New York Assembly District 49
Kings County. Population 139,873 (2020). Partisan lean R+20.
2026 candidates
Current assembly member: Lester Chang (R).
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
Lester Chang
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $67,792
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Joyce Xie
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $35,580
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 · 15,518 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 15,093 | 97.3% |
Write-ins | 425 | 2.7% |
- 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 · 23,221 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 13,689 | 59.0% |
Kamala D. Harris(D) | 9,060 | 39.0% |
Other candidates | 472 | 2.0% |
- District margin
- R+20.3
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- R+33.0
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 · 26,180 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 14,550 | 55.6% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 11,278 | 43.1% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 128 | 0.5% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 118 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 85 | 0.3% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 21 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+12.7
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+10.8
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, 7:50 PM ET.
2018 U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2018 · 14,996 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 9,719 | 64.8% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 5,268 | 35.1% |
Write-ins | 9 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+29.7
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- R+4.3
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 Governor
Nov 6, 2018 · 15,395 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner | 9,474 | 61.5% |
Marcus J. Molinaro(R) | 5,402 | 35.1% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 327 | 2.1% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 102 | 0.7% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 68 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 22 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+27.4
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- D+2.9
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 · 14,976 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 9,547 | 63.7% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 5,180 | 34.6% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 188 | 1.3% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 55 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 7 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+29.7
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- R+6.6
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 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 14,862 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 9,310 | 62.6% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 5,160 | 34.7% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 201 | 1.4% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 95 | 0.6% |
Other candidate (O) | 85 | 0.6% |
Write-ins | 10 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+28.7
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- D+0.8
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.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 19,760 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 14,112 | 71.4% |
Wendy Long(R) | 5,155 | 26.1% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 374 | 1.9% |
Alex Merced(L) | 102 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 16 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+46.5
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- D+2.1
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.
2016 President
Nov 8, 2016 · 22,002 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 12,181 | 55.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 9,059 | 41.2% |
Jill Stein(G) | 326 | 1.5% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 307 | 1.4% |
Write-ins | 129 | 0.6% |
- District margin
- D+14.7
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+8.8
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, 9:17 PM ET.
Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.