The 2005 New York City borough president elections were held on November 8, 2005 to elect the presidents of each of the five boroughs in New York City. They coincided with other city elections, including for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, and city council. Primary elections were held on September 13, 2005.[1]

The winning candidates were as follows:

Overview

Borough Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
The Bronx138,13387.01%20,62612.99%20.00%158,761100.0%Democratic hold
Brooklyn222,59180.66%32,44411.76%20,9377.59%275,972100.0%Democratic hold
Manhattan200,15277.64%41,69816.18%15,9336.18%257,783100.0%Democratic hold
Queens179,99274.80%60,60725.19%160.01%240,615100.0%Democratic hold
Staten Island34,02341.26%N/AN/A48,43658.74%82,459100.0%Conservative hold
Total774,89176.30%155,37515.30%85,3248.40%1,015,590100.0%

The Bronx

Incumbent Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. ran for a second term.[2]

Candidate

Republican

Candidate

General Election

Carrión won the election with 87% of the vote, with Brawley receiving 13%.

2005 Bronx Borough President Election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adolfo Carrión Jr. 133,093 83.83
Working Families Adolfo Carrión Jr. 5,040 3.17
Total Adolfo Carrión Jr. (incumbent) 138,133 87.01
Republican Kevin Brawley 18,347 11.56
Conservative Kevin Brawley 2,279 1.44
Total Kevin Brawley 20,626 12.99
Write-in 2 0.00
Total votes 158,761 100.00
Democratic hold

Brooklyn

Incumbent Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz ran for a second term.[5]

Major Parties

Democratic

Candidate

Republican

Candidate

  • Theodore Alatsas[7]

Minor Third Parties

Any candidate not among the qualified New York parties had to petition their way onto the ballot; they did not face primary elections.

Libertarian

Candidate

  • Gary Popkin, retired college professor[d][8]

Green

Candidate

  • Gloria Mattera, educator[9]

Reform

Candidate

  • Gary Popkin, retired college professor[e]

General Election

Markowitz won reelection with 80.7% of the vote, with Alatsas and Mattera receiving 11.8% and 6.9%, respectively.

2005 Brooklyn Borough President Election Results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marty Markowitz 210,459 76.26
Working Families Marty Markowitz 12,132 4.40
Total Marty Markowitz (incumbent) 222,591 80.66
Republican Theodore Alatsas 28,300 10.25
Conservative Theodore Alatsas 4,144 1.50
Total Theodore Alatsas 32,444 11.76
Green Gloria Mattera 18,944 6.86
Libertarian Gary Popkin[f] 1,991 0.72
Write-in 2 0.00
Total votes 275,972 100.00
Democratic hold

Manhattan

Incumbent Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields was ineligible to run for a third term and ran for mayor of New York City in the Democratic primary.[11]

Major Parties

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2005 Manhattan Borough President Democratic Primary Results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Stringer 40,226 26.08
Democratic Eva Moskowitz 26,348 17.08
Democratic Margarita López 20,126 13.05
Democratic Brian Ellner 17,791 11.54
Democratic Bill Perkins 16,690 10.82
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 13,999 9.08
Democratic Keith L. T. Wright 8,078 5.24
Democratic Stanley Michels 5,684 3.69
Democratic Carlos Manzano 5,282 3.42
Write-in 2 0.00
Total votes 154,226 100.00

Republican

Candidate

Minor Third Parties

Any candidate not among the qualified New York parties had to petition their way onto the ballot; they did not face primary elections.

Independence

Candidate

  • Jesse A. Fields, physician[14]

Libertarian

Candidate

  • Joseph Dobrian, journalist and consultant[15]

Socialist Workers

Candidate

  • Arrin T. Hawkins

General Election

Stringer won the election with 77.6% of the vote, with Popik receiving 16.2%.

2005 Manhattan Borough President Election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Stringer 200,152 77.64
Republican Barry Popik 40,974 15.89
Liberal Barry Popik 724 0.28
Total Barry Popik 41,698 16.18
Independence Jesse A. Fields 11,282 4.38
Libertarian Joseph Dobrian 2,678 1.04
Socialist Workers Arrin T. Hawkins 1,967 0.76
Write-in 6 0.00
Total votes 257,783 100.00
Democratic hold

Queens

Incumbent Queens Borough President Helen Marshall ran for a second term.

Major Parties

Democratic

Candidate

Republican

Candidate

General Election

Marshall won reelection with 74.8% of the vote, with Sica receiving 25.2%.

2005 Queens Borough President Election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helen M. Marshall 171,546 71.29
Working Families Helen M. Marshall 8,446 3.51
Total Helen M. Marshall (incumbent) 179,992 74.80
Republican Philip T. Sica 53,472 22.22
Conservative Philip T. Sica 7,135 2.97
Total Philip T. Sica 60,607 25.19
Write-in 16 0.01
Total votes 240,615 100.00
Democratic hold

Staten Island

Incumbent Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro ran for a second term.

Major Parties

Democratic

Candidates

  • John Luisi, attorney[20]

Conservative

Candidates

General Election

Molinaro won reelection with 58.7% of the vote, with Luisi receiving 41.3%.

2005 Staten Island Borough President Election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Molinaro 43,488 52.74
Conservative James Molinaro 4,944 6.00
Total James Molinaro (incumbent) 48,432 58.73
Democratic John V. Luisi 30,072 36.47
Independence John V. Luisi 2,587 3.14
Working Families John V. Luisi 1,364 1.65
Total John V. Luisi 34,023 41.26
Write-in 4 0.00
Total votes 82,459 100.00
Conservative hold

Notes

  1. Totals may be combined with that of other parties who cross-endorsed Democratic Party candidates via electoral fusion.
  2. Totals may be combined with that of other parties who cross-endorsed Republican Party candidates via electoral fusion.
  3. Totals may be combined with that of other parties who cross-endorsed Conservative Party candidates via electoral fusion.
  4. Cross-endorsed by the Reform Party.
  5. Cross-endorsed by the Libertarian Party.
  6. Vote totals include the Reform Party ballot line.
  7. Cross-endorsed by the Republican Party.

References

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