Politics & Government

Northeast Queens' General Election Voters Guide

Find out who's running for City Council, mayor, Queens borough president and comptroller.

Here's a primer to get you all the information you need to know in northeast Queens for the Nov. 5 general election.

The only local race is for Councilman Dan Halloran's seat. Democrat Paul Vallone, a Flushing attorney who is the brother of Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., will face off against Dennis Saffran, a Douglaston attorney who is running on the Reform line.

In the Queens borough president race, Democrat Melinda Katz, a former state assemblywoman and councilwoman, will go up against against Republican Aurelio Arcabascio and Jobs and Education candidate Everly Brown.

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Democrat Bill de Blasio, the city's public advocate, will go up against Republican Joe Lhota, the former chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, in the mayoral race.

And city comptroller candidates include former Democrat Scott Stringer, who is the Manattan borough president, as well as Republican John Burnett, Green Party candidate Julia Willebrand, Libertarian Hesham El-Meligy, Socialist Worker John Studer and War Veterans candidate Richard Bozulich.

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If you're looking for your polling place, you can find it by entering your address on the city's board of elections locator site.


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