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New York Senate District 26

Kings, New York counties. Population 322,005 (2020). Partisan lean D+43.

2026 candidates

Current senator: Andrew Gounardes (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.

Tom Stanten

Challenger · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Matching funds $135.8K

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

Campaign finance

Andrew Gounardes

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Tom Stanten

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$135,795

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 Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 116,403 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew S. Gounardes(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 78,176
  • Working Families: 13,231
91,40778.5%
Vito J. LaBella(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 21,445
  • Conservative: 3,194
24,63921.2%
Write-ins
3570.3%
District margin
D+57.5
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+49.4

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

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 88,486 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew S. Gounardes(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 56,550
  • Working Families: 13,426
69,97679.1%
Brian Fox(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 16,145
  • Conservative: 1,622
17,76720.1%
Martha M. Rowen(Medical Freedom)
6650.8%
Write-ins
780.1%
District margin
D+59.5
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
D+59.3

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 123,881 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)
93,90375.8%
Donald J. Trump(R)
26,56521.4%
Other candidates
3,4132.8%
District margin
D+55.9
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+43.2

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 · 128,381 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)
103,27480.4%
Donald J. Trump(R)
23,31318.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
6130.5%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
5910.5%
Write-ins
4990.4%
Brock Pierce(I)
920.1%
District margin
D+63.2
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+39.7

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 98,058 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
84,32086.0%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
13,61813.9%
Write-ins
1190.1%
District margin
D+72.2
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+38.2

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 97,895 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
78,50980.2%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
14,00614.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
3,3463.4%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
8980.9%
Larry Sharpe(L)
7250.7%
Write-ins
4110.4%
District margin
D+69.7
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
D+45.3

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 · 96,922 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
80,38482.9%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
13,82614.3%
Mark Dunlea(G)
2,2192.3%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
4350.4%
Write-ins
570.1%
District margin
D+70.6
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+34.4

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 · 97,109 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)
80,30582.7%
Keith Wofford(R)
14,18214.6%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,5811.6%
Christopher Garvey(L)
5420.6%
Other candidate (O)
3430.4%
Write-ins
1560.2%
District margin
D+70.0
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+42.1

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 · 108,235 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
90,10783.3%
Wendy Long(R)
14,15913.1%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
3,2213.0%
Alex Merced(L)
6770.6%
Write-ins
720.1%
District margin
D+72.8
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+28.4

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 · 112,509 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)
89,36079.4%
Donald J. Trump(R)
18,71316.6%
Jill Stein(G)
1,9391.7%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,5331.4%
Write-ins
9630.9%
District margin
D+65.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+41.8

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.