Polls officially closed at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, for the general election in Queens and across New York City and results are beginning to trickle in.
Throughout the day, voters turned out to decide upon who will be the Queens District Attorney, Justices of the 11th Judicial District of the New York Supreme Court, Judge of the Civil Court and municipal court district judges. Additionally, voters had the opportunity to vote on two citywide proposals.
As for the City Council races in Queens, the incumbents cruised to victory, according to unofficial results from the city’s Board of Elections (BOE).
The race that drew the most build-up to the general election was in the northeast Queens District 19, which saw Republican incumbent Vickie Paladino once again battle with opponent Tony Avella, a Democrat and former City Council member who represented the district from 2001 to 2007.
The two went head-to-head in a closely contested race in 2021 in which Paladino beat Avella by just 390 votes.
P.S. 139Q Alfred J. Kennedy in Whitestone – the biggest poll site in the area — saw a strong turnout on Election Day after a fast start Tuesday morning. Polls opened at 6 a.m. to a steady stream of voters that continued throughout the day.
“It’s always important to vote,” said Paul, a longtime Whitestone resident who said he cast his vote for Paladino. “It’s to state what you feel is going on this area and in this country.”
Turnout in northeast Queens was stronger than the rest of the borough. As of 6 p.m. on Tuesday night, the city’s BOE reported that Queens ranked second among votes recorded, with 117,747. Brooklyn led the way with 140,629 votes recorded as of 6 p.m. and the BOE reported a citywide total of 444,511, including early voting totals.
Unofficial results from the city’s BOE can be found below. Totals are as of 10 p.m. Tuesday night. Results will not be official until the BOE certifies them when all ballots are counted.
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