2025 Manhattan District Attorney election

2025 Manhattan District Attorney election

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Reporting	97% as of November 5, 5:47 PM ET
Candidate Alvin Bragg Maud Maron Diana J. Florence Party Democratic Republican Independent Alliance Working Families Conservative Popular vote 358,925 100,202 26,857 Percentage 73.9% 20.6% 5.5%
District Attorney before election Alvin Bragg Democratic Elected District Attorney Alvin Bragg Democratic

The 2025 Manhattan District Attorney election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the Manhattan District Attorney. The Democratic primary was held on June 24. The Republican Party did not hold a primary as only one candidate, Maud Maron, sought the nomination. ^{[1] [2]} Incumbent Alvin Bragg was re-elected with just less than three-quarters of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alvin Bragg, incumbent district attorney ^{[3] [4]}

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Timmins, civil litigator and prosecutor ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Campaign

Timmins campaigned against Bragg's handling of crime in the county. Bragg's campaign rejected the idea that crime has risen, as crime rates among the seven felonies ^[a] that the New York City Police Department uses to measure crime rate are 13% lower in 2025 than the rates across a similar time period in 2022 were. ^[8]

Endorsements

Alvin Bragg

U.S. representatives

• Adriano Espaillat, NY-13 (2017–present) and chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (2025–present) ^[9]
• Jerry Nadler, NY-12 (1992–present) ^[9]
• Dan Goldman, NY-10 (2023–present) ^[9]

Local officials

• Gale Brewer, former Manhattan Borough president (2014–2021) and city councilmember from the 6th district (2002–2013, 2022–present) ^[9]
• C. Virginia Fields, former Manhattan Borough president (1998–2005) ^[9]
• Ruth Messinger, former Manhattan Borough president (1990–1997) and nominee for mayor in 1997 ^[9]

Labor unions

• Laborers' International Union of North America ^[10]
• N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters ^[10]
• 1199SEIU ^[10]
• United Federation of Teachers ^[10]
• District Council 37 ^[10]
• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union ^[10]
• Communications Workers of America Local 1180 ^[10]

Organizations

• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[11]
• New Yorkers Against Gun Violence ^[11]

Political parties

• Working Families Party ^[12]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Alvin Bragg	Patrick Timmins	Undecided
Beacon Research [13] [c]	April 9–13, 2025	—	—	58%	18%	24%

Results

Democratic primary ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alvin Bragg (incumbent)	194,798	73.6%
	Democratic	Patrick Timmins	68,930	26.0%
	Write-in		887	0.3%
Total votes			264,615	100.00%

By precinct

Bragg   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

Timmins   50–60%

Other   40-50% tie   No votes

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

• Maud Maron, candidate for New York City Council in 2021 and candidate for United States House of Representatives in 2022 ^[15]

Third parties and independents

Working Families Party

Nominee

• Alvin Bragg, incumbent district attorney ^[16]

Conservative Party

Nominee

• Maud Maron, candidate for New York City Council in 2021 and candidate for United States House of Representatives in 2022 ^[17]

Independents

Declared

• Diana J. Florence, attorney and Democratic candidate in the 2021 election ^{[16] [d]}

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Alvin Bragg (D)

Labor unions

• Communications Workers of America District 1 ^[18]

Organizations

• Manhattan Democratic Party ^[19]

Maud Maron (R)

Individuals

• Madeline Brame, State Director of Blexit NY ^[20]

Organizations

• New York Young Republican Club ^[21]
• Log Cabin Republicans of New York City ^[22]
• Metropolitan Republican Club ^[23]

Diana Florence (I)

Individuals

• James Dolan, owner of the New York Knicks ^{[24] [25]}

Results

2025 Manhattan District Attorney election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alvin Bragg	310,228	63.75%
	Working Families	Alvin Bragg	48,697	10.01%
	Total	Alvin Bragg (incumbent)	358,925	73.75%
	Republican	Maud Maron	91,671	18.84%
	Conservative	Maud Maron	8,531	1.75%
	Total	Maud Maron	100,202	20.59%
	A Safer Manhattan	Diana J. Florence	26,857	5.52%
	Write-in		686	0.14%
Total votes			486670	100.00%

Notes

1. i.e. murders, rapes, robberies, felony assaults, burglaries, grand larcenies and grand larcenies of automobiles
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. This poll was sponsored by Bragg's campaign.
4. While Florence is a registered Democrat, she is running as an Independent under the third-party ballot line 'A Safer Manhattan'.

References

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2. "The Local Elections That Will Define Criminal Justice Policy in 2025". Bolts. January 7, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
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6. "In Democratic Primary, Civil Litigator Patrick Timmins Takes on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg". Law.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
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10. "Carpenters, Laborers unions endorse Manhattan DA Bragg for re-election". NY Daily News via Yahoo News. May 27, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
11. Long, Ariama (February 13, 2025). "Anti-violence advocates endorse DA Alvin Bragg". Amsterdam News. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
12. "NYWFP Announces Endorsement of Incumbent NYC Council Members, DAs, and Borough Presidents". Working Families Party. February 26, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
13. "Alvin Bragg's campaign touts poll showing most New Yorkers are concerned about crime, but don't blame him". City & State . May 8, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
14. "Manhattan District Attorney Primary Election Results". The New York Times. June 24, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
15. "Maud Maron takes on Alvin Bragg: 'New Yorkers want change'". FOX Business. December 2, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
16. "The Contest List General Election 2025" (PDF). NYC Board of Elections. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
17. Davis, Andrew (April 15, 2025). "CONSERVATIVE PARTY ANNOUNCES MAUD MARON ON BALLOT FOR MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY 4/15/25". Conservative Party of New York State. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
18. "2025 Election Endorsements: New York | CWA District 1". cwad1.
19. "Manhattan Democrats Endorse Democratic Nominees". July 7, 2025.
20. "Madeline Brame: Maud Maron for Manhattan District Attorney". Facebook .
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22. "We Endorse MAUD MARON for D.A.!".
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24. "Knicks owner James Dolan endorses ex-Manhattan prosecutor in bid to unseat DA Bragg". New York Post. September 30, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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