New York Senate District 18

Kings, Queens counties. Population 319,074 (2020). Partisan lean D+43.

Uncontested

2026 candidates

Current senator: Julia Salazar (D), first elected 2018.

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

Julia Salazar

Incumbent · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Julia Salazar

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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 Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 68,474 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Julia Salazar(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 54,800
  • Working Families: 13,089
67,88999.1%
Write-ins
5850.9%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+8.1

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 43,857 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Julia Salazar(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 33,964
  • Working Families: 9,291
43,25598.6%
Write-ins
6021.4%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+0.2

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 87,972 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
63,85772.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
21,63524.6%
Other candidates
2,4802.8%
District margin
D+49.4
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+36.7

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 · 95,841 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
76,62079.9%
Donald J. Trump(R)
17,95618.7%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5360.6%
Write-ins
3970.4%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
2670.3%
Brock Pierce(I)
650.1%
District margin
D+62.0
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+38.6

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 · 62,003 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
58,15493.8%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
3,7886.1%
Write-ins
610.1%
District margin
D+87.8
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+53.8

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 · 63,221 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
55,83588.3%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
3,6105.7%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2,6354.2%
Larry Sharpe(L)
4630.7%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
4370.7%
Write-ins
2410.4%
District margin
D+87.9
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
D+63.4

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 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 61,778 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
55,76890.3%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
3,6675.9%
Mark Dunlea(G)
2,0453.3%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
2530.4%
Write-ins
450.1%
District margin
D+87.7
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+51.4

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 · 62,306 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
57,55092.4%
Keith Wofford(R)
3,4335.5%
Michael Sussman(G)
8311.3%
Christopher Garvey(L)
2550.4%
Other candidate (O)
1600.3%
Write-ins
770.1%
District margin
D+88.7
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+60.9

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.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 77,161 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
68,86989.3%
Wendy Long(R)
4,8316.3%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
3,0053.9%
Alex Merced(L)
3820.5%
Write-ins
740.1%
District margin
D+86.9
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+42.5

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.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 81,831 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
72,26888.3%
Donald J. Trump(R)
6,8208.3%
Jill Stein(G)
1,6412.0%
Gary Johnson(L)
6100.7%
Write-ins
4920.6%
District margin
D+82.8
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+59.2

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.

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