2009 New York City borough president elections

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2009 New York City borough president elections
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  2005 November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) 2013  
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican Conservative
Seats before401
Seats won401
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote739,548132,35457,771
Percentage78.87% [a] 14.11% [b] 6.16% [c]

The 2009 New York City borough president elections were held on November 3, 2009 to elect the presidents of each of the five boroughs in New York City. They coincided with other city elections, including for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, and city council. Primary elections were held on September 15, 2009. [1]

Contents

The winning candidates were as follows:

Overview

Borough Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
The Bronx 96,13587.15%14,16012.84%110.01%110,306100.0%Democratic hold
Brooklyn 239,32685.81%34,62012.41%4,9641.78%278,910100.0%Democratic hold
Manhattan 195,19483.02%36,87915.69%3,0411.29%235,114100.0%Democratic hold
Queens 180,26876.30%46,69519.76%9,3003.94%236,263100.0%Democratic hold
Staten Island 28,62537.11%N/AN/A48,50362.89%77,128100.0%Conservative hold
Total739,54878.87%132,35414.11%65,8197.02%937,721100.0%

The Bronx

2009 Bronx presidential election
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Nominee Rubén Díaz Jr. Allison Oldak
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Conservative
Popular vote96,13514,160
Percentage87.15%12.84%

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State Assembly results
Díaz:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

President before election

Rubén Díaz Jr.
Democratic

Elected President

Rubén Díaz Jr.
Democratic

In February 2009 incumbent Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. was appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama to serve as director of the newly created White House Office of Urban Affairs and resigned the presidency. [2] A special election was held on April 21, 2009, with New York State Assembly member Rubén Díaz Jr. defeating Republican candidate Anthony Ribustello with 86% of the vote. [3]

Special Election

Candidates

Results

2009 Bronx Borough President Special Election Results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rubén Díaz Jr. 29,420 86.33
Republican Anthony Ribustello 4,64613.63
Write-in 110.03
Total votes34,077 100.00
Democratic hold

Major Parties

Democratic

Candidate

Republican

Candidate

  • Allison Oldak

General Election

Díaz won the election with 87.1% of the vote, with Oldak receiving 12.8%.

2009 Bronx Borough President Election Results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rubén Díaz Jr.92,87684.20
Conservative Rubén Díaz Jr.3,2592.95
Total Rubén Díaz Jr. (incumbent) 96,135 87.15
Republican Allison M. Oldak14,16012.84
Write-in 110.01
Total votes110,306 100.00
Democratic hold

Brooklyn

2009 Brooklyn presidential election
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Nominee Marty Markowitz Marc D'Ottavio
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Conservative
Popular vote239,32634,620
Percentage85.81%12.41%

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State Assembly results
Markowitz:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

President before election

Marty Markowitz
Democratic

Elected President

Marty Markowitz
Democratic

Incumbent Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz ran for a third and final term. He considered running for mayor but decided against it and endorsed incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [7]

Major Parties

Democratic

Candidate

Republican

Candidate

  • Marc D'Ottavio, automobile sales manager [9]

Minor Third Party

Any candidate not among the qualified New York parties had to petition their way onto the ballot; they did not face primary elections.

Libertarian

Candidate

  • Michael Sanchez

General Election

Markowitz won reelection with 85.8% of the vote, with D'Ottavio receiving 12.4%.

2009 Brooklyn Borough President Election Results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marty Markowitz219,71678.78
Working Families Marty Markowitz19,6107.03
Total Marty Markowitz (incumbent) 239,326 85.81
Republican Marc L. D'Ottavio28,79810.33
Conservative Marc L. D'Ottavio5,8222.09
TotalMarc L. D'Ottavio34,62012.41
Libertarian Michael Sanchez4,9161.76
Write-in 480.02
Total votes278,910 100.00
Democratic hold

Manhattan

2009 Manhattan presidential election
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Nominee Scott Stringer David Casavis
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote195,19436,879
Percentage83.02%15.69%

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State Assembly results
Stringer:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

President before election

Scott Stringer
Democratic

Elected President

Scott Stringer
Democratic

Incumbent Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer ran for a second term, having announced his decision on November 6, 2008. [11] Stringer considered a primary challenge to incumbent U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, but decided to run for reelection in May 2009. [12] The Republican candidate, David Casavis, campaigned on abolishing the office of Borough President. [13]

Major Parties

Democratic

Candidate

Republican

Candidate

  • David Casavis, college professor [13]

Minor Third Party

Any candidate not among the qualified New York parties had to petition their way onto the ballot; they did not face primary elections.

Socialist Worker

Candidate

  • Tom Baumann, student [15]

General Election

Stringer won reelection with 83% of the vote, with Casavis receiving 15.7%.

2009 Manhattan Borough President Election Results [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Stringer182,79877.75
Working Families Scott Stringer12,3965.27
Total Scott Stringer (incumbent) 195,194 83.02
Republican David B. Casavis36,87915.69
Socialist Workers Tom Baumann3,0291.29
Write-in 120.01
Total votes235,114 100.00
Democratic hold

Queens

2009 Queens presidential election
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Nominee Helen Marshall Robert Hornak
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote180,26846,695
Percentage76.30%19.76%

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State Assembly results
Marshall:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

President before election

Helen Marshall
Democratic

Elected President

Helen Marshall
Democratic

Incumbent Queens Borough President Helen Marshall ran for a third and final term. [17]

Major Parties

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Marc C. Leavitt
  • Helen Marshall, incumbent Borough President
  • Robert Schwartz, business executive

Results

2009 Queens Borough President Democratic Primary Results [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helen M. Marshall 56,114 72.39
Democratic Marc C. Leavitt12,87116.61
Democratic Robert Schwartz8,50110.97
Write-in 250.03
Total votes77,511 100.00

Republican

Candidate

  • Robert A. Hornak, consultant [19]

Major Third Parties

Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the Conservative, Green, Independence and Working Families parties were qualified New York parties. These parties had automatic ballot access.

Conservative

General Election

Marshall won reelection with 76.3% of the vote, with Hornak receiving 19.8%.

2009 Queens Borough President Election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helen M. Marshall171,08872.41
Working Families Helen M. Marshall9,1803.89
Total Helen M. Marshall (incumbent) 180,268 76.30
Republican Robert A. Hornak46,69519.76
Conservative Robert Schwartz9,2773.93
Write-in 230.01
Total votes236,263 100.00
Democratic hold

Staten Island

2009 Staten Island presidential election
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Nominee James Molinaro John Luisi
Party Conservative Democratic
Alliance Republican
Independence
Working Families
Popular vote48,49428,625
Percentage62.87%37.11%

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State Assembly results
Molinaro:     60–70%     70–80%
Luisi:     50–60%

President before election

James Molinaro
Conservative

Elected President

James Molinaro
Conservative

Incumbent Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro ran for a third and final term.

Major Parties

Democratic

Candidates

  • John Luisi, attorney [22]

Conservative

Candidates

General Election

Molinaro won reelection with 62.9% of the vote, with Luisi receiving 37.1%.

2009 Staten Island Borough President Election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Molinaro38,22349.56
Conservative James Molinaro5,4937.12
Independence James Molinaro4,7786.19
Total James Molinaro (incumbent) 48,494 62.87
Democratic John V. Luisi26,54934.42
Working Families John V. Luisi2,0762.69
TotalJohn V. Luisi28,62537.11
Write-in 90.01
Total votes77,128 100.00
Conservative hold

Notes

  1. Totals may be combined with that of other parties who cross-endorsed Democratic Party candidates via electoral fusion.
  2. Totals may be combined with that of other parties who cross-endorsed Republican Party candidates via electoral fusion.
  3. Totals may be combined with that of other parties who cross-endorsed Conservative Party candidates via electoral fusion.
  4. Candidate in the Democratic primary.
  5. Cross-endorsed by the Republican Party and Independence Party.

References

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  2. Zeleny, Jeff (February 19, 2009). "White House Names Two New York Officials to Administration". The New York Times . Archived from the original on September 22, 2015.
  3. Lee, Trymaine (April 22, 2009). "Bronx Voters Elect Díaz as New Borough President". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
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  11. Hicks, Jonathan P. (November 6, 2008). "Stringer Will Seek Re-election in Manhattan". The New York Times . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  12. Chan, Sewell (May 19, 2009). "Stringer Won't Challenge Gillibrand in Primary". The New York Times . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
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  20. "2009 NYC Voter Guide: Candidate Profile: Robert Schwartz". New York City Campaign Finance Board . Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
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