Eric Gonzalez

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Eric Gonzalez

Democratic Party

Kings County District Attorney

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

8

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 2, 2021

Appointed

2016

Eric Gonzalez (Democratic Party) is the Kings County District Attorney in New York. Gonzalez assumed office in 2016. Gonzalez's current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Gonzalez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Kings County District Attorney in New York. Gonzalez won in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Elections

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2021)

General election

General election for Kings County District Attorney

Incumbent Eric Gonzalez won election in the general election for Kings County District Attorney on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Gonzalez (D)	98.8	251,389
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	3,008

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Gonzalez advanced from the Democratic primary for Kings County District Attorney.

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2017)

Kings County in New York held a general election for borough president and district attorney on November 7, 2017. Kings County is also known as the Borough of Brooklyn. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017.

Incumbent Eric Gonzalez (D) defeated Vincent Gentile (Reform) in the Kings County district attorney general election.

Kings County District Attorney, General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eric Gonzalez Incumbent	88.61%	255,619
	Reform	Vincent Gentile	10.86%	31,322
		Write-in votes	0.54%	1,547
Total Votes				288,488
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Night Returns," November 22, 2017

The following candidates ran in the Kings County district attorney Democratic primary election.

Kings County District Attorney, Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Eric Gonzalez Incumbent	52.92%	80,291
Anne Swern	11.51%	17,469
Marc Fliedner	10.20%	15,474
Patricia Gatling	9.22%	13,988
Vincent Gentile	8.78%	13,323
Ama Dwimoh	7.24%	10,983
Write-in votes	0.13%	194
Total Votes		151,722
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Night Returns," September 25, 2017

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2021

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