2023 Queens County District Attorney election

Queens County District Attorney election, 2023

←  2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →

Candidate Melinda Katz Michael Mossa George Grasso Party Democratic Republican Public Safety Party [a] Alliance Conservative Popular vote 101,181 40,563 7,529 Percentage 67.1 26.9 5.0

State assembly district results Katz:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

District Attorney before election Melinda Katz Democratic Elected District Attorney Melinda Katz Democratic

The 2023 Queens County District Attorney election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the Queens County District Attorney. The incumbent, Melinda Katz, ran for a second term.

The Democratic primary election was held on June 27, 2023, with Katz securing the nomination in a landslide victory. She went on to beat Republican Michael Mossa and Independent George Grasso by a comfortable majority in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Melinda Katz, incumbent District Attorney ^[1]

Eliminated in Primary

• George Grasso, former judge ^[1]
• Devian Shondel Daniels, attorney ^[1]

Endorsements

Melinda Katz

U.S. representatives

• Gregory Meeks, New York's 5th congressional district (1998–present) ^[2]
• Grace Meng, New York's 6th congressional district (2013–present) ^[2]

Statewide officials

• Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York (2021–present) ^[3]

Local officials

• Eric Adams, mayor of New York City (2022–present) ^[4]
• Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President (2020–present) ^[2]

Labor unions

• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East ^[5]
• District Council 37 ^[2]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3 ^[5]
• Enterprise Association of Steamfitters Local 638 ^[5]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Locals 14, 15, 30, 94, 211, 891 ^[5]
• Hotel Trades Council ^[6]
• Mason Tenders’ District Council/Laborers ^[5]
• Uniformed Firefighters Union ^[2]
• New York State Court Officers Association ^[5]

George Grasso

Executive branch officials

• William Bratton, Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (2020–present) and former NYPD Commissioner (1994–1996, 2014–2016) ^[2]

Trade unions

• Retired Police Association of NY ^[2]
• Retired Lieutenants Association ^[2]

Organizations

• New York City Residents Alliance ^[7]
• Asian Wave Alliance ^[7]

Results

Queens County district attorney, Democratic primary, 2023 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melinda Katz	44,601	71.0%
	Democratic	George Grasso	8,969	14.3%
	Democratic	Devian Shondel Daniels	8,799	14.0%
	Write-in		448	0.7
Total votes			62,817	100.0

Republican Party

The Republican primary election was canceled, as Michael Mossa was the only candidate contesting the nomination. ^[1]

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Mossa, attorney ^[1]

Third parties and independents

Conservative Party

Nominee

• Michael Mossa, attorney ^[1]

Independents

Declared

• George Grasso, former judge ^{[1] [2]}

General election

Results

Queens County district attorney, 2019 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melinda Katz	101,181	67.1
	Republican	Michael Mossa	36,280	24.1
	Conservative	Michael Mossa	4,283	2.84
	Total	Michael Mossa	40,563	26.94
	Public Safety	George Grasso	7,529	5.0
	Write-in		1,145	1.0
Total votes			150,718	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Municipal election results from Queens County, 2023".
2. "Dem DA candidate teases third party run as he launches campaign".
3. "Hochul endorses Melinda Katz in Queens DA race".
4. "Queens DA Race Candidate Profile".
5. "Queens DA Katz receives endorsements from 10 organized labor unions".
6. "Democratic Queens DA candidate courting far-right Republicans".
7. "Asian-American Advocacy Groups Endorse Grasso for DA".
8. "Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary Election Results," 'New York Times,' June 27, 2023
9. "Election Results" (PDF).

Notes

1. Grasso lost to Katz in the Democratic primary, but contested the general election as an Independent under the third-party ballot line 'Public Safety Party'