New York Assembly District 37
Queens County. Population 140,515 (2020). Partisan lean D+26.
Open seatUncontested2026 candidates
Current assembly member: Claire Valdez (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.
New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.
Campaign finance
Samantha Kattan
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $4,356
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 · 34,826 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Claire Valdez(D)winner By party line
| 34,293 | 98.5% |
Write-ins | 533 | 1.5% |
- District margin
- —
- All contested seats
- D+13.7
Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.
2024 President
Nov 5, 2024 · 46,514 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 30,352 | 65.3% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 14,818 | 31.9% |
Other candidates | 1,344 | 2.9% |
- District margin
- D+34.4
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- D+21.7
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 · 48,461 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 35,249 | 72.7% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 12,500 | 25.8% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 248 | 0.5% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 220 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 193 | 0.4% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 51 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+47.6
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+24.2
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, 7:50 PM ET.
2018 U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2018 · 31,045 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 25,813 | 83.1% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 5,185 | 16.7% |
Write-ins | 47 | 0.2% |
- District margin
- D+66.5
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- D+32.6
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 · 31,266 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner | 24,252 | 77.6% |
Marcus J. Molinaro(R) | 5,258 | 16.8% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 1,082 | 3.5% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 324 | 1.0% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 247 | 0.8% |
Write-ins | 104 | 0.3% |
- District margin
- D+64.4
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- D+39.9
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 Comptroller
Nov 6, 2018 · 30,894 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 24,699 | 79.9% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 5,156 | 16.7% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 837 | 2.7% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 187 | 0.6% |
Write-ins | 16 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+65.5
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- D+29.2
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.
2018 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 30,743 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 24,612 | 80.1% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 5,181 | 16.9% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 538 | 1.7% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 231 | 0.8% |
Other candidate (O) | 140 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 40 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+65.2
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- D+37.3
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.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 38,257 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 30,907 | 80.8% |
Wendy Long(R) | 5,945 | 15.5% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 1,114 | 2.9% |
Alex Merced(L) | 272 | 0.7% |
Write-ins | 18 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+67.7
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- D+23.3
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 · 39,961 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 29,915 | 74.9% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 8,492 | 21.3% |
Jill Stein(G) | 764 | 1.9% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 561 | 1.4% |
Write-ins | 229 | 0.6% |
- District margin
- D+55.8
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+32.2
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, 9:17 PM ET.
Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.