New York City mayoral elections the City of New York, September 26, 2009 Tony Avella represents a Queens district on the New York City Council. Out of the nearly 400 write-in votes, almost half or 184 (representing about one Democratic voter in 2,000) were some form or spelling of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In 2005, Mayor Bloomberg won every borough but The Bronx (of which his Democratic opponent was the former Borough President) against a Democratic Party split by a divisive primary, in contrast to his first victory in 2001, when Bloomberg carried only Queens and Staten Island. "Source: Board of Elections in the City of
2013 New York City Borough President elections the qualified New York parties must petition their way onto the ballot; they do not face primary elections. Brewer won the election with 82.9% of the vote. Casavis garnered 17.1%. Incumbent Queens Borough President Helen Marshall (D) could not run again due to term limits. Marshall has served three terms (12 years) as Queens Borough President. Any candidate not among the six qualified New York parties must petition their way onto the ballot; they do not face primary elections. Everly Brown Katz won the election with 80.3% of the vote. Arcabascio garnered 17.1% and Brown earned 2.6%. Incumbent Staten Island