New York Assembly District 5

Suffolk County. Population 134,117 (2020). Partisan lean R+38.

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: Douglas M. Smith (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

Douglas M. Smith

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Victoria A Russell

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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 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 70,709 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
43,91262.1%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
25,77536.5%
Other candidates
1,0221.4%
District margin
R+26.0
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+38.7

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 · 70,433 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
40,42557.4%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
29,02141.2%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
4550.6%
Brock Pierce(I)
2240.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1890.3%
Write-ins
1190.2%
District margin
R+16.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 45,793 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)winner
23,91052.2%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
21,87647.8%
Write-ins
70.0%
District margin
R+4.4
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+38.4

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 · 46,267 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner
24,76153.5%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
20,39644.1%
Larry Sharpe(L)
4671.0%
Howie Hawkins(G)
3920.8%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
2390.5%
Write-ins
110.0%
District margin
R+9.7
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+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 · 45,753 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
22,80149.8%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
22,40949.0%
Mark Dunlea(G)
2940.6%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
2460.5%
Write-ins
30.0%
District margin
D+0.9
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+35.4

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 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 45,206 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)winner
24,30253.8%
Letitia James(D)
20,04044.3%
Michael Sussman(G)
3560.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
3110.7%
Other candidate (O)
1940.4%
Write-ins
20.0%
District margin
R+9.6
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+37.5

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.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 58,650 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
32,75655.8%
Wendy Long(R)
24,77742.2%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
6161.1%
Alex Merced(L)
4790.8%
Write-ins
230.0%
District margin
D+13.9
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+30.6

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, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 62,081 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
37,30660.1%
Hillary Clinton(D)
22,41936.1%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,2192.0%
Jill Stein(G)
7811.3%
Write-ins
3560.6%
District margin
R+24.9
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+48.5

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, 9:17 PM ET.

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