Bayside Election Guide: What To Know About The Neighborhood's Races

QUEENS, NY — November is months away, but it's already election season in Bayside— and in historically Democratic New York City, the summer's primary elections tend to be more consequential than the general election.

A slew of local races are on the ballot in Tuesday's primary election — from statewide contests for governor and lieutenant governor all the way down to neighborhood-level offices like State Assembly, state committee and more.

The primary for Congress and State Senate will be held separately in August due to ongoing battles over redistricting maps.

Patch will bring you live coverage on Tuesday once the results start rolling in. (If you haven't voted yet, find your poll site or view a sample ballot here.)

In the meantime, here's everything you need to know about Bayside's Democratic primaries, which don't include a State Assembly primary but do include a primary for Civil Court judge.

State Assembly

Voters in Bayside, who live in Assembly District 26, will not see an Assembly races on their ballots, as the incumbent is running unopposed.

Edward Braunstein, first elected in 2011, isn't facing any primary election challengers in his bid for another term representing Assembly District 26, which encompasses most of Bayside and swaths of northeast Queens. In November, though, he'll face Robert Speranza, a little known Republican challenger.

Civil Court

Baysiders won't see a host of other local races on their ballot — like District Leader or Judicial Delegate — but they will get to cast a ballot in the more-obscured Queens Civil Court judge race.

Voters across Queens get to cast ballots in the county-wide primary race, where four people are running for two Civil Court judge seats. Civil Court judges serve 10-year terms, ruling on cases involving disputes of $50,000 or less.

Here are the candidates:

• Devian Daniels, an attorney reportedly with city judiciary experience
• Maria T. Gonzales, an attorney
• Karen Lin, a former housing court judge with experience in the Surrogate's Court and State Supreme Court
• Thomas Medardo Oliva, a Bronx prosecutor turned private attorney

For more info on the Civil Court race, check out this guide from The City. The outlet also wrote a guide for statewide races, like governor and lieutenant governor, here.