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New York Assembly District 17

New York State Assembly · New York

John Mikulin won re-election by 21.4 points over Sunita Lofters.

Fusion voting

John MikulinRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%26,984
39.3%17,484
Write-inOther party
0.0%15
44,483 votes

Source: New York State Board of Elections unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+30.62024 HouseR+24.12024 Pres.R+21.42026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Sunita LoftersJohn Mikulin
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Raised by the campaign
$71.8K
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Spent by the campaign
$50.5K
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Individual money from small donors (≤$250)
81%
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Contributions
155

Top funders

Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.

NYS OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLERTo Mikulin's campaign$43.8K
Seneca Nation Of IndiansTo Mikulin's campaign$1K
Rpac Of NysTo Mikulin's campaign$1K
Nassau County Police Benevolent Assoc PATo Mikulin's campaign$1K
John KellyTo Mikulin's campaign$1K

Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 12, 2026.

Source: New York State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 12, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Sunita Lofters
2%
John Mikulin
98%
Projected margin
R+16.3
How the forecast works →

The candidates

John Mikulin (R)
Incumbent assemblymember
Sunita Lofters (D)
Bar owner

Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.0%