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2014Final results

2014 election for New York Assembly District 45

New York State Assembly · New York

Steven Cymbrowitz (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Ben Akselrod (R) by 13.0 points.

Steven CymbrowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%6,481
Ben AkselrodRepublican
41.8%4,943
Mikhail UsherConservative
3.3%393
11,817 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+34.82004D+15.62010D+29.52012D+13.02014R+19.52022R+0.82024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Steven Cymbrowitz (D)Ben Akselrod (R)

Also on the ballot: Mikhail Usher (Conservative), 3.3%