New York Senate District 27

New York County. Population 320,063 (2020). Partisan lean D+50.

Open seat

2026 candidates

Current senator: Brian P. Kavanagh (D), first elected 2017. 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.

Grace Lee

Challenger · provisional

Democratic

Yuh-Line Niou

Challenger · provisional

Working Families

Matching funds $16K

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

Campaign finance

Grace Lee

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Jason Murillo

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Yuh-Line Niou

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$15,955

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 · 89,024 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Kavanagh(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 79,048
  • Working Families: 9,169
88,21799.1%
Write-ins
8070.9%
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 · 65,968 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Kavanagh(D)winner
62,90695.4%
Eric J. Rassi(Medical Freedom)
2,6844.1%
Write-ins
3780.6%
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 · 115,725 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
91,49279.1%
Donald J. Trump(R)
21,71918.8%
Other candidates
2,5142.2%
District margin
D+61.6
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+48.9

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 · 122,229 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
104,68885.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
15,66912.8%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
7130.6%
Write-ins
5510.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
4990.4%
Brock Pierce(I)
1090.1%
District margin
D+74.0
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+50.5

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 93,012 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
83,15689.4%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
9,71410.4%
Write-ins
1420.2%
District margin
D+79.1
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+45.1

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 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 92,568 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
78,46184.8%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
9,59810.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2,7453.0%
Larry Sharpe(L)
7320.8%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
7150.8%
Write-ins
3160.3%
District margin
D+78.2
Statewide
D+24.4
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 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 90,708 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
78,01986.0%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
10,12411.2%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,9752.2%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
5350.6%
Write-ins
560.1%
District margin
D+77.0
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+40.7

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 91,609 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
79,09386.3%
Keith Wofford(R)
10,10411.0%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,4191.5%
Christopher Garvey(L)
5770.6%
Other candidate (O)
2820.3%
Write-ins
1340.1%
District margin
D+77.3
Statewide
D+27.9
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, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 110,447 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
93,62084.8%
Wendy Long(R)
13,01911.8%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
2,8692.6%
Alex Merced(L)
8600.8%
Write-ins
790.1%
District margin
D+75.6
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+31.2

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.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 117,119 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
100,27085.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
12,00410.2%
Jill Stein(G)
1,8951.6%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,8821.6%
Write-ins
1,0670.9%
District margin
D+78.6
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+55.1

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.

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