With a slew of retirements and other shakeups leaving seats open in the state Legislature, and a variety of challenges to incumbents from both the center and the left, there are no shortage of state legislative primaries to watch this Election Day. No part of the state is being left out: from Long Island to Rochester, Democrats are facing off either to determine the likely next state representative, or to move a candidate along to a competitive general election in November.
Progressives are looking to increase their numbers in the state Legislature after a lackluster 2022, with both the Working Families Party and the Democratic Socialists of America expending resources to elect their preferred candidates. But moderates and the establishment are also looking to regain ground, with challenges to progressive incumbents that have both sides on the defensive this cycle. Sprinkle in some local political fighting among power brokers, and a couple competitive Republican primaries, and you have the recipe for an exciting summer election night across New York.
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State Senate
District 6, Democratic Party
Long Island, including Hempstead, Rockville Center, Freeport and Garden City
Incumbent: Democrat Kevin Thomas, leaving the Legislature
Siela Bynoe: 51.33%
Taylor Darling: 44.72%
With 234 of 234 election districts reported
District 7, Democratic Party
Long Island, north shore from Great Neck to Laurel Hollow
Incumbent: Republican Jack Martins
Kim Keiserman: 74.23%
Brad Schwartz: 23.97%
With 264 of 264 election districts reported
District 48, Republican Party
Syracuse and parts of Central New York
Incumbent: Democrat Rachel May
Caleb Slater: 53.37%
Fanny Patricia Villarreal: 41.14%
With 286 of 286 election districts reported
District 50
Central New York, including the suburbs of Syracuse
Incumbent: Democrat John Mannion, who is running for Congress
Chris Ryan: 52.59%
Tom Drumm: 37.21%
With 290 of 290 election districts reported
Assembly
District 4, Democratic Party
Long Island, north shore Suffolk County including Port Jefferson and Coram
Incumbent: Republican Ed Flood
Rebecca Kassay: 61.59%
Skyler Johnson: 34.63%
With 84 of 84 election districts reported
District 18, Democratic Party
Long Island, Nassau County including Hempstead and Freeport
Incumbent: Democrat Taylor Darling, who is running for state Senate
Noah Burroughs: 46.57%
Lisa Ortiz: 43.65%
With 77 of 77 election districts reported
District 21, Democratic Party
Nassau County, including Rockville Centre, Lynbrook and South Hempstead
Incumbent: Republican Brian Curran
Judy Griffin: 79.50%
Patricia Maher: 14.48%
With 116 of 116 election districts reported
District 25, Republican Party
Queens, including parts of Flushing, Queensboro Hill and Fresh Meadows
Incumbent: Democrat Nily Rozic
Kenneth Paek: 69.15%
Kenneth Chiu: 29.94%
With 50 of 50 election districts reported
District 35, Democratic Party
Queens, including East Elmhurst, LaGuardia Airport and Citi Field
Incumbent: Democrat Jeffrion Aubry, who is retiring
Larinda Hooks: 56.98%
Hiram Monserrate: 39.02%
With 65 of 65 election districts reported
District 37, Democratic Party
Queens, including Long Island City, Sunnyside and Ridgewood
Incumbent: Democrat Juan Ardila
Claire Valdez: 58.03%
Johanna Carmona: 31.28%
Juan Ardila: 9.68%
With 71 of 71 election districts reported
District 40, Democratic Party
Queens, including Flushing
Incumbent: Democrat Ron Kim
Ron Kim: 53.11%
Yi Andy Chen: 39.12%
Dao Yin: 5.77%
With 49 of 49 election districts reported
District 50, Democratic Party
Brooklyn, including Greenpoint and part of Williamsburg
Incumbent: Democrat Emily Gallagher
Emily Gallagher: 74.92%
Anathea Simpkins: 20.60%
Andrew Bodiford: 3.45%
With 67 of 67 election districts reported
District 56, Democratic Party
Brooklyn, including Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights
Incumbent: Democrat Stefani Zinerman
Stefani Zinerman: 52.50%
Eon Huntley: 46.68%
With 70 of 70 election districts reported
District 68, Democratic Party
Manhattan, including East Harlem and Randalls Island
Incumbent: Democrat Eddie Gibbs
Eddie Gibbs: 41.36%
Xavier Santiago: 32.68%
Tamika Mapp: 16.41%
William Smith: 6.26%
With 81 of 81 election districts reported
District 69, Democratic Party
Manhattan, including Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side
Incumbent: Democrat Danny O’Donnell, who is retiring
Micah Lasher: 52.31%
Eli Northrup: 33.95%
Carmen Quinones: 5.74%
Melissa Rosenberg: 4.76%
Jack Kellner: 2.02%
With 84 of 84 election districts reported
District 70, Democratic Party
Manhattan, including West Harlem and Central Harlem
Incumbent: Democrat Inez Dickens, who is retiring
Jordan Wright: 47.36%
Maria Ordonez: 29.12%
Shana Harmongoff: 16.50%
Craig Schley: 4.84%
With 72 of 72 election districts reported
District 77, Democratic Party
Bronx, including Highbridge
Incumbent: Democrat Landon Dais
Landon Dais: 57.19%
Leonardo Coello: 39.88%
With 63 of 63 election districts reported
District 82, Democratic Party
Bronx, including Co-Op City and Pelham Bay
Incumbent: Democrat Michael Benedetto
Michael Benedetto: 60.87%
Jonathan Soto: 36.91%
With 79 of 79 election districts reported
District 92, Democratic Party
Parts of Westchester County, including Dobbs Ferry and Pleasantville
Incumbent: Democrat MaryJane Shimsky
MaryJane Shimsky: 56.70%
Thomas Abinanti: 38.05%
With 115 of 122 election districts reported
District 103, Democratic Party
Hudson Valley from Gardiner to Saugerties and parts of Dutchess County
Incumbent: Democrat Sarahana Shrestha
Sarahana Shrestha: 66.20%
Gabi Madden: 33.60%
With 119 of 119 election districts reported
District 106, Democratic Party
Hudson Valley from parts of Poughkeepsie to Hudson
Incumbent: Democrat Didi Barrett
Didi Barrett: 57.04%
Claire Cousin: 42.74%
With 66 of 66 election districts reported
District 109, Democratic Party
Capital District, parts of Albany
Incumbent: Democrat Pat Fahy, who is running for state Senate
Gabriella Romero: 29.15%
Ginnie Farrell: 20.72%
Dustin Reidy: 16.69%
Owusu Anane: 14.02%
Andrew Joyce: 8.79%
Jack Flynn: 7.82%
With 112 of 112 election districts reported
District 137, Democratic Party
Western New York, including the area west of Rochester
Incumbent: Democrat Demond Meeks
Demond Meeks: 65.35%
Willie Lightfoot: 32.98%
With 100 of 100 election districts reported
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