New York Assembly District 48

Kings County. Population 136,798 (2020). Partisan lean R+74.

Uncontested

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: Simcha Eichenstein (D).

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

Simcha Eichenstein

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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 · 24,922 votes

CandidateVotesShare
By party line
  • Democratic: 12,539
  • Conservative: 12,104
24,64398.9%
Write-ins
2791.1%
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 · 33,135 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
27,99384.5%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
4,67514.1%
Other candidates
4671.4%
District margin
R+71.4
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+84.1

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 · 33,411 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
26,23378.5%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
6,94420.8%
Write-ins
950.3%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
700.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
580.2%
Brock Pierce(I)
110.0%
District margin
R+58.1
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+81.6

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 16,891 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)winner
10,58662.7%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
6,24237.0%
Write-ins
630.4%
District margin
R+25.8
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+59.8

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 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 17,852 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner
9,99956.0%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
7,50842.1%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1560.9%
Larry Sharpe(L)
870.5%
Write-ins
630.4%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
390.2%
District margin
R+14.2
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+38.7

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 16,757 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan Trichter(R)winner
9,69757.9%
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
6,84640.9%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1220.7%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
480.3%
Write-ins
430.3%
District margin
R+17.2
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+53.5

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 · 17,183 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)winner
9,20453.6%
Letitia James(D)
7,50243.7%
Michael Sussman(G)
3111.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
730.4%
Other candidate (O)
520.3%
Write-ins
400.2%
District margin
R+10.2
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+38.1

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.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 23,701 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
15,52265.5%
Wendy Long(R)
7,82233.0%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
2441.0%
Alex Merced(L)
660.3%
Write-ins
480.2%
District margin
D+33.0
Statewide
D+44.4
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, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 26,228 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
17,61467.2%
Hillary Clinton(D)
7,44228.4%
Write-ins
5722.2%
Gary Johnson(L)
4051.5%
Jill Stein(G)
1950.7%
District margin
R+40.6
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+64.1

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.

Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.