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New York Assembly District 23

Queens County. Population 137,603 (2020). Partisan lean R+19.

CompetitiveOpen seat

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: Stacey Pheffer Amato (D). The incumbent is not on the ballot.

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

Pesach Osina

Challenger · provisional

Democratic

Matching funds $106.8K

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Pesach Osina

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$106,841

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

Thomas Sullivan

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$138,135

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2024 State Assembly

Nov 5, 2024 · 46,994 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Stacey G. Pheffer Amato(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 23,133
  • We The People: 1,102
24,23551.6%
Thomas P. Sullivan(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 20,658
  • Conservative: 1,733
  • Common Sense: 276
22,66748.2%
Write-ins
920.2%
District margin
D+3.3
All contested seats
D+13.7
Relative to chamber
R+10.4

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 48,503 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
27,14056.0%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
20,69442.7%
Other candidates
6691.4%
District margin
R+13.5
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+26.2

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2020 President

Nov 3, 2020 · 50,944 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)
26,62052.3%
Donald J. Trump(R)
23,79846.7%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1930.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1610.3%
Write-ins
1200.2%
Brock Pierce(I)
530.1%
District margin
D+5.6
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+17.9

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 30,458 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
18,65961.3%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
11,77938.7%
Write-ins
200.1%
District margin
D+22.6
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+11.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 31,116 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
18,53759.6%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
11,94638.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
3201.0%
Larry Sharpe(L)
2200.7%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
560.2%
Write-ins
370.1%
District margin
D+21.6
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+2.8

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 30,636 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
19,04362.2%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
11,19036.5%
Mark Dunlea(G)
2800.9%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
1040.3%
Write-ins
190.1%
District margin
D+26.0
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+10.3

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 30,555 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)
18,22959.7%
Keith Wofford(R)
11,66638.2%
Michael Sussman(G)
3131.0%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1910.6%
Other candidate (O)
1370.4%
Write-ins
200.1%
District margin
D+22.0
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+5.9

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 41,753 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
30,40772.8%
Wendy Long(R)
10,76225.8%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
4321.0%
Alex Merced(L)
1260.3%
Write-ins
250.1%
District margin
D+47.7
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+3.3

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 43,492 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)
23,31053.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
18,91943.5%
Gary Johnson(L)
5151.2%
Jill Stein(G)
4571.1%
Write-ins
2910.7%
District margin
D+10.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+13.1

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

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