New York Assembly District 30

Queens County. Population 131,134 (2020). Partisan lean D+10.

Open seatUncontested

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: Steven Raga (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.

Primary results pending import: DEM primary: Somnath Ghimire, Shamsul Haque, Patrick Martinez.

Brandon Castro

Challenger · provisional

Republican

Matching funds $41.8K

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

Campaign finance

Brandon Castro

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$41,809

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 · 30,572 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Steven B. Raga(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 16,396
  • Working Families: 2,057
18,45360.4%
Brandon P. Castro(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 11,720
  • Common Sense: 305
12,02539.3%
Write-ins
940.3%
District margin
D+21.1
All contested seats
D+13.7
Relative to chamber
D+7.4

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 32,817 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
17,73154.0%
Donald J. Trump(R)
14,21943.3%
Other candidates
8672.6%
District margin
D+11.0
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+1.7

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 · 36,714 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
25,44869.3%
Donald J. Trump(R)
10,82029.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1610.4%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1320.4%
Write-ins
1110.3%
Brock Pierce(I)
430.1%
District margin
D+40.3
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+16.9

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 · 20,891 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
16,69879.9%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
4,17220.0%
Write-ins
210.1%
District margin
D+60.0
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+26.0

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 · 21,189 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
16,17476.3%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
4,22920.0%
Howie Hawkins(G)
4722.2%
Larry Sharpe(L)
1520.7%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
1170.6%
Write-ins
460.2%
District margin
D+58.5
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
D+34.1

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 20,775 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
16,16877.8%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
4,14820.0%
Mark Dunlea(G)
3701.8%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
750.4%
Write-ins
130.1%
District margin
D+59.2
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+22.9

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.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 20,588 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
15,89977.2%
Keith Wofford(R)
4,08919.9%
Michael Sussman(G)
2941.4%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1480.7%
Other candidate (O)
1360.7%
Write-ins
220.1%
District margin
D+59.1
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+31.2

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 · 29,375 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
23,61980.4%
Wendy Long(R)
4,99317.0%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
5932.0%
Alex Merced(L)
1490.5%
Write-ins
210.1%
District margin
D+65.1
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+20.7

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 · 31,157 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
23,01673.9%
Donald J. Trump(R)
7,18423.1%
Jill Stein(G)
4941.6%
Gary Johnson(L)
3291.1%
Write-ins
1330.4%
District margin
D+52.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+28.9

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, 9:17 PM ET.

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