Here's how the vote came out for the borough of Queens, New York, with only one real upset -- State Senator Frank Padavan losing to Tony Avella. Padavan, a Republican, has served since 1973, in a district that was overwhelmingly Democrat.
The results:
- Governor: Andrew Cuomo
- State Comptroller: Thomas DiNapoli
- Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman
- United States Senator - Charles E. Schumer
- United States Senator - Kirsten Gillibrand
- Surrogate Judge of the Civil Court - County: Peter J. Kelly, winning in uncontested race
- City Council - Special Election - 28th Council District - Ruben Wills, winning seat left open by passing of Thomas White, Jr.
- Congressman Gary Ackerman (Democrat, 5th District -- northeastern Queens)
- Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (Democrat, 6th District -- southeastern Queens)
- Congressman Joseph Crowley (Democrat, 7th District -- central and western Queens)
- Congressman Anthony D. Weiner (Democrat, 9th District -- central and northeastern Queens and parts of Brooklyn)
- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (Democrat, 14th District -- Long Island City, Astoria, and Manhattan )
- Sen. Shirley L. Huntley (D, 10th District -- Jamaica and southern Queens)
- Tony Avella (D, 11th District -- Bayside, Whitestone, Bellerose, and eastern Queens) - defeating long-term state senator Frank Padavan
- Michael N. Gianaris (D, 12th District -- Astoria and western Queens)
- Sen. Jose Peralta (D, 13th District -- Jackson Heights, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, and Woodside)
- Sen. Malcolm A. Smith (D, 14th District -- Hollis, Rosedale, the Rockaways, Cambria Heights, Briarwood, Queens Village)
- Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D, 15th District -- Middle Village, Ridgewood, Maspeth, Glendale, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach)
- Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D, 16th District, Vice Chair, Majority Conference -- Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Ditmars, Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Bayside, Whitestone, Oakland Gardens)
- Asm. Grace Meng (D, 22nd District, Flushing)
- Asm. Audrey Pheffer (D, 23rd District, eastern Queens)
- Asm. Mark Weprin (D, 24th District, eastern Queens)
- Asm. Rory Lancman (D, 25th District, central and northern Queens)
- Ed Braunstein (D, 26th District, northeastern Queens), winning seat vacated by Ann-Margaret Carrozza
- Asm. Nettie Mayersohn (D, 27th District, Kew Gardens Hills, Kew Gardens, and N. Richmond Hill)
- Asm. Andrew Hevesi (D, 28th District, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Middle Village, and Glendale)
- Asm. William Scarborough (D, 29th District, southeastern Queens)
- Asm. Margaret Markey (D, 30th District, Maspeth)
- Asm. Michele Titus (D, 31st District, southern Queens)
- Asm. Vivian Cook (D, 32nd District, South Jamaica, S. Richmond Hill)
- Asm. Barbara Clark (D, 33rd District, eastern Queens)
- Asm. Michael DenDekker (D, 34th District, Jackson Heights)
- Asm. Jeffrion L. Aubry (D, 35th District, East Elmhurst, Corona)
- Aravella Simotas (D, 36th District, Astoria), winning seat vacated by Michael N. Gianaris
- Asm. Catherine Nolan (D, 37th District, Long Island City and western Queens)
- Asm. Michael Miller (D, 38th District, southwestern Queens)
- Francisco Moya (D, 39th District, Jackson Heights, Corona), winning seat vacated by Jose Peralta
Ballot Questions - There were two ballot questions -- NYC-specific -- on the back of the ballot form. Did you see them in the small print?
- Term Limits - YES
- Elections and Government Administration - This crazy hodgepodge of proposals lumped together -- it pased Will wonders never cease.
Comments
ALL DEMOCRATS AS USUAL. N.Y. MUST LOVE THERE TAXES. JUST LIKE ALL DEM STATES. BROKE, AND TAXED TO DEATH. CALIFORNIA GIVES 35 BILLION TO CRIMINAL ILLEGALS. THEN CRIES BANKRUPENTCY. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT N.Y. GIVES TO ILLEGALS, AND WELFARE.
Oh, @michaels isn’t from NY! Not even from Queens. Then why are you on this site? Get a life. Look – I don’t mind other New Yorkers slagging the state, but get out of Dodge if you’re just a carpetbagger.
im a registered democrat, but the people have in office are destroying our city and state and have been for years. why cant we find better people to represent us?
NYC NEEDS “NONE OF THE ABOVE” AS A BALLET CHOICE AND THEN WE CAN REALLY LAY BLAME ON THE MORONS WHO KEEp VOTING THESE CRIMINALS IN AGAIN AND AGAIN