Brooklyn judicial election results: New judges picked to Kings County
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In the general elections held on November 7, 2023, several candidates clinched their seats on the Kings County Supreme Court. The election saw Rachel Freier garner 135,789 votes, Sharon A.B. Clarke received 138,498 votes, Joanne Quinones with 134,410 votes, Caroline Piela Cohen at 105,852 votes, Heela Capell earning 128,437 votes, and Saul Stein with 131,223 votes.
Timothy Peterson, the sole Republican candidate in the race for Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn, received 33,377 votes, significantly trailing behind his Democratic counterparts.
Most judicial positions were effectively decided in the Democratic primary, with no further contests in the general election. Bernard J. Graham was confirmed for Surrogate’s Court with 128,353 votes, running uncontested.
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