CalledUnofficial results
New York Assembly District 5
New York State Assembly · New York
Douglas M. Smith won re-election by 13.6 points over Victoria A Russell.
Fusion voting
Douglas M. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%26,333
Victoria A RussellDemocrat
43.2%20,036
Write-inOther party
0.1%25
46,394 votes
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.
No DemocratDouglas M. Smith
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Raised by the campaign
$73.4K
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Spent by the campaign
$77.9K
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Individual money from small donors (≤$250)
44%
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Contributions
324
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| Suffolk County Detective InvestigatorsTo Smith's campaign | $3.1K | |
| Suffolk AME PACTo Smith's campaign | $3K | |
| RECHLER EQUITY DEVELOPMENT LLCTo Smith's campaign | $3K | |
| All County Equipment RentalTo Smith's campaign | $3K | |
| Suffolk County Pba PacTo Smith's campaign | $2.8K |
Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 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.
- Victoria A Russell
- 1%
- Douglas M. Smith
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+17.5
The candidates
Douglas M. Smith (R)
Incumbent assemblymemberVictoria A Russell (D)
Incumbent assemblymemberVictoria A Russell (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%