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2020 New York Assembly election[1]
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 150 seats in the New York State Assembly
75 seats needed for a majority
TurnoutIncrease 56.51%[2]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Carl Heastie William Barclay Fred Thiele[b]
Party Democratic Republican Independence
Leader since February 3, 2015 January 7, 2020 October 1, 2009
Leader's seat 83rd 120th 1st
Last election 106 seats, 62.0% 43 seats, 28.3% 1 seat, 1.7%
Seats won 105[a] 43 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Steady
Popular vote 4,482,999 2,430,174 109,184
Percentage 58.52% 31.72% 1.43%
Swing Decrease 3.49% Increase 3.43% Decrease 0.23%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Independence hold      Independent gain
Speaker before election

Carl Heastie
Democratic

Speaker

Carl Heastie[6]
Democratic

Elections to the New York State Assembly were held on November 3, 2020 in the U.S. state of New York. The elections were part of the biennial elections in the United States, with elections for the State Senate, the U.S. House, and U.S. president being held on the same day.[7] Primary elections were held on June 23.[8]

Assembly Democrats won 105 of the chamber's 150 seats on election day, while Republicans won 43 seats and two other seats were won by members of third parties.[1][9]

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Safe D October 21, 2020

Summary

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Longtime Asm. Carmen Arroyo (D-Bronx) was disqualified from the Democratic primary ballot due to election fraud.[11]

Incumbent Asms. Michael DenDekker, Joseph Lentol, Michael Miller, Walter Mosley, Felix Ortiz, and Aravalla Simotas were defeated in Democratic primaries.[8]

Incumbents Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) and Mark Johns (R-Webster) were defeated in the general election.[12][13]

Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright was disqualified from seeking re-election as a Democrat due to paperwork errors, but instead campaigned as the candidate of the Rise and Unite Party and was re-elected.[3]

Assemblymember Fred Thiele, a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats, was re-elected in Assembly District One.[5]

2020 New York State Assembly Election Results[1]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
Democratic 4,482,999 58.52% Decrease 3.49 105 Steady
Republican 2,430,174 31.72% Increase 3.43 43 Decrease 1
Conservative 301,261 3.93% Decrease 0.24 0 Steady
Working Families 254,463 3.32% Increase 0.56 0 Steady
Independence 109,184 1.43% Decrease 0.23 1[c] Steady
Libertarian 19,879 0.26% Increase 0.19 0 Steady
Liberal 5,941 0.08% 0 Steady
Green 5,923 0.08% Decrease 0.03 0 Steady
Serve America 4,689 0.06% 0 Steady
Others 45,978 0.60% 1[d] Increase 1
 Total votes 7,660,491 100.00% 150 Steady
 Registered/turnout[2] 13,555,547 56.51%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 58.52%
Republican
 
 31.72%
Conservative
 
 3.93%
Working Families
 
 3.32%
Independence
 
 1.43%
Others
 
 1.08%
State Assembly seats
Democratic
 
 70.67%
Republican
 
 28.67%
Independence
 
 0.67%

Assembly districts

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District Member Party First elected Status Results[14]
1 Fred Thiele Dem 1995+ Incumbent re-elected. Fred Thiele (D) 58%

Heather Collins (R) 42%

2 Anthony Palumbo Rep 2013+ Incumbent retired to run for State Senate. Republican hold. Jodi Giglio (R) 56%

Laura Jens-Smith (D) 42%

William Van Helmond (L) 1%

3 Joe DeStefano Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Joe DeStefano (R) 56%

Steven Polgar (D) 43%

Adam Martin (L) 1%

4 Steve Englebright Dem 1992+ Incumbent re-elected. Steve Englebright (D) 55%

Michael Ross (R) 44%

Adam Fischer-Gledhill (L) 1%

5 Douglas M. Smith Rep 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. Douglas M. Smith (R) 61%

Alfred Ianacci (D) 39%

6 Philip Ramos Dem 2002 Incumbent re-elected. Philip Ramos (D) 76%

Ryan Skelly (R) 24%

7 Andrew Garbarino Rep 2012 Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Republican hold. Jarrett Gandolfo (R) 60%

Francis Genco (D) 40%

8 Michael J. Fitzpatrick Rep 2002 Incumbent re-elected. Michael Fitzpatrick (R) 64%

Dylan Rice (D) 36%

9 Mike LiPietri Rep 2018 Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Republican hold. Michael Durso (R) 62%

Ann Brancato (D) 38%

10 Steve Stern Dem 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. Steve Stern (D) 56%

Jamie Silvestri (R) 44%

11 Kimberly Jean-Pierre Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D) 60%

Eugene Murray (R) 40%

12 Keith Brown Rep 2020+ Incumbent re-elected. Keith Brown (R) 52%

Michael Marcantonio (D) 48%

13 Charles D. Lavine Dem 2004 Incumbent re-elected. Charles Lavine (D) 63%

Andrew Monteleone (R) 37%

14 David McDonough Rep 2002+ Incumbent re-elected. David McDonough (R) 59%

Kevin Gorman (D) 40%

Jake Gutowitz (L) 1%

15 Michael Montesano Rep 2010+ Incumbent re-elected. Michael Montesano (R) 56%

Joseph Sackman (D) 44%

16 Anthony D'Urso Dem 2016 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Gina Sillitti (D) 53.7%

Ragini Srivastava (R) 45.8%

Blay Tarnoff (L) 0.5%

17 John Mikulin Rep 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. John Mikulin (R) 60%

Mark Engelman (D) 40%

18 Taylor Darling Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Taylor Darling (D) 85%

Cherice Vanderhall (R) 15%

19 Ed Ra Rep 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Ed Ra (R) 59%

Gary Port (D) 41%

20 Melissa Miller Rep 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Melissa Miller (R) 59%

Gregory Marks (D) 41%

21 Judy Griffin Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Judy Griffin (D) 53%

Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R) 46%

Barry Leon (L) 1%

22 Michaelle C. Solages Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Michaelle Solages (D) 68%

Nicholas Zacchea (R) 32%

23 Stacey Pheffer Amato Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Stacey Pheffer Amato (D) 62%

Peter Hatzipetros (R) 38%

24 David Weprin Dem 2010+ Incumbent re-elected. David Weprin (D) 100%
25 Nily Rozic Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Nily Rozic (D) 100%
26 Edward Braunstein Dem 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Edward Braunstein (D) 55%

John-Alexander Sakelos (R) 45%

27 Daniel Rosenthal Dem 2017+ Incumbent re-elected. Daniel Rosenthal (D) 100%
28 Andrew Hevesi Dem 2005+ Incumbent re-elected. Andrew Hevesi (D) 87%

Danniel Malo (COVID19 Stories) 13%

29 Alicia Hyndman Dem 2015+ Incumbent re-elected. Alicia Hyndman (D) 100%
30 Brian Barnwell Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Brian Barnwell (D) 100%
31 Vacant Dem Incumbent resigned January 1, 2020, after being elected New York City Civil Court Judge. Democratic hold. Khaleel Anderson (D) 89%

Joseph Cullina (R) 11%

32 Vivian E. Cook Dem 1990 Incumbent re-elected. Vivian E. Cook (D) 100%
33 Clyde Vanel Dem 2016+ Incumbent re-elected. Clyde Vanel (D) 100%
34 Michael DenDekker Dem 2008 Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold. Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D) 78%

William Marquez (R) 22%

35 Jeffrion L. Aubry Dem 1992+ Incumbent re-elected. Jeffrion Aubry (D) 78%

Han-Kohn To (R) 22%

36 Aravella Simotas Dem 2010 Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold. Zohran Mamdani (D) 100%
37 Catherine Nolan Dem 1984 Incumbent re-elected. Catherine Nolan (D) 100%
38 Michael G. Miller Dem 2009+ Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold. Jenifer Rajkumar (D) 73%

Giovanni Perna (R) 27%

39 Catalina Cruz Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Catalina Cruz (D) 100%
40 Ron Kim Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Ron Kim (D) 84%

Steven Lee (Justice & Peace) 16%

41 Helene Weinstein Dem 1980 Incumbent re-elected. Helene Weinstein (D) 65%

Ramona Johnson (R) 35%

42 Rodneyse Bichotte Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Rodneyse Bichotte (D) 100%
43 Diana Richardson Dem 2015+ Incumbent re-elected. Diana Richardson (D) 89%

Menachem Raitport (R) 11%

44 Robert Carroll Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Robert Carroll (D) 79%

Salvatore Barrera (R) 21%

45 Steven Cymbrowitz Dem 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Steven Cymbrowitz (D) 100%
46 Mathylde Frontus Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Mathylde Frontus (D) 51%

Mark Szuszkiewicz (R) 49%

47 William Colton Dem 1996 Incumbent re-elected. William Colton (D) 62%

Barbara Marino (R) 38%

48 Simcha Eichenstein Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Simcha Eichenstein (D) 100%
49 Peter J. Abbate Jr. Dem 1986 Incumbent re-elected. Peter J. Abbate Jr. (D) 100%
50 Joe Lentol Dem 1972 Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold. Emily Gallagher (D) 100%
51 Felix Ortiz Dem 1994 Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold. Marcela Mitaynes (D) 100%
52 Jo Anne Simon Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Jo Anne Simon (D) 100%
53 Maritza Davila Dem 2013+ Incumbent re-elected. Maritza Davila (D) 100%
54 Erik Martin Dilan Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Erik Martin Dilan (D) 86%

Khorshed Chowdhury (R) 9%

Scott Hutchins (G) 5%

55 Latrice Walker Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Latrice Walker (D)

Berneda Jackson (R)

56 Tremaine Wright Dem 2016 Incumbent retired to run for State Senate. Democratic hold. Stefani Zinerman (D)
57 Walter Mosley Dem 2012 Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold. Phara Souffrant Forrest (D) 76%

Walter Mosley (WF) 24%

58 N. Nick Perry Dem 1992 Incumbent re-elected. N. Nick Perry (D) 100%
59 Jaime Williams Dem 2016+ Incumbent re-elected. Jaime Williams (D) 100%
60 Charles Barron Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Charles Barron (D) 100%
61 Charles Fall Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Charles Fall (D) 69%

Paul Ciurcina (R) 31%

62 Michael Reilly Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Michael Reilly (R) 100%
63 Michael Cusick Dem 2002 Incumbent re-elected. Michael Cusick (D) 53%

Anthony DeGuerre (R) 47%

64 Nicole Malliotakis Rep 2010 Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Republican hold. Michael Tannousis (R) 59%

Brandon Patterson (D) 41%

65 Yuh-Line Niou Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Yuh-Line Niou (D) 100%
66 Deborah J. Glick Dem 1990 Incumbent re-elected. Deborah Glick (D) 85%

Tamara Lashchyk (R) 15%

67 Linda Rosenthal Dem 2006+ Incumbent re-elected. Linda Rosenthal (D) 100%
68 Robert J. Rodriguez Dem 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Robert J. Rodriguez (D) 90%

Daby Benjamine Carreras (R) 10%

69 Daniel J. O'Donnell Dem 2002 Incumbent re-elected. Daniel J. O'Donnell (D) 100%
70 Inez Dickens Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Inez Dickens (D) 90%

Craig Schley (Schley for 70) 10%

71 Al Taylor Dem 2017+ Incumbent re-elected. Al Taylor (D) 100%
72 Carmen De La Rosa Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Carmen De La Rosa (D) 100%
73 Dan Quart Dem 2011+ Incumbent re-elected. Dan Quart (D) 74%

Judith Graham (R) 26%

74 Harvey Epstein Dem 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. Harvey Epstein (D) 100%
75 Richard N. Gottfried Dem 1970 Incumbent re-elected. Richard N. Gottfried (D) 100%
76 Rebecca Seawright Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Rebecca Seawright (Rise and Unite) 58%

Louis Puliafito (R) 42%

77 Latoya Joyner Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Latoya Joyner (D) 89%

Tanya Carmichael (R) 10%

Benjamin Eggleston (C) 1%

78 Jose Rivera Dem 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Jose Rivera (D) 88%

Michael Dister (R) 12%

79 Michael Blake Dem 2014 Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Democratic hold. Chantel Jackson (D) 90%

Donald Skinner (R) 8%

Dion Powell (C) 2%

80 Nathalia Fernandez Dem 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. Nathalia Fernandez (D) 79%

Gene DeFrancis (R) 18%

Elizabeth Perri (C) 3%

81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Dem 1994+ Incumbent re-elected. Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) 81%

Nicole Torres (R) 16%

Alan Reed (C) 3%

82 Michael Benedetto Dem 2004 Incumbent re-elected. Michael Benedetto (D) 74%

John DeStefano (R) 23%

William Britt (C) 3%

83 Carl Heastie Dem 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Carl Heastie (D) 93%

Brenton Ritchie (R) 4%

Regina Cartagena (C) 3%

84 Carmen Arroyo Dem 1994+ Incumbent removed from primary ballot due to petitioning fraud.[15] Democratic hold. Amanda Septimo (D) 84%

Rosaline Nieves (R) 10%

Carmen Arroyo (Proven Leader) 4%

Linda Ortiz (C) 2%

85 Vacant Dem Incumbent resigned in February 2020. Democratic hold. Kenny Burgos (D) 88%

Janelle King (R) 10%

Gabriel Eronosele (C) 2%

86 Victor Pichardo Dem 2013+ Incumbent re-elected. Victor Pichardo (D) 88%

Lorraine Zeigler (R) 12%

87 Karines Reyes Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Karines Reyes (D) 87.7%

Michelle Castillo (R) 10.1%

Juan DeJesus (C) 1.7%

Carl Lundgren (G) 0.6%

88 Amy Paulin Dem 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Amy Paulin (D) 100%
89 J. Gary Pretlow Dem 1992 Incumbent re-elected. J. Gary Pretlow (D) 100%
90 Nader Sayegh Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Nader Sayegh (D) 100%
91 Steven Otis Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Steven Otis (D) 100%
92 Thomas J. Abinanti Dem 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Thomas J. Abinanti (D) 100%
93 David Buchwald Dem 2012 Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Democratic hold. Chris Burdick (D) 66%

John Nuculovic (R) 34%

94 Kevin Byrne Rep 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Kevin Byrne (R) 58%

Stephanie Keegan (D) 42%

95 Sandy Galef Dem 1992 Incumbent re-elected. Sandy Galef (D) 66%

Lawrence Chiulli (R) 34%

96 Kenneth Zebrowski Jr. Dem 2007+ Incumbent re-elected. Kenneth Zebrowski Jr. (D) 100%
97 Ellen Jaffee Dem 2006 Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. Mike Lawler (R) 52%

Ellen Jaffee (D) 48%

98 Karl A. Brabenec Rep 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Karl A. Brabenec (R) 100%
99 Colin Schmitt Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Colin Schmitt (R) 57%

Sarita Bhandarkar (D) 43%

100 Aileen Gunther Dem 2003+ Incumbent re-elected. Aileen Gunther (D) 100%
101 Brian Miller Rep 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Brian Miller (R) 60%

Chad McEvoy (D) 38%

Barbara Kidney (G) 2%

102 Christopher Tague Rep 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. Christopher Tague (R) 64%

Betsy Kraat (D) 36%

103 Kevin A. Cahill Dem 1998 Incumbent re-elected. Kevin Cahill (D) 70%

Rex Bridges (R) 30%

104 Jonathan Jacobson Dem 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. Jonathan Jacobson (D) 64%

Andrew Gauzza (R) 36%

105 Kieran Lalor Rep 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Kieran Lalor (R) 57%

Laurette Giardino (D) 43%

106 Didi Barrett Dem 2012+ Incumbent re-elected. Didi Barrett (D) 58%

Dean Michael (R) 42%

107 Jake Ashby Rep 2018+ Incumbent re-elected. Jake Ashby (R) 45%

Brittany Vogel (D) 54%

Charles Senrick (L) 1%

108 John T. McDonald III Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. John McDonald (D) 66%

Petros Papanicolaou (R) 26%

Sam Fein (WF) 9%

109 Patricia Fahy Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Patricia Fahy (D) 70%

Robert Porter (R) 30%

110 Phillip Steck Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Phillip Steck (D) 63%

Dave Feiden (R) 37%

111 Angelo Santabarbara Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected. Angelo Santabarbara (D) 60%

Paul DeLorenzo (R) 40%

112 Mary Beth Walsh Rep 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Mary Beth Walsh (R) 58%

Joseph Seeman (D) 42%

113 Carrie Woerner Dem 2014 Incumbent re-elected. Carrie Woerner (D) 55%

David Catalfamo (R) 45%

114 Dan Stec Rep 2012 Incumbent retired to run for State Senate. Republican hold. Matt Simpson (R) 57%

Claudia Braymer (D) 42%

Evelyn Wood (SAM) 1%

115 Billy Jones Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected. Billy Jones (D) 100%
116 Mark Walczyk Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected. Mark Walczyk (R) 63%

Alex Hammond (D) 37%

117 Ken Blankenbush Rep 2010 Incumbent re-elected Ken Blankenbush (R) 100%
118 Robert Smullen Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected Robert Smullen (R) 100%
119 Marianne Buttenschon Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected Marianne Buttenschon (D) 57%

John Zielinski (R) 42%

Michael Gentile (SAM) 1%

120 William A. Barclay Rep 2002 Incumbent re-elected William Barclay (R) 70%

Gail Tosh (D) 30%

121 John Salka Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected John Salka (R) 59%

Dan Butterman (D) 37%

Corey Mosher (WF) 3%

Jake Cornell (L) 1%

122 Clifford Crouch Rep 2020 Incumbent retired. Republican hold. Joe Angelino (R) 69%

Richard Shaw (D) 31%

123 Donna Lupardo Dem 2004 Incumbent re-elected Donna Lupardo (D) 100%
124 Christopher S. Friend Rep 2010 Incumbent re-elected Christopher Friend (R) 64%

Randy Reid (D) 36%

125 Barbara Lifton Dem 2002 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Anna Kelles (D) 69%

Matthew McIntyre (R) 31%

126 Gary Finch Rep 1999+ Incumbent retired. Republican hold. John Lemondes Jr. (R) 57%

Dia Carbajal (D) 43%

127 Albert A. Stirpe Jr. Dem 2012 Incumbent re-elected Al Stirpe (D) 55%

Mark Venesky (R) 45%

128 Pamela Hunter Dem 2015+ Incumbent re-elected Pamela Hunter (D) 65%

Stephanie Jackson (R) 35%

129 William Magnarelli Dem 1998 Incumbent re-elected Bill Magnarelli (D) 72%

Edward Weber (R) 28%

130 Brian Manktelow Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected Brian Manktelow (R) 69%

Scott Comegys (D) 31%

131 Brian Kolb Rep 2000+ Incumbent retired. Republican hold. Jeff Gallahan (R) 56%

Matthew Miller (D) 42%

Cynthia Wade (SAM) 2%

132 Phil Palmesano Rep 2010 Incumbent re-elected Phil Palmesano (R) 100%
133 Marjorie Byrnes Rep 2018 Incumbent re-elected Marjorie Byrnes (R) 62%

ChaRon Sattler-Leblanc (D) 38%

134 Peter Lawrence Rep 2014 Incumbent retired. Republican hold. Josh Jensen (R) 58%

Carolyn Carroll (D) 38%

Dylan Dailor (WF) 2%

Ericka Jones (G) 2%

135 Mark Johns Rep 2010 Incumbent lost reelection. Democratic gain. Jennifer Lunsford (D) 50.4%

Mark Johns (R) 49.6%

136 Vacant Dem Incumbent resigned February 6, 2020 after being appointed Monroe County Clerk. Democratic hold. Sarah Clark (D) 87%

Steven Becker (L) 6%

Justin Wilcox (Ind) 8%

137 Vacant Dem Incumbent retired, and died July 1, 2020. Democratic hold Demond Meeks (D) 100%
138 Harry Bronson Dem 2010 Incumbent re-elected Harry Bronson (D) 65%

Peter Vazquez (R) 35%

139 Stephen Hawley Rep 2006+ Incumbent re-elected Stephen Hawley (R) 91%

Mark Glogowski (L) 9%

140 Robin Schimminger Dem 1976 Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. William Conrad (D) 58%

Robert Pecoraro (R) 40%

Anthony Baney (G) 2%

141 Crystal Peoples-Stokes Dem 2002 Incumbent re-elected Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) 90%

Sean Miles (R) 10%

142 Patrick B. Burke Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected Patrick Burke (D) 56%

Matthew Szalkowski (R) 44%

143 Monica P. Wallace Dem 2016 Incumbent re-elected Monica Wallace (D) 52%

Frank Smierciak (R) 48%

144 Michael Norris Rep 2016 Incumbent re-elected Michael Norris (R) 100%
145 Angelo Morinello Rep 2016 Incumbent re-elected Angelo Morinello (R) 100%
146 Karen McMahon Dem 2018 Incumbent re-elected Karen McMahon (D) 55%

Robin Wolfgang (R) 44%

Ruben Cartagena (G) 1%

147 David DiPietro Rep 2012 Incumbent re-elected David DiPietro (R) 100%
148 Joseph Giglio Rep 2005+ Incumbent re-elected Joseph Giglio (R) 74%

W. Ross Scott (D) 25%

149 Sean Ryan Dem 2011+ Incumbent retired to run for state senate. Democratic hold. Jonathan Rivera (D) 66%

Joseph Totaro (R) 34%

150 Andy Goodell Rep 2010 Incumbent re-elected Andy Goodell (R) 69%

Christina Cardinale (D) 31%

  • +Elected in a special election.

District 1

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2020 New York's 1st Assembly District election
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
 
Nominee Fred Thiele Heather Collins
Party Independence Republican
Alliance Democratic Conservative
Popular vote 40,689 29,133
Percentage 58.26% 41.71%
Assemblymember before election

Fred Thiele
Independence

Elected Assemblymember

Fred Thiele
Independence

The incumbent was Fred Thiele, who ran for re-election.

General election

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Results

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New York's 1st Assembly district election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred Thiele 39,195 56.12%
Independence Fred Thiele 1,494 2.14%
Total Fred Thiele (incumbent) 40,689 58.26%
Republican Heather Collins 25,850 37.02%
Conservative Heather Collins 3,283 4.70%
Total Heather Collins 29,133 41.71%
Write-in 19 0.03%
Total votes 69,841 100%

District 2

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2020 New York's 2nd Assembly District election
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
 
Nominee Jodi Giglio Laura Jens-Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Conservative
Independence 		Working Families
Popular vote 39,903 30,141
Percentage 56.22% 42.47%
Assemblymember before election

Anthony Palumbo
Republican

Elected Assemblymember

Jodi Giglio
Republican

The incumbent was Anthony Palumbo, who retired to successfully run for state senate. Republican Jodi Giglio, a former member of the Riverhead, New York town board, was elected.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Laura Jens-Smith, Riverhead town supervisor
  • William Schleisner

Results

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Democratic primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Jens-Smith 6,743 75.97
Democratic William Schleisner 2,124 23.93
Write-in 9 0.10%
Total votes 8,876 100.0

General election

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Results

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New York's 2nd Assembly district election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jodi Giglio 34,874 49.13%
Conservative Jodi Giglio 4,378 6.17%
Independence Jodi Giglio 651 0.92%
Total Jodi Giglio 39,903 56.22%
Democratic Laura Jens-Smith 28,501 40.16%
Working Families Laura Jens-Smith 3,283 2.31%
Total Laura Jens-Smith 30,141 42.47%
Libertarian William Van Helmond 926 1.31%
Write-in 6 0.01%
Total votes 70,976 100%

District 61

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2020 New York's 61st Assembly District election
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
 
Nominee Charles Fall Paul Ciurcina, Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Independence Conservative
Popular vote 32,905 14,870
Percentage 68.80% 31.09%
Results by precinct
Fall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Ciurcina, Jr.ː      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No resultsː      
Assemblymember before election

Charles Fall
Democratic

Elected Assemblymember

Charles Fall
Democratic

The incumbent was Charles Fall, who ran for re-election.

General election

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Results

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New York's 61st Assembly district election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall 32,185 67.30%
Independence Charles Fall 720 1.50%
Total Charles Fall (incumbent) 32,905 68.80%
Republican Paul Ciurcina, Jr. 13,015 27.21%
Conservative Paul Ciurcina, Jr. 1,855 3.88%
Total Paul Ciurcina, Jr. 14,870 31.09%
Write-in 50 0.11%
Total votes 47,825 100%

District 63

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2020 New York's 63rd Assembly District election
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
 
Nominee Michael Cusick Anthony DeGuerre
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Independence Conservative
SAM
Popular vote 28,776 25,740
Percentage 52.73% 47.17%
Results by precinct
Cusick:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
DeGuerreː      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No resultsː      
Assemblymember before election

Michael Cusick
Democratic

Elected Assemblymember

Michael Cusick
Democratic

The incumbent was Michael Cusick, who ran for re-election.

General election

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Results

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New York's 63rd Assembly district election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Cusick 32,185 51.37%
Independence Michael Cusick 741 1.36%
Total Michael Cusick (incumbent) 28,776 52.73%
Republican Anthony DeGuerre 23,636 43.31%
Conservative Anthony DeGuerre 1,984 3.64%
SAM Anthony DeGuerre 120 0.22%
Total Anthony DeGuerre 25,740 47.17%
Write-in 58 0.11%
Total votes 54,574 100%

District 64

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2020 New York's 64th Assembly District election
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
 
Nominee Michael Tannousis Brandon Peterson
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Conservative Independence
Popular vote 28,776 25,740
Percentage 52.73% 47.17%
Results by precinct
Peterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tannousis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No resultsː      
Assemblymember before election

Nicole Malliotakis
Republican

Elected Assemblymember

Michael Tannousis
Republican

The incumbent was Nicole Malliotakis, who retired to successfully run for congress.

General election

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Results

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New York's 64th Assembly district election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Tannousis 27,888 53.24%
Conservative Michael Tannousis 274 1.36%
Total Michael Tannousis 30,630 58.47%
Democratic Brandon Peterson 21,076 40.23%
Independence Brandon Peterson 621 1.19%
Total Brandon Peterson 21,697 41.42%
Write-in 57 0.11%
Total votes 52,384 100%

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Notes

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  1. ^ This total does not include Rebecca Seawright. Seawright was disqualified from seeking re-election as a Democrat in Assembly District 76 due to paperwork errors. Instead, she campaigned as the candidate of the Rise and Unite Party and was re-elected.[3] It also does not include Fred Thiele of Assembly District One, a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats.[4][5]
  2. ^ Thiele, a member of the Independence Party, caucuses with the Democrats.[4][5]
  3. ^ Fred Thiele of Assembly District One is a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats.[4][5]
  4. ^ Rebecca Seawright was disqualified from seeking re-election as a Democrat in Assembly District 76 due to paperwork errors. Instead, she campaigned as the candidate of the Rise and Unite Party and was re-elected.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2020 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". elections.ny.gov. December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Enrollment by County | New York State Board of Elections". elections.ny.gov. November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Rock, Michael (November 4, 2020). "Seawright Re-Elected Despite Initial Challenges". www.newyorkcountypolitics.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Newsday endorses Fred Thiele in 1st Assembly District". Newsday. October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Walsh, Christopher (December 10, 2020). "Suffolk Election Results Finally Official | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com.
  6. ^ "Democrats, Republicans Re-Elect NYS Assembly Leaders". spectrumlocalnews.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "New York 2020 Election Guide | Spectrum News NY1 | New York City". www.ny1.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Lentz, Jon (August 6, 2020). "New York's 2020 state legislative primary results". CSNY. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "New York Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Carmen Arroyo, Longtime Bronx State Rep, Removed From Primary Ballot For Election Fraud". Gothamist. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "A new Republican in a Democratic world". City & State NY. December 7, 2020.
  13. ^ Andreatta, David (November 17, 2020). "Lunsford narrowly defeats incumbent Johns in 135th Assembly District race". www.wxxinews.org.
  14. ^ "2020 Election Results". NYS Board of Elections. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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  16. ^ a b c d e "11/3/20 - State Assembly". www.elections.ny.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "6/23/20 - Asm. Dist. 2 - D Primary". Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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