New York's 21st State Assembly district

New York's 21st State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Brian Curran R–Lynbrook

New York's 21st State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Brian Curran since 2023, defeating Judy Griffin. He previously represented the district between 2011 and 2018.

Historically, President Theodore Roosevelt began his political career representing the 21st district from 1882 to 1884, albeit under entirely different lines. The district was previously based in Manhattan; in Roosevelt's time it included the "Silk Stocking District" of the Upper East Side.

Geography

District 21 is located entirely within Nassau County. It includes the town of Hempstead, and contains the villages of Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Malverne, South Hempstead, Baldwin and parts of Freeport, West Hempstead, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Lakeview, Hewlett, Hempstead, Franklin Square, and Valley Stream.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 21

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Griffin	3,524	84.3
	Democratic	Patricia Maher	648	15.5
	Write-in		7	0.2
Total votes			4,179	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Curran
	Conservative	Brian Curran
	Total	Brian Curran (incumbent)
	Democratic	Judy Griffin
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 21

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Curran	23,407
	Conservative	Brian Curran	2,432
	Total	Brian Curran	25,839	50.1
	Democratic	Judy Griffin (incumbent)	25,701	49.9
	Write-in		9	0.0
Total votes			51,549	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 21

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Griffin (incumbent)	36,373	53.1
	Republican	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	28,583
	Conservative	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	3,073
	Total	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	31,656	46.2
	Libertarian	Barry Leon	487	0.7
	Write-in		28	0.0
Total votes			68,544	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 21

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Judy Griffin	217	67.0
	Reform	Brian Curran (incumbent)	103	31.8
	Write-in		4	1.2
Total votes			324	100
General election
	Democratic	Judy Griffin	26,516
	Working Families	Judy Griffin	500
	Women's Equality	Judy Griffin	360
	Reform	Judy Griffin	56
	Total	Judy Griffin	27,432	53.0
	Republican	Brian Curran	21,111
	Conservative	Brian Curran	372
	Independence	Brian Curran	136
	Total	Brian Curran (incumbent)	24,236	46.9
	Write-in		55	0.1
Total votes			51,723	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 21

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Curran	29,674
	Conservative	Brian Curran	3,273
	Independence	Brian Curran	1,067
	Reform	Brian Curran	191
	Total	Brian Curran (incumbent)	34,205	57.4
	Democratic	Travis Bourgeois	25,402	42.6
	Write-in		23	0.0
Total votes			59,632	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 21

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Curran	16,887
	Conservative	Brian Curran	2,522
	Independence	Brian Curran	914
	Tax Revolt Party	Brian Curran	140
	Total	Brian Curran (incumbent)	20,463	63.2
	Democratic	Adam Shapiro	11,935	36.8
	Write-in		10	0.0
Total votes			32,408	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 21

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Curran	23,376
	Conservative	Brian Curran	2,991
	Independence	Brian Curran	1,022
	Tax Revolt Party	Brian Curran	238
	Total	Brian Curran (incumbent)	27,627	53.7
	Democratic	Jeffrey Friedman	22,593
	Working Families	Jeffrey Friedman	1,252
	Total	Jeffrey Friedman	23,845	46.3
	Write-in		14	0.0
Total votes			51,486	100.0
	Republican hold