The 2019 Queens County District Attorney election will be held on November 5, 2019, to elect the next Queens County District Attorney. The incumbent, Richard Brown, 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 primary election was held on June 25, 2019.[1]Tiffany Cabán, a public defender and first-time candidate, led Queensborough presidentMelinda Katz and four other candidates in the Democratic primary after in-person votes had been cast.[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.
As of 11:30 pm, June 25, 2019, Tiffany Cabán held a 1.3 percent lead over Melinda Katz, with 99.5 percent of the precincts reporting. Katz promises there will be 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 a recount and challenge of provisional votes promised by Cabán's campaign.[11] Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner on July 29 by 60 votes.[12]
Queens County District Attorney, Democratic primary, 2019[13]
