate court judge, 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.

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2021 Kings County elections
Election dates
	Filing deadline: March 25, 2021
	Primary election: June 22, 2021; General election: November 2, 2021
Election stats
	Offices up: Borough president, district attorney, surrogate court judge, and civil court judges
	Total seats up: 15;
	Election type: Partisan
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Borough president[edit]

General election

General election for Brooklyn Borough President

Antonio Reynoso defeated Menachem Raitport, Anthony Jones, and Shanduke McPhatter in the general election for Brooklyn Borough President on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Antonio Reynoso (D)	72.6	217,949
	Menachem Raitport (R / Conservative Party)	23.4	70,235
	Anthony Jones (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party)	2.7	8,022
	Shanduke McPhatter (Voices for Change Party)	1.4	4,163

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 300,369
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

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The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 11 . 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.

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Antonio Reynoso	28.0	80,468	0	Advanced (11)
Robert Cornegy	19.2	55,164	0	11
Jo Anne Simon	17.9	51,565	0	11
Mathieu Eugene	8.0	23,111	0	10
Khari Edwards	6.3	18,101	0	10
Kimberly Council	5.6	16,080	0	9
Robert Ramos Jr.	3.5	10,025	0	8
Anthony Jones	3.0	8,742	0	7
Trisha Ocona	3.0	8,648	0	6
Robert Elstein	2.4	6,817	0	5
Pearlene Fields	1.7	5,011	0	4
Lamor Miller-Whitehead	1.4	4,063	0	3
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	705	0

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 288,500
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Republican primary for Brooklyn Borough President.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Brooklyn Borough President.

District attorney[edit]

General election

General election for Kings County District Attorney

Incumbent Eric Gonzalez won election in the general election for Kings County District Attorney on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Eric Gonzalez (D)	98.8	233,062
	Other/Write-in votes	1.2	2,809

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 235,871
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Gonzalez advanced from the Democratic primary for Kings County District Attorney.

New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District[edit]

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (7 seats)

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

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Consuelo Mallafre Melendez (D / R / Conservative Party)	14.4	251,567
✔	Gina Levy Abadi (D / R / Conservative Party)	14.2	247,548
✔	Lillian Wan (D / R / Conservative Party)	14.1	246,454
✔	Joy F. Campanelli (D / R / Conservative Party)	14.0	244,474
✔	Richard J. Montelione (D / R / Conservative Party)	13.7	238,092
✔	Dena E. Douglas (D)	12.8	223,059
✔	Carolyn Walker-Diallo (D)	12.3	213,557
	Robert Mazzuchin Jr. (R / Conservative Party)	4.0	70,086
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	7,707

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,742,544
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Surrogate Court[edit]

General election

General election for Kings County Surrogate's Court

Rosemarie Montalbano won election in the general election for Kings County Surrogate's Court on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rosemarie Montalbano (D)	98.9	226,771
	Other/Write-in votes	1.1	2,573

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 229,344
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kings County Surrogate's Court

Rosemarie Montalbano defeated Dweynie Paul in the Democratic primary for Kings County Surrogate's Court on June 22, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rosemarie Montalbano	62.3	158,886
	Dweynie Paul	37.2	94,749
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,409

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 255,044
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Civil Court[edit]

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Kings County (3 seats)

Incumbent Sharen D. Hudson, Inga Oneale, and Heela Capell won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Kings County on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sharen D. Hudson (D)	34.7	212,266
✔	Inga Oneale (D)	33.6	205,640
✔	Heela Capell (D)	30.6	187,423
	Other/Write-in votes	1.0	6,402

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 611,731
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sharen D. Hudson and Heela Capell advanced from the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County (3 seats)

Inga Oneale defeated Casilda Elena Roper-Simpson and Charles Finkelstein in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County on June 22, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Inga Oneale	36.4	92,645
	Casilda Elena Roper-Simpson	35.2	89,566
	Charles Finkelstein	27.8	70,731
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,422

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 254,364
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2nd Municipal Court[edit]

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 2nd Municipal Court District

Lisa Lewis won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 2nd Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lisa Lewis (D)	99.6	24,059
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	96

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 24,155
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 2nd Municipal Court District

Lisa Lewis defeated Marva Brown and Lola Waterman in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 2nd Municipal Court District on June 22, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lisa Lewis	36.1	10,777
	Marva Brown	33.7	10,074
	Lola Waterman	29.9	8,915
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	99

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,865
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7th Municipal Court[edit]

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 7th Municipal Court District

Keisha Alleyne won election in the general election for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 7th Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Keisha Alleyne (D)	99.7	15,474
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	54

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 15,528
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 7th Municipal Court District

Keisha Alleyne defeated Carmen Pacheco in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 7th Municipal Court District on June 22, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Keisha Alleyne	66.7	12,827
	Carmen Pacheco	32.9	6,333
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	65

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,225
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About the county[edit]

See also: Kings County, New York

The county government of Kings County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. Kings County is the state designation for the Brooklyn Borough.^[1] The county was first established in 1683. It covers a total of 70.8 square miles in eastern New York.^[2]^[3]

County government[edit]

See also: Government of Kings County, New York

Kings 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.^[4]^[5] The district attorney is responsible for prosecuting cases involving violations of state law.^[6]

Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Kings County, New York (2015)
	Kings County	New York	U.S.
Total population:	2,595,259	19,747,183	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	70.82	47,126	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity^[7]
White alone:	43.4%	64.6%	73.6%
Black/African American:	33.5%	15.6%	12.6%
Asian:	11.5%	8%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.4%	2.9%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	19.6%	18.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	79.3%	85.6%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	32.8%	34.2%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$48,201	$59,269	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.6%	18.5%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

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Footnotes[edit]

↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
↑ United States Census, "QuickFacts: Kings County," accessed September 28, 2016
↑ Curbed New York, "Brooklyn's Evolution From Small Town to Big City to Borough," July 24, 2014
↑ Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016
↑ City of Brooklyn, "Eric L. Adams Biography," accessed September 28, 2016
↑ The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, "Bureaus & Units," accessed December 5, 2016
↑ 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.

[1] NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016

[2] United States Census, "QuickFacts: Kings County," accessed September 28, 2016

[3] Curbed New York, "Brooklyn's Evolution From Small Town to Big City to Borough," July 24, 2014

[4] Justia, "2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties.," accessed September 23, 2016

[5] City of Brooklyn, "Eric L. Adams Biography," accessed September 28, 2016

[6] The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, "Bureaus & Units," accessed December 5, 2016

[7] 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.

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Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Antonio Reynoso	31.7	86,069	2,909	Advanced (11)
Robert Cornegy	21.7	58,844	1,134	11
Jo Anne Simon	21.2	57,632	1,253	11
Mathieu Eugene	9.5	25,807	890	10
Khari Edwards	8.2	22,339	870	10
Kimberly Council	7.7	20,882	907	9
Robert Ramos Jr.	0.0	0	-12,094	8
Anthony Jones	0.0	0	0	7
Trisha Ocona	0.0	0	0	6
Robert Elstein	0.0	0	0	5
Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Antonio Reynoso	29.0	81,788	626	Advanced (11)
Robert Cornegy	20.0	56,373	578	11
Jo Anne Simon	18.9	53,448	1,063	11
Mathieu Eugene	8.4	23,830	302	10
Khari Edwards	6.8	19,295	345	10
Kimberly Council	6.3	17,840	509	9
Robert Ramos Jr.	3.8	10,608	273	8
Anthony Jones	3.5	9,805	401	7
Trisha Ocona	3.4	9,509	215	6
Robert Elstein	0.0	0	-7,132	5
Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	0	4
Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Antonio Reynoso	28.4	81,162	402	Advanced (11)
Robert Cornegy	19.6	55,795	277	11
Jo Anne Simon	18.4	52,385	546	11
Mathieu Eugene	8.2	23,528	207	10
Khari Edwards	6.6	18,950	429	10
Kimberly Council	6.1	17,331	971	9
Robert Ramos Jr.	3.6	10,335	143	8
Anthony Jones	3.3	9,404	366	7
Trisha Ocona	3.3	9,294	438	6
Robert Elstein	2.5	7,132	189	5
Pearlene Fields	0.0	0	-5,199	4
Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	0	3

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Antonio Reynoso	28.2	80,760	269	Advanced (11)
Robert Cornegy	19.4	55,518	327	11
Jo Anne Simon	18.1	51,839	250	11
Mathieu Eugene	8.1	23,321	198	10
Khari Edwards	6.5	18,521	408	10
Kimberly Council	5.7	16,360	262	9
Robert Ramos Jr.	3.6	10,192	164	8
Anthony Jones	3.2	9,038	288	7
Trisha Ocona	3.1	8,856	200	6
Robert Elstein	2.4	6,943	115	5
Pearlene Fields	1.8	5,199	165	4
Lamor Miller-Whitehead	0.0	0	-4,073	3

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Contents

Elections[edit]

Candidates and results[edit]

Borough president[edit]

General election for Brooklyn Borough President

Democratic Primary for Brooklyn Borough President

District attorney[edit]

General election for Kings County District Attorney

New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District[edit]

General election for New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District (7 seats)

Surrogate Court[edit]

General election for Kings County Surrogate's Court

Democratic primary for Kings County Surrogate's Court

Civil Court[edit]

General election for New York City Civil Court Kings County (3 seats)

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Kings County (3 seats)

2nd Municipal Court[edit]

General election for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 2nd Municipal Court District

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 2nd Municipal Court District

7th Municipal Court[edit]

General election for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 7th Municipal Court District

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Brooklyn 7th Municipal Court District

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

June 22, 2021

November 2, 2021

What was at stake?[edit]

Report a story for this election[edit]

Candidate survey[edit]

About the county[edit]

County government[edit]

Demographics[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

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