New York Assembly District 65
New York County. Population 140,496 (2020). Partisan lean D+43.
Open seat2026 candidates
Current assembly member: Grace Lee (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
Helen Qiu
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $108,432
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Illapa Sairitupac
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $79,723
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 · 33,933 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 33,630 | 99.1% |
Write-ins | 303 | 0.9% |
- 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 · 44,580 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 33,178 | 74.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 10,488 | 23.5% |
Other candidates | 914 | 2.1% |
- District margin
- D+52.0
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- D+39.3
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 · 48,220 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 39,648 | 82.2% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 7,882 | 16.3% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 227 | 0.5% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 209 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 196 | 0.4% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 58 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+66.8
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+43.4
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, 7:50 PM ET.
2018 U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2018 · 34,472 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 30,398 | 88.2% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 4,025 | 11.7% |
Write-ins | 49 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+76.6
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- D+42.6
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 · 34,870 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner | 29,168 | 83.6% |
Marcus J. Molinaro(R) | 4,033 | 11.6% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 1,058 | 3.0% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 253 | 0.7% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 236 | 0.7% |
Write-ins | 122 | 0.3% |
- District margin
- D+75.7
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- D+51.3
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 Comptroller
Nov 6, 2018 · 33,708 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 28,688 | 85.1% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 4,041 | 12.0% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 776 | 2.3% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 176 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 27 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+75.3
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- D+39.0
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 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 34,181 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 29,349 | 85.9% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 3,926 | 11.5% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 537 | 1.6% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 203 | 0.6% |
Other candidate (O) | 113 | 0.3% |
Write-ins | 53 | 0.2% |
- District margin
- D+76.4
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- D+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, 9:15 PM ET.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 40,291 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 34,066 | 84.6% |
Wendy Long(R) | 4,834 | 12.0% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 1,036 | 2.6% |
Alex Merced(L) | 323 | 0.8% |
Write-ins | 33 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+75.1
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- D+30.7
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 · 44,210 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 36,861 | 83.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 5,750 | 13.0% |
Jill Stein(G) | 667 | 1.5% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 613 | 1.4% |
Write-ins | 319 | 0.7% |
- District margin
- D+73.0
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+49.5
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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