New York Assembly District 45
New York State Assembly · New York
Joey Cohen-Saban flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 23.6 points over Michael Novakhov.
Fusion voting
Source: New York State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| Grace CayreTo Cohen-Saban's campaign | $6.3K | |
| Trina CayreTo Cohen-Saban's campaign | $6.3K | |
| Alex AdjmiTo Cohen-Saban's campaign | $6K | |
| Alice TischTo Cohen-Saban's campaign | $6K | |
| Jack CayreTo Cohen-Saban's campaign | $6K | |
| Ilhanan IsrailovTo Novakhov's campaign | $3K | |
| Alexander RovtTo Novakhov's campaign | $3K | |
| Steven YuniverTo Novakhov's campaign | $2.5K | |
| Misha MigdalTo Novakhov's campaign | $2K | |
| Jimmy WagnerTo Novakhov's campaign | $2K |
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Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 2026; New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 16, 2026.
Source: New York State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Joey Cohen-Saban
- <1%
- Michael Novakhov
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+31.6
The candidates
Candidate for this district in 2024Michael Novakhov (R)
Incumbent assemblymember
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.4%