STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After more than a week of voting casting ballots, the process wraps up tonight with 2022 Primary Election Day — part two.
On Staten Island, this August primary features races for New York Congressional District 11 (Staten Island/South Brooklyn) and the 23rd Senate District (North Shore/Brooklyn).
For more about each candidate running in today’s primary election, head here.
The first primary was held June 28. Here’s a recap of how the races (governor, lieutenant governor, and state assembly) unfolded.
We will provide real-time results during the night. Refresh this page to see the latest updates.
11 P.M. — REP. NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS AND MAX ROSE TALK ROUND TWO FOLLOWING PRIMARY VICTORIES; END OF LIVE COVERAGE
The road to Election Day is going to be fiery.
With Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and Max Rose nailing down primary race victories, both winners discussed their upcoming race against each other.
“I’m facing a rematch in November with Max Rose,” said Rep. Malliotakis. “You guys remember him, right? He was that guy that walked in front of the [122nd] Precinct while they were holding disgusting signs attacking our police officers and chanting ‘Defund the police.’ That Max Rose. But you know what’s great about rematches? You know what’s great about reruns? We know how they end.”
“The truth is, we all want a government that will improve the economy, not control women’s bodies; we want safe schools and weapons of war off our streets; and we want a country where labor is respected, hard work is rewarded, and we see each other as neighbors not political combatants,” said Rose. “Congresswoman Malliotakis abandoned that America when she voted against protecting a woman’s right to choose and access to contraception, against legislation that would stop oil companies from price gouging, and against universal background checks to help end gun violence.”
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10:35 P.M. — REP. NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS AND MAX ROSE HEAD FOR REMATCH
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) is one step closer to reassuming her seat in the House of Representatives after taking the Republican primary by a landslide. (Jason Paderon/Staten Island Advance)
Dominant primary victories by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) and former congressman Max Rose (D) will lead us to a rematch of the 2020 congressional election. The incumbent and Rose won their respective races Tuesday night in easy fashion, with Malliotakis getting more than 78% of all votes (11,796, with 95% of scanners reporting) in her battle against Republican opponent John Matland.
“It’s really humbling and an honor to be here and to continue to have the faith of the people of Staten Island to serve them for another two years. This is just the beginning, getting the Republican support, but I know that in November, with all of you by my side, that we will prevail once again in the upcoming general election,” Malliotakis said.
Rose, meanwhile, received more than 74% of all votes in his race against three opponents. He garnered 15,661 votes, also with 95% of scanners reporting.
In the 2020 Election Day matchup between then-Rep. Rose and Malliotakis, Malliotakis won with 155,608 votes to Rose’s 137,198 — or 53.1% to 46.8%.
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, former congressman Max Rose, a Democrat, declared victory over three opponents after a landslide vote total favored him. Rose gathered more than 74% of all votes in his race against his challengers. He'll face Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.
9:43 P.M. — MATHEMATICAL LANDSLIDES IN FOUR STATEN ISLAND RACES
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) and Max Rose (D) easily won their respective primary congressional races on Tuesday night. As of this writing, both candidates had more than 75% of all votes in the Republican and Democratic primaries, setting up a 2020 rematch between the sitting congresswoman and the former congressman.
Malliotakis had 11,134 (78%) votes against challenger John Matland’s 3,062 total following 87% of reported scanners.
Meanwhile, Rose registered 14,252 votes, or 75% of the total, in his race against three candidates. Brittany Ramos Debarros had close to 4,000 votes, and Komi Agoba-Koussema picked up 828 votes, with 87% of scanners reporting.
On the state Senate side, Democrat Jessica Scarcella-Spanton held a strong lead, with 4,863 votes, representing about 59% of all results. Her opponents, Bianca Rajpersaud and Sarah Blas had almost 1,400 votes (about 16%) apiece. Rajiv S. Gowda had 636 votes, with almost 87% of scanners reporting.
As for the Republican side, Joseph Tirone had a comfortable lead on Sergey Federov, 2076 to 527, with almost 87% of scanners reporting.
9:20 P.M. — STATE SENATE RACE BOASTS WIDE MARGINS
The 23rd Senate District competitions for Democrats and Republicans show major gaps between leading vote getters and trailing candidates following the closure of polls on primary night.
Democrat Jessica Scarcella-Spanton had close to 60% of votes with 3,746. The next-leading candidates, Bianca Rajpersaud and Sarah Blas, each had just over 1,000 votes, with Blas holding the second-place spot. Rajiv S. Gowda has, as of 59% of scanners reporting, 410 votes.
Meanwhile, for Republicans, Joseph Tirone Jr. had 78% of reported votes, with 1,464. Sergey Fedorov, of Brooklyn, garnered 369 votes.
9:15 P.M. — CONGRESSIONAL DOMINANCE FOLLOWING CLOSED POLLS
Massive, early leads are the theme: Minutes after polls closed, Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis flexed a huge advantage over party challenger John Matland. The sitting congresswoman had more than 4,500-vote lead with nearly 45% of scanners reporting, 6,121 to 1,618.
On the Democrats’ side, Max Rose led second-place vote holder Brittany Ramos Debarros by almost 7,000 ballots. With 44.88% of scanners reporting, Rose led Ramos DeBarros, 9,157 to 2,202. Komi Agoba-Koussema had 429 votes as of this writing.
9 P.M. — THE POLLS HAVE CLOSED; RESULTS TO COME
Voting has officially ended.
In a short while, we’ll be sharing primary results for both the New York Congressional District 11 and 23rd Senate District races.
Stay tuned for numbers.
8:29 P.M. — VOTING BOOTHS CLOSE SOON
The clock is ticking on this rare second primary election. Polls close at 9 p.m. across New York.
This is the second and final primary day in New York, which concludes an unusual election process that’s featured a pair of primary days this summer. In April, controversial new congressional and state senate district maps were thrown out by a judge, splitting off those primaries and delaying them until Aug. 23, after revised districts were drawn up.
Early voting for New York’s August primary began on Saturday, Aug. 12 and ran until the following Sunday, Aug. 21. The process enabled local voters to cast ballots for Republicans and Democrats hoping to capture two hotly contested seats.
For Staten Island’s lone congressional slot, incumbent Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) is facing healthcare worker-turned-activist John Matland (R) for the congressional seat on the Republican line, while three candidates on the Democratic line — former Rep. Max Rose, who was defeated by Malliotakis on Election Day 2020; community organizer and U.S. Army combat veteran Brittany Ramos DeBarros, and longtime educator Komi Agoba-Koussema — are vying for an opportunity to capture the House seat this November.
The North Shore state Senate seat on the ballot has been held by Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn) since 2004. Savino will work for New York City Mayor Eric Adams when her term ends at the end of the year.
Democrats seeking the seat include community organizer Sarah Blas, former union leader and city Department of Design and Construction engineer Rajiv Gowda, lobbyist Bianca Rajpersaud, and Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, the preferred candidate of the Staten Island Democratic Party and her former boss, Sen. Savino.
Republicans eying the state Senator seat are Sergey Federov, a Brooklyn candidate backed by Brooklyn and Staten Island Republican parties, and small business owner and community advocate Joseph Tirone.