2019 Queens County District Attorney election

Queens County District Attorney election, 2019

November 5, 2019
 
Candidate Melinda Katz Joe Murray
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 146,597 47,112
Percentage 74.9 24.1

Katz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Murray:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      40–50%      No votes

District Attorney before election

Richard Brown
Democratic

Elected District Attorney

Melinda Katz
Democratic

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.

The Democratic primary election was held on June 25, 2019. 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. However, on July 5, 2019, election officials said Katz pulled ahead in the final count, triggering a recount. Following the recount, Katz was declared the winner on July 29 by 60 votes.