While the newspapers and various websites have listed the Primary winners for public office, none that I’m aware of, has listed what happened in the contests for Party office. The fights in the Independence Party are too confusing for me to follow, so I will defer to Gatemouth who has previously commented on them and there were no contests in New York City in the Republican, Conservative & Working Families Parties for Party Office. So here are the winners and losers in Democratic Party races for State Committee and District Leader, with a little commentary in cases where I know something.
Note that this is being written on Tuesday, September 19 before all the paper ballots are counted in some places so in some of the close contests, the results may change.
Manhattan
State Committee
66 AD – former Village District Leader Arthur Schwartz defeated Longtime State Committeeman Larry Moss. Moss says and it seems to be true that Schwartz set a record for spending in a State Committee primary.
67 AD – Debra Cooper beat Incumbent Elizabeth Starkey. This contest was a result of Starkey’s support of Charles Simon in the Special Election to pick an Assembly replacement for Scott Stringer. Starkey’s actions resulted in Stringer, Congressman Jerry Nadler, Senator Eric Schneiderman and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal supporting Cooper.
68 AD – Incumbent Committeeman soon to be State Senator Bill Perkins defeated District Leader John Ruiz by a fairly close margin. Ruiz was also running unsuccessfully for Assembly.
Ruiz’ candidate Peggy Morales defeated Powell’ s District Leader Evette Zayas for Female State Committee who finished 3rd behind Morales and Naomi Langley.
70 AD – In the closest contest last week incumbent Sylvia Tyler is trailing District Leader Theresa Freeman by less than 5 votes.
72 AD – Councilman Miguel Martinez easily defeated Wigberto Astacio, while his running mate female incumbent Joan Serrano Laufer narrowly defeated Francia Rodriguez.
Bronx
State Committee
79AD – Gladys Ramirez, running with Assemblyman Michael Benjamin narrowly defeated Cynthia Cox with Aida Haddock a distant third. .For Male State Committee, Matthew Chapman running with unsuccessful Assembly candidate Sigfredo Gonzalez won over Wilford Pickney, who with another Assembly candidate Wilbert Lawton.
84 AD – Insurgent Iris Fernandez beat regular Democrat Linda Duke.
District Leader
79 AD – Incumbent Wilbert Lawton, who challenged Assemblyman Michael Benjamin for that slot lost both races. The winner was Jose Padilla Jr, who ran with the unsuccessful Assembly candidate Sigfredo Gonzalez. Benjamin’s candidate Eric Stevenson ran third. For Female Leader, Lawton’s running mate Shirley Jackson beat Marie Washington & Shirley Mathew.
84 AD – Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo defeated Iris Fernandez for Leader.
Brooklyn
State Committee
40 AD – Incumbent Earl Williams had a double win on Primary Day as he beat Andre Mitchell, while his daughter won a Primary for Civil Court Judge. Assemblywoman Diane Gordon running for re-election to the Assembly and State Committee easily beat Elsie Ortiz.
43 AD – Moses Moore, who selected by the Democratic County Committee to replace Clarence Norman was beaten by a good margin Jesse Hamilton, who ran and lost the Assembly Primary at the same time. Three other candidates, Kirsten Foy, Dunstan Jackson and Wayne Pitts trailed.
46 AD – Incumbent Delia Schack, running with Assembly Primary winner Alec Brook-Krasny won a close contest with Sophia Williams, who ran with Assembly candidate Ari Kagan.
56 AD – Councilman & Committeeman Al Vann easily defeated Richard Taylor, who also ran for Assembly while Vann’s running mate for State Committee; Assemblywoman Annette Robinson also won easily over Taylor’s candidate Debra Shields.
57 AD – Incumbent Freddie Hamilton lost badly in her race for Assembly but came closer in losing her State Committee race to Community Board District Manager Olanike Alabi.
58 AD – In a continuation of the feud between Assemblyman Nick Perry & Councilman Kendall Stewart, Stewart won the Party wars but Perry the public officer fight. Stewart won a 3-way race for State Committee over independent candidate Terry Hinds and Perry’s candidate Weyman Carey who finished 3rd. Incumbent State Committeewoman Gail Reid Barnett, Perry’s candidate lost a close one to Stewart’s running mate Melba Brown.
But Perry’s Assembly seat was secure as Stewart’s candidate against him was thrown off the ballot.
Queens
State Committee
22 AD – Incumbent Eddie Abrams, who ran with successful Assembly candidate Ellen Young narrowly defeated Donald Henton.
34 AD – Incumbent Matt Distefano, who is aligned with Senator John Sabini easily defeated Hiram Monserrate ally Abner Monegro.
39 AD – Monserratte’s candidate Orlando Tobon has a lead over Sabini’s choice Yonel Letellier for the Male slot and Sabini’s candidate Jenny Fernandez defeated Monserratte’s Tammy Rose for the Female post.
District Leader
22 AD, Part A – Councilman John Liu running for re-election as District Leader easily defeated John Bena, who ran with Assembly candidate Terence Park. His running mate and former opponent for Council Martha Flores-Vasquez defeated another former Council candidate Ethel Chen for the Female post.
22 AD, Part B – James Wu, Ethel Chen’s son, who ran with Assembly candidate Julia Harrison won over Ronald Kim, Ellen Young’s running mate and Fred Fu, who ran with Grace Meng, who was thrown off the ballot in her Assembly run. Young’s running mate for Female leader Mei-hus Ru, narrowly leads Harrison’s Sally Kahn.
35 AD, Part A – Incumbent Jimmy Smith, who ran with Sabini beat Hayden Horsham, Monserratte’s choice.
35 AD, Part B – Incumbent Barbara Jackson, who also ran with Sabini beat Louise Emanuel, Monserratte’s choice.
39 AD, Part B – Councilman & Senate candidate Hiram Monserrate easily won for Leader over Sabini’s choice Edgar Moya. But Sabini’s candidate Dorothy Phelan beat Monserrate’s Amparito Rosero for Female leader.