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Queens County District Attorney election, 2019
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The 2019 Queens County District Attorney election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Queens County District Attorney. The incumbent, Richard Brown, had announced in January 2019 that he would not seek an eighth term; Brown then died in office that May at the age of 86.^[1]

The Democratic primary election was held on June 25, 2019.^[1] Tiffany Cabán, a public defender and first-time candidate, led Queens borough president Melinda Katz and four other candidates after in-person votes were counted.^[2]^[3] However, on July 5, 2019, election officials said Katz pulled ahead in the final count, triggering a recount.^[4] Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner on July 29 by 60 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tiffany Cabán, public defender^[1]
Melinda Katz, borough president of Queens since 2014^[1]
Rory Lancman, member of the New York City Council since 2014, former member of the New York State Assembly (withdrew on June 21, endorsed Katz; remained on the ballot)^[1]
Greg Lasak, former judge and former senior borough prosecutor^[1]
Betty Lugo, former Nassau County prosecutor^[1]
Mina Malik, former prosecutor and former deputy attorney general for the District of Columbia^[1]
Jose Nieves, former deputy chief of the special investigations and prosecutions unit of the New York department of law^[1]

Endorsements

Tiffany Cabán

Federal politicians

Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007^[5]
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 2013^[5]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, member of the U.S. House from New York's 14th district since 2019^[5]

District attorneys

Larry Krasner, district attorney of Philadelphia since 2018^[5]
Rachael Rollins, district attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts since 2019^[5]

City-wide officials

Scott Stringer, comptroller of New York City since 2014^[5]

City representatives

Brad Lander, member of the New York City Council from the 39th district since 2010^[5]
Carlos Menchaca, member of the New York City Council from the 38th district since 2014^[5]
Jimmy Van Bramer, member of the New York City Council from the 26th district since 2010^[5]

State senators

Jessica Ramos, member of the New York State Senate from the 13th district since 2019^[5]
Gustavo Rivera, member of the New York State Senate from the 33rd district since 2011^[5]
Julia Salazar, member of the New York State Senate from the 18th district since 2019^[5]
James Sanders, Jr., member of the New York State Senate from the 10th district since 2013^[5]
Luis Sepúlveda, member of the New York State Senate from the 32nd district since 2018^[5]

State assembly members

Harvey Epstein, member of the New York State Assembly from the 74th district since 2018^[5]
Ron Kim, member of the New York State Assembly from the 40th district since 2013^[5]
Yuh-Line Niou, member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district since 2017^[5]
Dan Quart, member of the New York State Assembly from the 73rd district since 2011^[5]

Individuals

Cynthia Nixon, actress and activist, candidate for governor of New York in 2018^[5]
Linda Sarsour, civil rights activist^[5]
Zephyr Teachout, attorney and law professor, candidate for governor of New York in 2014 and attorney general of New York in 2018^[5]

Organizations

Democratic Socialists of America^[5]
The New York Times^[6]
Our Revolution^[5]
Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[5]
Working Families Party^[5]
Citizen Action of New York^[7]
Real Justice^[8]
Make the Road^[9]

Results

As of 11:30 pm, June 25, 2019, Tiffany Cabán held a 1.3% lead over Melinda Katz, with 99.5% of the precincts reporting. Katz promised a recount.^[10] After absentee and provisional ballots were counted, the lead had switched to Katz 34,898 votes to Cabán's 34,878, pending another recount and challenge of provisional votes promised by Cabán's campaign.^[11] Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner by 60 votes on July 29.^[12]

Queens County district attorney, Democratic primary, 2019^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melinda Katz	34,920	38.57%
	Democratic	Tiffany Cabán	34,860	38.50%
	Democratic	Greg Lasak	13,048	14.41%
	Democratic	Mina Malik	3,526	3.89%
	Democratic	Rory Lancman	1,415	1.56%
	Democratic	Jose Nieves	1,210	1.34%
	Democratic	Betty Lugo	1,095	1.21%
Total votes			90,074	100.00%

Republican primary

Daniel Kogan won the Republican primary unopposed.^[1]

Kogan accepted a nomination to become a judge, and stepped aside. The Republican party replaced him as their candidate for district attorney with Joe Murray in August 2019.^[14]

General election

Results

Queens County district attorney, 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melinda Katz	146,597	74.9
	Republican	Joe Murray	47,112	24.1
Total votes			195,749	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Mays, Jeffery C.; Ransom, Jan (June 25, 2019). "Queens D.A. primary too close to call, as Cabán narrowly leads Katz". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^ "Caban leads tight Queens District Attorney primary, Katz vows a recount". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ "Tiffany Cabán's likely win in the Queens district attorney race is a huge deal". June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ Muoio, Danielle (July 4, 2019). "Katz pulls ahead of Cabán in Queens DA primary, prompts recount". Politico. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Endorsements". Cabán for Queens. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^ The Editorial Board (June 18, 2019). "Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney: The Times Endorsement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^ Ravi Mangla, 'Citizen Action Endorses Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney' https://citizenactionny.org/2019/03/citizen-action-endorses-tiffany-caban-for-queens-district-attorney/30452 Archived June 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
^ Real Justice endorsement statement https://realjusticepac.org/endorsements/tiffany-caban/ Archived June 27, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
^ Parry, Bill (April 3, 2019). "Make the Road Action, VOCAL-NYC, backs Tiffany Cabán in race for Queens district attorney". qns.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
^ Samantha Michaels, "Progressive Insurgent Tiffany Cabán Declares Victory in the Primary for Queens DA," 'Mother Jones,' https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/06/tiffany-caban-victory-bronx-district-attorney/ Archived June 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Katz Narrowly Pulls Ahead Of Cabán In Queens D.A. Primary, Triggering Recount". Gothamist. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ "Queens District Attorney Queens" (PDF). NYC Board of Elections. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ "Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary Election Results," 'New York Times,' June 27, 2019
^ Honan, Corinne Ramey and Katie (August 26, 2019). "Republican Party Chooses Ex-NYPD Officer to Run for Queens District Attorney". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[NYT-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Mays, Jeffery C.; Ransom, Jan (June 25, 2019). "Queens D.A. primary too close to call, as Cabán narrowly leads Katz". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[2] "Caban leads tight Queens District Attorney primary, Katz vows a recount". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[3] "Tiffany Cabán's likely win in the Queens district attorney race is a huge deal". June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[4] Muoio, Danielle (July 4, 2019). "Katz pulls ahead of Cabán in Queens DA primary, prompts recount". Politico. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[endorsements-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Endorsements". Cabán for Queens. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[6] The Editorial Board (June 18, 2019). "Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney: The Times Endorsement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[7] Ravi Mangla, 'Citizen Action Endorses Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney' https://citizenactionny.org/2019/03/citizen-action-endorses-tiffany-caban-for-queens-district-attorney/30452 Archived June 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine

[8] Real Justice endorsement statement https://realjusticepac.org/endorsements/tiffany-caban/ Archived June 27, 2019, at the Wayback Machine

[9] Parry, Bill (April 3, 2019). "Make the Road Action, VOCAL-NYC, backs Tiffany Cabán in race for Queens district attorney". qns.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

[10] Samantha Michaels, "Progressive Insurgent Tiffany Cabán Declares Victory in the Primary for Queens DA," 'Mother Jones,' https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/06/tiffany-caban-victory-bronx-district-attorney/ Archived June 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine

[11] "Katz Narrowly Pulls Ahead Of Cabán In Queens D.A. Primary, Triggering Recount". Gothamist. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[12] "Queens District Attorney Queens" (PDF). NYC Board of Elections. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[13] "Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary Election Results," 'New York Times,' June 27, 2019

[14] Honan, Corinne Ramey and Katie (August 26, 2019). "Republican Party Chooses Ex-NYPD Officer to Run for Queens District Attorney". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

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 {{ElectionsNY}}
-The '''2019 Queens County District Attorney election''' was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the [[Queens County District Attorney]]. The incumbent, [[Richard Brown (lawyer)|Richard Brown]], had announced in January 2019 that he would not seek an eighth term; Brown then died in office that May at the age of 86.<ref name = "NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/nyregion/queens-da-primary-tiffany-caban-melinda-katz.html|title=Queens D.A. primary too close to call, as Cabán narrowly leads Katz|last=Mays|first=Jeffery C.|date=June 25, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626044220/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/nyregion/queens-da-primary-tiffany-caban-melinda-katz.html|archive-date=June 26, 2019|last2=Ransom|first2=Jan|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+The '''2019 Queens County District Attorney election''' was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the [[Queens County District Attorney]]. The incumbent, [[Richard Brown (lawyer)|Richard Brown]], had announced in January 2019 that he would not seek an eighth term; Brown then died in office that May at the age of 86.<ref name = "NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/nyregion/queens-da-primary-tiffany-caban-melinda-katz.html|title=Queens D.A. primary too close to call, as Cabán narrowly leads Katz|last1=Mays|first1=Jeffery C.|date=June 25, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626044220/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/nyregion/queens-da-primary-tiffany-caban-melinda-katz.html|archive-date=June 26, 2019|last2=Ransom|first2=Jan|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary election was held on June 25, 2019.<ref name = "NYT"/> [[Tiffany Cabán]], a [[Public defender (United States)|public defender]] and first-time candidate, led [[Queens]] [[borough president]] [[Melinda Katz]] and four other candidates after in-person votes were counted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Caban leads tight Queens District Attorney primary, Katz vows a recount |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-tiffany-caban-melinda-katz-queens-da-district-attorney-democratic-20190626-ic22ow62q5aznctytdpx7bcf3q-story.html |publisher=New York Daily News |accessdate=July 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tiffany Cabán’s likely win in the Queens district attorney race is a huge deal |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18759289/tiffany-caban-queens-new-york-district-attorney-prosecutor}}</ref> However, on July 5, 2019, election officials said Katz pulled ahead in the final count, triggering a [[Election recount|recount]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Muoio |first1=Danielle |url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2019/07/03/katz-queens-da-ballot-count-recount-planned-1087436 |title=Katz pulls ahead of Cabán in Queens DA primary, prompts recount |accessdate=July 4, 2019 |publisher=Politico |date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>  Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner on July 29 by 60 votes.
+The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary election was held on June 25, 2019.<ref name = "NYT"/> [[Tiffany Cabán]], a [[Public defender (United States)|public defender]] and first-time candidate, led [[Queens]] [[borough president]] [[Melinda Katz]] and four other candidates after in-person votes were counted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Caban leads tight Queens District Attorney primary, Katz vows a recount |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-tiffany-caban-melinda-katz-queens-da-district-attorney-democratic-20190626-ic22ow62q5aznctytdpx7bcf3q-story.html |work=New York Daily News |access-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704143324/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-tiffany-caban-melinda-katz-queens-da-district-attorney-democratic-20190626-ic22ow62q5aznctytdpx7bcf3q-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tiffany Cabán's likely win in the Queens district attorney race is a huge deal|date=June 26, 2019|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18759289/tiffany-caban-queens-new-york-district-attorney-prosecutor|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704143323/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18759289/tiffany-caban-queens-new-york-district-attorney-prosecutor|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on July 5, 2019, election officials said Katz pulled ahead in the final count, triggering a [[Election recount|recount]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Muoio |first1=Danielle |url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2019/07/03/katz-queens-da-ballot-count-recount-planned-1087436 |title=Katz pulls ahead of Cabán in Queens DA primary, prompts recount |access-date=July 4, 2019 |publisher=Politico |date=July 4, 2019 |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704015623/https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2019/07/03/katz-queens-da-ballot-count-recount-planned-1087436 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner on July 29 by 60 votes.
 == Democratic primary ==
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-;Federal politicians
+'''Federal politicians'''
-*[[Bernie Sanders]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[List of United States Senators from Vermont|from]] [[Vermont]] since 2007<ref name = "endorsements">{{cite web|url=https://www.cabanforqueens.com/endorsements|title=Endorsements|website=Cabán for Queens|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624043422/https://www.cabanforqueens.com/endorsements/|archive-date=June 24, 2019|url-status=|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>
+*[[Bernie Sanders]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[List of United States Senators from Vermont|from]] [[Vermont]] since 2007<ref name = "endorsements">{{cite web|url=https://www.cabanforqueens.com/endorsements|title=Endorsements|website=Cabán for Queens|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624043422/https://www.cabanforqueens.com/endorsements/|archive-date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>
 *[[Elizabeth Warren]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[List of United States Senators from Massachusetts|from]] [[Massachusetts]] since 2013<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] from [[List of United States Representatives from New York|New York's]] [[New York's 14th congressional district|14th district]] since 2019<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-;District attorneys
+'''District attorneys'''
 *[[Larry Krasner]], [[District Attorney of Philadelphia|district attorney of]] [[Philadelphia]] since 2018<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Rachael Rollins]], district attorney of [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] since 2019<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-;City-wide officials
+'''City-wide officials'''
 *[[Scott Stringer]], [[New York City Comptroller|comptroller of New York City]] since 2014<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-;City representatives
+'''City representatives'''
 *[[Brad Lander]], member of the [[New York City Council]] from the 39th district since 2010<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Carlos Menchaca]], member of the [[New York City Council]] from the 38th district since 2014<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Jimmy Van Bramer]], member of the [[New York City Council]] from the 26th district since 2010<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-;State senators
+'''State senators'''
 *[[Jessica Ramos]], member of the [[New York State Senate]] from the 13th district since 2019<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Gustavo Rivera (politician)|Gustavo Rivera]], member of the [[New York State Senate]] from the 33rd district since 2011<ref name = "endorsements"/>
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 *[[James Sanders Jr.|James Sanders, Jr.]], member of the [[New York State Senate]] from the 10th district since 2013<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Luis R. Sepúlveda|Luis Sepúlveda]], member of the [[New York State Senate]] from the 32nd district since 2018<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-;State assembly members
+'''State assembly members'''
 *[[Harvey Epstein]], member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from the 74th district since 2018<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Ron Kim (politician)|Ron Kim]], member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from the 40th district since 2013<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Yuh-Line Niou]], member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from the 65th district since 2017<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Dan Quart]], member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from the 73rd district since 2011<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-;Individuals
+'''Individuals'''
 *[[Cynthia Nixon]], actress and activist, candidate for [[governor of New York]] [[2018 New York gubernatorial election|in 2018]]<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Linda Sarsour]], civil rights activist<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Zephyr Teachout]], attorney and law professor, candidate for [[governor of New York]] [[2014 New York gubernatorial election|in 2014]] and [[Attorney General of New York|attorney general of New York]] [[2018 New York Attorney General election|in 2018]]<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-;Organizations
+'''Organizations'''
 *[[Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-*''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/opinion/tiffany-caban-times-endorsement.html|title=Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney: The Times Endorsement|last=The Editorial Board|first=|date=June 18, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626034308/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/opinion/tiffany-caban-times-endorsement.html|archive-date=June 26, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+*''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/opinion/tiffany-caban-times-endorsement.html|title=Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney: The Times Endorsement|last=The Editorial Board|date=June 18, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626034308/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/opinion/tiffany-caban-times-endorsement.html|archive-date=June 26, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
 *[[Our Revolution]]<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Progressive Change Campaign Committee]]<ref name = "endorsements"/>
 *[[Working Families Party]]<ref name = "endorsements"/>
-*[[Citizen Action]] of New York<ref>Ravi Mangla, 'Citizen Action Endorses Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney' https://citizenactionny.org/2019/03/citizen-action-endorses-tiffany-caban-for-queens-district-attorney/30452</ref>
+*[[Citizen Action]] of New York<ref>Ravi Mangla, 'Citizen Action Endorses Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney' https://citizenactionny.org/2019/03/citizen-action-endorses-tiffany-caban-for-queens-district-attorney/30452 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626041011/https://citizenactionny.org/2019/03/citizen-action-endorses-tiffany-caban-for-queens-district-attorney/30452 |date=June 26, 2019 }}</ref>
-*Real Justice<ref>Real Justice endorsement statement https://realjusticepac.org/endorsements/tiffany-caban/</ref>
+*Real Justice<ref>Real Justice endorsement statement https://realjusticepac.org/endorsements/tiffany-caban/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627051012/https://realjusticepac.org/endorsements/tiffany-caban/ |date=June 27, 2019 }}</ref>
-*Make the Road<ref>https://qns.com/story/2019/04/03/make-the-road-action-backs-tiffany-caban-in-race-for-queens-district-attorney/</ref>
+*Make the Road<ref>{{cite web |url=https://qns.com/story/2019/04/03/make-the-road-action-backs-tiffany-caban-in-race-for-queens-district-attorney/ |title=Make the Road Action, VOCAL-NYC, backs Tiffany Cabán in race for Queens district attorney |first=Bill |last=Parry |date=April 3, 2019 |website=qns.com |access-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627051005/https://qns.com/story/2019/04/03/make-the-road-action-backs-tiffany-caban-in-race-for-queens-district-attorney/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 }}
 === Results ===
-As of 11:30 pm, June 25, 2019, Tiffany Cabán held a 1.3% lead over Melinda Katz, with 99.5% of the precincts reporting. Katz promised a [[Election recount|recount]].<ref>Samantha Michaels, "Progressive Insurgent Tiffany Cabán Declares Victory in the Primary for Queens DA," 'Mother Jones,' https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/06/tiffany-caban-victory-bronx-district-attorney/</ref>.  After absentee and provisional ballots were counted, the lead had switched to Katz 34,898 votes to Cabán's 34,878, pending another recount and challenge of provisional votes promised by Cabán's campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Katz Narrowly Pulls Ahead Of Cabán In Queens D.A. Primary, Triggering Recount |url=https://gothamist.com/2019/07/04/queens_da_primary_katz_caban.php |publisher=Gothamist |accessdate=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704144439/https://gothamist.com/2019/07/04/queens_da_primary_katz_caban.php |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner by 60 votes on July 29.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queens District Attorney Queens |url=https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/election_results/2019/20190625Primary%20Election/Queens%20District%20Attorney%20Queens.pdf |publisher=NYC Board of Elections |accessdate=July 29, 2019}}</ref>
+As of 11:30 pm, June 25, 2019, Tiffany Cabán held a 1.3% lead over Melinda Katz, with 99.5% of the precincts reporting. Katz promised a [[Election recount|recount]].<ref>Samantha Michaels, "Progressive Insurgent Tiffany Cabán Declares Victory in the Primary for Queens DA," 'Mother Jones,' https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/06/tiffany-caban-victory-bronx-district-attorney/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626073111/https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/06/tiffany-caban-victory-bronx-district-attorney/ |date=June 26, 2019 }}</ref>  After absentee and provisional ballots were counted, the lead had switched to Katz 34,898 votes to Cabán's 34,878, pending another recount and challenge of provisional votes promised by Cabán's campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Katz Narrowly Pulls Ahead Of Cabán In Queens D.A. Primary, Triggering Recount |url=https://gothamist.com/2019/07/04/queens_da_primary_katz_caban.php |publisher=Gothamist |access-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704144439/https://gothamist.com/2019/07/04/queens_da_primary_katz_caban.php |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner by 60 votes on July 29.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queens District Attorney Queens |url=https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/election_results/2019/20190625Primary%20Election/Queens%20District%20Attorney%20Queens.pdf |publisher=NYC Board of Elections |access-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref>
+[[File:2019 Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary Election Results by Assembly District.svg|thumb|240px|Results by state assembly district
+{{legend|#86b6f2|Katz—50–60%}}
+{{legend|#b9d7ff|Katz—40–50%}}
+{{legend|#afe9af|Cabán—40–50%}}
+{{legend|#73d873|Cabán—50–60%}}
+{{legend|#42ca42|Cabán—60–70%}}
+{{legend|#2ca02c|Cabán—70–80%}}
+]]
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 | title      = Queens County district attorney, Democratic primary, 2019<ref>"Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary Election Results," 'New York Times,' June 27, 2019</ref>
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 Daniel Kogan won the Republican primary unopposed.<ref name = "NYT"/>
-Kogan accepted a nomination to become a judge, and stepped aside. The Republican party replaced him as their candidate for district attorney with Joe Murray in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-party-chooses-ex-nypd-officer-to-run-for-queens-district-attorney-11566839143|title=Republican Party Chooses Ex-NYPD Officer to Run for Queens District Attorney|last=Honan|first=Corinne Ramey and Katie|website=wsj.com|publisher=Wall Street Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref>
+Kogan accepted a nomination to become a judge, and stepped aside. The Republican party replaced him as their candidate for district attorney with Joe Murray in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-party-chooses-ex-nypd-officer-to-run-for-queens-district-attorney-11566839143|title=Republican Party Chooses Ex-NYPD Officer to Run for Queens District Attorney|last=Honan|first=Corinne Ramey and Katie|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=August 26, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-04|archive-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003092628/https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-party-chooses-ex-nypd-officer-to-run-for-queens-district-attorney-11566839143|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == General election ==
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 | title      = Queens County district attorney, 2019
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-{{Election box candidate with party link no change
+{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Melinda Katz
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 | votes      = 195,749
-| percentage = 100.00%
+| percentage = 100.0
+}}
+{{Election box hold with party link no swing
+  |winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
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+[[Category:2019 New York (state) elections|Queens County District Attorney]]
+[[Category:2019 in New York City|Queens County District Attorney]]
+[[Category:2019 United States local elections|Queens County District Attorney]]
+[[Category:2010s in Queens]]
+[[Category:Local elections in New York (state)|Queens County District Attorney 2019]]
+[[Category:November 2019 events in the United States|Queens County District Attorney]]

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