2020 New York State Assembly election

Elections to the New York State Assembly were held on November 3, 2020 in the U.S. state of New York. The elections were part of the biennial elections in the United States, with elections for the State Senate, the U.S. House, and U.S. president being held on the same day. Primary elections were held on June 23.

Assembly Democrats won 105 of the chamber's 150 seats on election day, while Republicans won 43 seats and two other seats were won by members of third parties.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportOctober 21, 2020

Summary Longtime Asm. Carmen Arroyo (D-Bronx) was disqualified from the Democratic primary ballot due to election fraud.

Incumbent Asms. Michael DenDekker, Joseph Lentol, Michael Miller, Walter Mosley, Felix Ortiz, and Aravella Simotas were defeated in Democratic primaries.

Incumbents Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) and Mark Johns (R-Webster) were defeated in the general election.

Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright was disqualified from seeking re-election as a Democrat due to paperwork errors, but instead campaigned as the candidate of the Rise and Unite Party and was re-elected.

Assemblymember Fred Thiele, a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats, was re-elected in Assembly District One.

2020 New York State Assembly Election ResultsPartyVotes%SwingSeatsChangeDemocratic 4,482,999 58.52% 3.49 105 Republican 2,430,174 31.72% 3.43 43 1Conservative 301,261 3.93% 0.240 Working Families 254,463 3.32% 0.560 Independence 109,184 1.43% 0.23 1 Libertarian 19,879 0.26% 0.190 Liberal 5,941 0.08% 0 Green 5,923 0.08% 0.030 Serve America 4,689 0.06% 0 Others 45,978 0.60% 1 1 Total votes 7,660,491 100.00% 150  Registered/turnout 13,555,547 56.51%

Assembly districts +DistrictMemberPartyFirst electedStatusResults1Fred ThieleDem1995+Incumbent re-elected.Fred Thiele (D) 58% Heather Collins (R) 42%2Anthony PalumboRep2013+Incumbent retired to run for State Senate. Republican hold.Jodi Giglio (R) 56% Laura Jens-Smith (D) 42%

William Van Helmond (L) 1%3Joe DeStefanoRep2018Incumbent re-elected.Joe DeStefano (R) 56% Steven Polgar (D) 43%

Adam Martin (L) 1%4Steve EnglebrightDem1992+Incumbent re-elected.Steve Englebright (D) 55% Michael Ross (R) 44%

Adam Fischer-Gledhill (L) 1%5Douglas M. SmithRep2018+Incumbent re-elected.Douglas M. Smith (R) 61% Alfred Ianacci (D) 39%6Philip RamosDem2002Incumbent re-elected.Philip Ramos (D) 76% Ryan Skelly (R) 24%7Andrew GarbarinoRep2012Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Republican hold.Jarrett Gandolfo (R) 60% Francis Genco (D) 40%8Michael J. FitzpatrickRep2002Incumbent re-elected.Michael Fitzpatrick (R) 64% Dylan Rice (D) 36%9Mike LiPietriRep2018Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Republican hold.Michael Durso (R) 62% Ann Brancato (D) 38%10Steve SternDem2018+Incumbent re-elected.Steve Stern (D) 56% Jamie Silvestri (R) 44%11Kimberly Jean-PierreDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D) 60% Eugene Murray (R) 40%12Keith BrownRep2020+Incumbent re-elected.Keith Brown (R) 52% Michael Marcantonio (D) 48%13Charles D. LavineDem2004Incumbent re-elected.Charles Lavine (D) 63% Andrew Monteleone (R) 37%14David McDonoughRep2002+Incumbent re-elected.David McDonough (R) 59% Kevin Gorman (D) 40%

Jake Gutowitz (L) 1%15Michael MontesanoRep2010+Incumbent re-elected.Michael Montesano (R) 56% Joseph Sackman (D) 44%16Anthony D'UrsoDem2016Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.Gina Sillitti (D) 53.7% Ragini Srivastava (R) 45.8%

Blay Tarnoff (L) 0.5%17John MikulinRep2018+Incumbent re-elected.John Mikulin (R) 60% Mark Engelman (D) 40% 18Taylor DarlingDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Taylor Darling (D) 85% Cherice Vanderhall (R) 15%19Ed RaRep2010Incumbent re-elected.Ed Ra (R) 59% Gary Port (D) 41%20Melissa MillerRep2016Incumbent re-elected.Melissa Miller (R) 59% Gregory Marks (D) 41%21Judy GriffinDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Judy Griffin (D) 53% Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R) 46%

Barry Leon (L) 1%22Michaelle C. SolagesDem2012Incumbent re-elected.Michaelle Solages (D) 68% Nicholas Zacchea (R) 32%23Stacey Pheffer AmatoDem2016Incumbent re-elected.Stacey Pheffer Amato (D) 62% Peter Hatzipetros (R) 38%24David WeprinDem2010+Incumbent re-elected.David Weprin (D) 100%25Nily Rozic Dem2012Incumbent re-elected.Nily Rozic (D) 100%26Edward BraunsteinDem2010Incumbent re-elected.Edward Braunstein (D) 55% John-Alexander Sakelos (R) 45%27Daniel RosenthalDem2017+Incumbent re-elected.Daniel Rosenthal (D) 100%28Andrew HevesiDem2005+Incumbent re-elected.Andrew Hevesi (D) 87% Danniel Malo (COVID19 Stories) 13%29Alicia HyndmanDem2015+Incumbent re-elected.Alicia Hyndman (D) 100%30Brian BarnwellDem2016Incumbent re-elected.Brian Barnwell (D) 100%31VacantDemIncumbent resigned January 1, 2020, after being elected New York City Civil Court Judge. Democratic hold.Khaleel Anderson (D) 89% Joseph Cullina (R) 11%32Vivian E. CookDem1990Incumbent re-elected.Vivian E. Cook (D) 100%33Clyde VanelDem2016+Incumbent re-elected.Clyde Vanel (D) 100%34Michael DenDekkerDem2008Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold.Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D) 78% William Marquez (R) 22%35Jeffrion L. AubryDem1992+Incumbent re-elected.Jeffrion Aubry (D) 78% Han-Kohn To (R) 22%36Aravella SimotasDem2010Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold.Zohran Mamdani (D) 100%37Catherine NolanDem1984Incumbent re-elected.Catherine Nolan (D) 100%38Michael G. MillerDem2009+Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold.Jenifer Rajkumar (D) 73% Giovanni Perna (R) 27%39Catalina CruzDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Catalina Cruz (D) 100%40Ron KimDem2012Incumbent re-elected.Ron Kim (D) 84% Steven Lee (Justice & Peace) 16%41Helene WeinsteinDem1980Incumbent re-elected.Helene Weinstein (D) 65% Ramona Johnson (R) 35%42Rodneyse BichotteDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Rodneyse Bichotte (D) 100%43Diana RichardsonDem2015+Incumbent re-elected.Diana Richardson (D) 89% Menachem Raitport (R) 11%44Robert CarrollDem2016Incumbent re-elected.Robert Carroll (D) 79% Salvatore Barrera (R) 21%45Steven CymbrowitzDem2000Incumbent re-elected.Steven Cymbrowitz (D) 100%46Mathylde FrontusDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Mathylde Frontus (D) 51% Mark Szuszkiewicz (R) 49%47William ColtonDem1996Incumbent re-elected.William Colton (D) 62% Barbara Marino (R) 38%48Simcha EichensteinDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Simcha Eichenstein (D) 100%49Peter J. Abbate Jr.Dem1986Incumbent re-elected.Peter J. Abbate Jr. (D) 100%50Joe LentolDem1972Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold.Emily Gallagher (D) 100%51Felix OrtizDem1994Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold.Marcela Mitaynes (D) 100%52Jo Anne SimonDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Jo Anne Simon (D) 100%53Maritza DavilaDem2013+Incumbent re-elected.Maritza Davila (D) 100%54Erik Martin DilanDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Erik Martin Dilan (D) 86% Khorshed Chowdhury (R) 9%

Scott Hutchins (G) 5%55Latrice WalkerDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Latrice Walker (D) Berneda Jackson (R)56Tremaine WrightDem2016Incumbent retired to run for State Senate. Democratic hold.Stefani Zinerman (D)57Walter MosleyDem2012Incumbent defeated for renomination. Democratic hold.Phara Souffrant Forrest (D) 76% Walter Mosley (WF) 24%58N. Nick PerryDem1992Incumbent re-elected.N. Nick Perry (D) 100%59Jaime WilliamsDem2016+Incumbent re-elected.Jaime Williams (D) 100%60Charles BarronDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Charles Barron (D) 100%61Charles FallDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Charles Fall (D) 69% Paul Ciurcina (R) 31%62Michael ReillyRep2018Incumbent re-elected.Michael Reilly (R) 100%63Michael CusickDem2002Incumbent re-elected.Michael Cusick (D) 53% Anthony DeGuerre (R) 47%64Nicole MalliotakisRep2010Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Republican hold.Michael Tannousis (R) 59% Brandon Patterson (D) 41%65Yuh-Line NiouDem2016Incumbent re-elected.Yuh-Line Niou (D) 100%66Deborah J. GlickDem1990Incumbent re-elected.Deborah Glick (D) 85% Tamara Lashchyk (R) 15%67Linda RosenthalDem2006+Incumbent re-elected.Linda Rosenthal (D) 100%68Robert J. RodriguezDem2010Incumbent re-elected.Robert J. Rodriguez (D) 90% Daby Benjamine Carreras (R) 10%69Daniel J. O'DonnellDem2002Incumbent re-elected.Daniel J. O'Donnell (D) 100%70Inez DickensDem2016Incumbent re-elected.Inez Dickens (D) 90% Craig Schley (Schley for 70) 10%71Al TaylorDem2017+Incumbent re-elected.Al Taylor (D) 100%72Carmen De La RosaDem2016Incumbent re-elected.Carmen De La Rosa (D) 100%73Dan QuartDem2011+Incumbent re-elected.Dan Quart (D) 74% Judith Graham (R) 26%74Harvey EpsteinDem2018+Incumbent re-elected.Harvey Epstein (D) 100%75Richard N. GottfriedDem1970Incumbent re-elected.Richard N. Gottfried (D) 100%76Rebecca SeawrightDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Rebecca Seawright (Rise and Unite) 58% Louis Puliafito (R) 42%77Latoya JoynerDem2014Incumbent re-elected.Latoya Joyner (D) 89% Tanya Carmichael (R) 10%

Benjamin Eggleston (C) 1%78Jose RiveraDem2000Incumbent re-elected.Jose Rivera (D) 88% Michael Dister (R) 12%79Michael BlakeDem2014Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Democratic hold.Chantel Jackson (D) 90% Donald Skinner (R) 8%

Dion Powell (C) 2%80Nathalia FernandezDem2018+Incumbent re-elected.Nathalia Fernandez (D) 79% Gene DeFrancis (R) 18%

Elizabeth Perri (C) 3%81Jeffrey DinowitzDem1994+Incumbent re-elected.Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) 81% Nicole Torres (R) 16%

Alan Reed (C) 3%82Michael BenedettoDem2004Incumbent re-elected.Michael Benedetto (D) 74% John DeStefano (R) 23%

William Britt (C) 3%83Carl HeastieDem2000Incumbent re-elected.Carl Heastie (D) 93% Brenton Ritchie (R) 4%

Regina Cartagena (C) 3%84Carmen ArroyoDem1994+Incumbent removed from primary ballot due to petitioning fraud. Democratic hold.Amanda Septimo (D) 84% Rosaline Nieves (R) 10%

Carmen Arroyo (Proven Leader) 4%

Linda Ortiz (C) 2% 85VacantDemIncumbent resigned in February 2020. Democratic hold.Kenny Burgos (D) 88% Janelle King (R) 10%

Gabriel Eronosele (C) 2%86Victor PichardoDem2013+Incumbent re-elected.Victor Pichardo (D) 88% Lorraine Zeigler (R) 12%87Karines ReyesDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Karines Reyes (D) 87.7% Michelle Castillo (R) 10.1%

Juan DeJesus (C) 1.7%

Carl Lundgren (G) 0.6%88Amy PaulinDem2000Incumbent re-elected.Amy Paulin (D) 100%89J. Gary PretlowDem1992Incumbent re-elected.J. Gary Pretlow (D) 100%90Nader SayeghDem2018Incumbent re-elected.Nader Sayegh (D) 100%91Steven OtisDem2012Incumbent re-elected.Steven Otis (D) 100%92Thomas J. AbinantiDem2010Incumbent re-elected.Thomas J. Abinanti (D) 100%93David BuchwaldDem2012Incumbent retired to run for Congress. Democratic hold.Chris Burdick (D) 66% John Nuculovic (R) 34%94Kevin ByrneRep2016Incumbent re-elected. Kevin Byrne (R) 58% Stephanie Keegan (D) 42%95Sandy GalefDem1992Incumbent re-elected.Sandy Galef (D) 66% Lawrence Chiulli (R) 34%96Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.Dem2007+Incumbent re-elected.Kenneth Zebrowski Jr. (D) 100%97Ellen JaffeeDem2006Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.Mike Lawler (R) 52% Ellen Jaffee (D) 48%98Karl A. BrabenecRep2014Incumbent re-elected.Karl A. Brabenec (R) 100%99Colin SchmittRep2018Incumbent re-elected.Colin Schmitt (R) 57% Sarita Bhandarkar (D) 43%100Aileen GuntherDem2003+Incumbent re-elected.Aileen Gunther (D) 100%101Brian MillerRep2016Incumbent re-elected.Brian Miller (R) 60% Chad McEvoy (D) 38%

Barbara Kidney (G) 2%102Christopher TagueRep2018+Incumbent re-elected.Christopher Tague (R) 64% Betsy Kraat (D) 36%103Kevin A. CahillDem1998Incumbent re-elected.Kevin Cahill (D) 70% Rex Bridges (R) 30%104Jonathan JacobsonDem2018+Incumbent re-elected.Jonathan Jacobson (D) 64% Andrew Gauzza (R) 36%105Kieran LalorRep2012Incumbent re-elected.Kieran Lalor (R) 57% Laurette Giardino (D) 43%106Didi BarrettDem2012+Incumbent re-elected.Didi Barrett (D) 58% Dean Michael (R) 42%107Jake AshbyRep2018+Incumbent re-elected.Jake Ashby (R) 45% Brittany Vogel (D) 54%

Charles Senrick (L) 1%108John T. McDonald IIIDem2012Incumbent re-elected.John McDonald (D) 66% Petros Papanicolaou (R) 26%

Sam Fein (WF) 9%109Patricia FahyDem2012Incumbent re-elected.Patricia Fahy (D) 70%