The 2013 elections for borough presidents were held on November 5, 2013, and coincided with elections for

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, Public Advocate,

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, and members of the New York City Council. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2013.

Bronx Borough President

Incumbent

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Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. (D) is seeking reelection. Díaz was first elected Bronx Borough President in 2009.

Major Parties

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Rubén Díaz, Jr., incumbent Borough President * Mark Escoffery-Bey

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* Elizabeth Perri

Major Third Parties

Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the

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and Working Families parties are

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Borough President

Marty Markowitz Martin Markowitz (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician who served as the borough president of Brooklyn, New York City. He was first elected in 2001 after serving 23 years as a New York State Senator. His third and final term ended ...

(D) cannot run again because of term limits. Markowitz has served three terms (12 years) as Brooklyn Borough President.

Major Parties

Democratic primary

Candidates

Eric Adams Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and retired police captain serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York C ...

, New York State Senator

=Withdrew

= *

Domenic Recchia Domenic Michael Recchia, Jr. (born July 25, 1959) is an American attorney and politician from New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, Recchia formerly represented the 47th district of the New York City Council, which included areas of ...

, New York City Councilman * Carlo Scissura, president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and former chief of staff to

=Disqualified

= * John Gangemi, former New York City Councilman (petition signatures ruled invalid)

=Declined

= * Letitia James,

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woman (running for Public Advocate) *

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, New York City Councilman *

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, New York City Councilman *

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(running for Public Advocate)

Major Third Parties

Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the

and Working Families parties are

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Borough President

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(D) is not seeking reelection but is instead running for

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in the 2013 election.

Major Parties

Democratic primary

Candidates

Gale Brewer Gale Arnot Brewer (born September 6, 1951) is an American Democratic politician from the state of New York who has represented the 6th New York City Council District since January 2022, a position she previously held from 2002 to 2013. From Janu ...

, New York City Councilwoman * Robert Jackson, New York City Councilman *

Jessica Lappin Jessica S. Lappin (born April 25, 1975) is a New York City business leader and a former member of the New York City Council from the 5th district. In 2014, she became the president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, a Business Improvement ...

, New York City Councilwoman *

Julie Menin Julie Menin (born October 6, 1967) is a member of the New York City Council from District 5. Before she was elected to this position, she served as an American attorney, civil servant, non-profit executive, professor and small business owner. In ...

, former chair of the

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in Lower Manhattan

Polling

* * Internal poll for Gale Brewer campaign

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* David Casavis

Minor Third Party

Any candidate not among the

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Borough President Helen Marshall (D) could not run again due to term limits. Marshall has served three terms (12 years) as Queens Borough President.

Major Parties

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tony Avella Anthony Avella Jr. (born October 27, 1951) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the New York State Senate's 11th district in northeast Queens from 2011 to 2019. The district included the mostly affluent n ...

, state senator * Everly Brown *

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, former New York City Councilwoman * Peter Vallone, Jr., New York City Councilman

=Withdrew

= * Jose Peralta, State Senator *

Leroy Comrie Leroy George Comrie Jr. (born August 10, 1958) is an American politician from New York City. He represents District 14 in the New York State Senate, which comprises St. Albans, Cambria Heights, Jamaica, Hollis, Rosedale, Laurelton, Kew Garde ...

, New York City Councilman

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* Aurelio Arcabascio

Minor Third Party

Any candidate not among the six

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Borough President

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(C) cannot run again because of term limits. Molinaro has served three terms (12 years) as Staten Island Borough President.

Major Parties

Republican primary

Candidates

James Oddo James Steven Oddo (born January 12, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Borough President of Staten Island from 2014 to 2021. Oddo had previously served as a member of the New York City Council, representing the 50th d ...

, New York City Councilman

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Louis Liedy

=Disqualified

= * Richard Luthman (didn't collect enough petition signatures)

Major third parties

Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the

and Working Families parties are

qualified New York parties In New York State, to qualify for automatic ballot access, a party must have qualify every two years by receiving the greater 130,000 votes or 2% of the vote in the previous gubernatorial election or presidential election.qualified New York parties In New York State, to qualify for automatic ballot access, a party must have qualify every two years by receiving the greater 130,000 votes or 2% of the vote in the previous gubernatorial election or presidential election.Borough President *

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References

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