NYC Election Results – US House, State Assembly & State Senate Races Dissected
Edited by: Fern Sidman
Now that the 2022 midterm elections are in the proverbial rear window, what can we glean from the results of these hard fought races? One thing is for sure. For those pundits and other politicos who predicted a “Red Tsunami” it appears that their prognostications were slightly off. The results of this election shined a spotlight on the stark political divisions that have gripped this nation and the growing polarization that continues to infect us.
For New York voters who cast their votes in the highly competitive gubernatorial race, as well as some underreported races for US Senate, New York Attorney General and a veritable slew of local races for State Assembly and the US House of Representatives, among others, the results embodied the sign of the times.
Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who became New York’s first female governor when she succeeded Andrew M. Cuomo after his resignation, emerged victorious in the race against Representative Lee Zeldin of Long Island. With 95% of the votes counted the incumbent Hochul garnered 52.8% of the vote which translates into 3,011,672 votes. The Republican challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin received 47.2% of the vote or 2,688,543 votes. The total number of votes reported was 5,700, 215, as was reported by the New York Times.
The issues of rampant crime, the controversial bail reform laws, inflation and high taxes dominated the race.
In the race for US Senate, as was predicted the incumbent Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, who also happens to be the Senate majority leader received 56.2% of the votes (3,179,242 votes) and his Republican challenger Joe Pinion garnered 43.1% of the votes (2,435,385 votes). These statistics reflect the results with 90% of the vote counted.
In the race for New York State Attorney General, with 82.36% counted, the Democratic incumbent Letitia James sailed to victory with 54.3% of the vote (3,039,604 votes) and her Republican opponent Michael Henry received 45.7% of the vote (2,561,091 votes).
A commercial litigation attorney. Michael Henry has been endorsed by various police unions but faced long odds against one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, Fox News reported.
James, 64, made history when she took office in January 2019. Fox News reported that she is the first Black woman elected to statewide office, the state’s first Black attorney general and the first woman elected to the post.
Another incumbent who defended his position was New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.with 81.92% of the vote counted DiNapoli received 57% of the vote (3,173,372) and his Republican challenger Paul Rodriguez received 43% of the vote (2,397,318 votes).
U.S. HOUSE – QUEENS/NASSAU DISTRICT 3
WINNER – George Santos (R) with 142,017 votes or 54.2% of the vote. Democratic challenger Robert Zimmerman received 120,060 votes or 45.8% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – QUEENS DISTRICT 5
WINNER – Incumbent Gregory Meeks (D) with 97,981 votes or 75.2% of the vote. His Republican challenger Paul King received 32,393 votes or 24.8% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – QUEENS DISTRICT 6
WINNER – Incumbent Grace Meng (D) with 79,506 votes or 63.3% of the vote. The Republican challenger Thomas Zmich got 46,188 votes or 36.7% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – BROOKLYN/QUEENS DISTRICT 7
WINNER – Incumbent Nydia Velázquez (D) with 111,968 votes or 80.5% of the vote. The Republican challenger Juan Pagan received 27,142 votes or 19.5% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 8
WINNER – Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries (D) with 93,295 votes or 72.4% of the vote. The Republican challenger Yuri Dashevsky received 35,486 votes or 27.6% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 9
WINNER – Incumbent Yvette Clarke (D) with 111,162 votes or 82.2% of the vote. The Conservative party challenger Menachem Raitport received 24,143 votes or 17.8%of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – MANHATTAN/BROOKLYN DISTRICT 10
WINNER – Daniel Goldman (D) received 149,261 votes or 83.9% of the vote. The Republican challenger Benine Hamdan got 27,230 votes or 15.3% of the vote. The Independent party challenger Steve Speer received 1,357 votes or 0.8% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – BROOKLYN/STATEN ISLAND DISTRICT 11
WINNER – The incumbent Republican Nicole Malliotakis received 113,485 votes or 62.1% of the vote. The Democratic party challenger Max Rose who once held this congressional seat received 69,241 votes or 37.9% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – MANHATTAN DISTRICT 12
WINNER – Incumbent Jerrold Nadler (D) received 186,357 votes or 81.7% of the vote. The Republican challenger Michael Zumbluskas garnered 41,264 votes or 18.1% of the vote. Mikhail Itkis, the Independent party candidate received 583 votes or 0.3% of the vote,
U.S. HOUSE – QUEENS/THE BRONX DISTRICT 14
WINNER – Incumbent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) with 78,788 votes or 70.6% of the vote. The Republican challenger Tina Forte received 30,661 votes or 27.5% of the vote. The Conservative party candidate Desi Cuellar received 2,128 votes or 1.9% of the vote.
U.S. HOUSE – THE BRONX DISTRICT 15
WINNER – Incumbent Ritchie Torres received 72,610 votes or 82.6% of the vote. The Republican challenger Stylo Sapaskis received 15,265 votes or 17.4% of the vote,
U.S. HOUSE – THE BRONX/WESTCHESTER DISTRICT 16
WINNER – Incumbent Jamaal Bowman received 125,727 votes or 64.3% of the vote. The Republican challenger Miriam Flisser received 69,722 votes or 35.7% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – QUEENS/THE BRONX DISTRICT 11
WINNER – Toby Ann Stavisky (D) with 34,784 votes or 56% of the vote. The Republican challenger Stefano Forte received 27,336 votes or 44% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – BROOKLYN/QUEENS DISTRICT 15
WINNER – Incumbent Joseph Addabbo (D) with 28,681 votes or 56.9% of the vote. The Republican challenger Danniel Maio received 21,693 votes or 43.1% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – QUEENS DISTRICT 16
WINNER – John Liu (D) with 27,202 votes or 57.7% of the vote. The Republican challenger, Ruben Cruz received 19,921 votes or 42.3% of the vote
STATE SENATE – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 17
WINNER – Iwen Chu (D) with 17,125 votes or 50.3% of the vote. The Republican challenger, Vito LaBella received 16,910 votes or 49.7% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 21
WINNER – Kevin Parker (D) with 45,093 votes or 80.5% of the vote. The Working Families party candidate David Alexis received 10,917 votes or 19.5% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 22
WINNER – Incumbent Simcha Felder (D) with 54,312 votes or 95.5% of the vote. The Working Families party candidate Marva Brown received 2,575 votes or 4.5% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – BROOKLYN/STATEN ISLAND DISTRICT 23
WINNER – Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D) with 28,234 votes or 51.4% of the vote. The Republican challenger Joseph Tirone received 26,716 votes or 48.6% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – BROOKLYN/MANHATTAN DISTRICT 26
WINNER – Incumbent Andrew Gounardes (D) received 65,044 votes or 78.7% of the vote. The Republican challenger Brian Fox received 16,961 votes or 20.5% of the vote. Martha Rowe, the Independent party candidate got 606 votes or 0.7% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – MANHATTAN DISTRICT 27
WINNER – Incumbent Brian Kavanagh (D) with 58,674 votes or 95.9% of the vote. Eric Rassi, the Independent party candidate received 2,526 votes or 4.1% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – MANHATTAN DISTRICT 28
WINNER – Incumbent Liz Krueger (D) received 71,529 votes or 77.6% of the vote. The Republican challenger, Awadhesh Kumar Gupta received 20,604 votes or 22.4% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – MANHATTAN/THE BRONX DISTRICT 31
WINNER – Incumbent Robert Jackson (D) received 39,987 votes or 85.2% of the vote. The Republican challenger, Donald Skinner received 6,971 votes or 14.8% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – THE BRONX DISTRICT 32
WINNER – Incumbent Luis Sepulveda (D) received 21,467 votes or 83.2% of the vote. The Republican challenger, Antonio Melendez received 3,775 votes or 14.6% of the vote. The Conservative party candidate Dion Powell received 551 votes or 2.1% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – THE BRONX/WESTCHESTER DISTRICT 34
WINNER – Nathalia Fernandez (D) received 33,335 votes or 65.3% of the vote. The Republican challenger, Samantha Zherka received 17,702 votes or 34.7% of the vote.
STATE SENATE – MANHATTAN DISTRICT 47
WINNER – Incumbent Brad Hoylman (D) with 85,039 votes or 93.3% of the vote, The Independent party candidate Maria Danzilo received 4,690 votes or 5.1% of the vote. Robert Bobrick (I) received 1,437 votes or 1.6% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – QUEENS DISTRICT 23
WINNER – Incumbent Thomas Sullivan (C) received 15,246 votes or 50.4% of the vote. The Democratic party challenger Stacey Pheffer Amato received 15,000 votes or 49.6% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – QUEENS DISTRICT 25
WINNER – Incumbent Nily Rozic (D ) received 11,126 votes or 56.6% of the vote. The Republican challenger Seth Breland received 8,535 votes or 43.4% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 26 – QUEENS
WINNER – Incumbent Edward Braunstein (D) received 17,748 votes or 53.9% of the vote. The Republican challenger, Robert Speranza received 15,176 votes or 46.1% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – QUEENS DISTRICT 27
WINNER – Daniel Rosenthal (D) received 13,175 votes or 57.7% of the vote. The Conservative party candidate Angelo King received 9,675 votes or 42.3% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – QUEENS DISTRICT 28
WINNER – Andrew Hevesi (D) received 19,416 votes or 57.6% of the vote. The Republican party challenger Michael Conigliaro got 14,298 votes or 42.4% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – QUEENS DISTRICT 30
WINNER – Steven Raga (D) received 10,972 votes or 57.9% of the vote. The Republican challenger Sean Lally got 7,971 votes or 42.1% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – QUEENS DISTRICT 32
WINNER – Vivian Cook (D) received 16,828 votes or 85% of the votes, The Republican challenger, Marilyn Miller got 1,679 votes or 8.5% of the vote. The Working Families party candidate Anthony Andrews got 1,284 votes or 6.5% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – QUEENS DISTRICT 40
WINNER – Incumbent Ron Kim (D) received 7,521 votes or 51.9% of the vote. The Republican challenger Sharon Liao received 6,971 votes or 48.1% of the vote,
STATE ASSEMBLY – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 41
WINNER – Incumbent Helene Weinstein (D) received 16,677 votes or 77.5% of the vote. The Conservative party candidate Ramona Johnson received 4,832 votes or 22.5% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 44
WINNER – Incumbent Robert Carroll (D) received 35,672 votes or 86% of the vote. The Conservative party candidate Brenda Horton received 5,546 votes or 13.4% of the vote. The Independent party candidate Arkadiusz Tomaszewski got 257 votes or 0.6% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 45
WINNER – Michael Novakhov (R) received 12,588 votes or 60.3% of the vote. The incumbent Steven Cymbrowitz (D) received 8,273 votes or 39.7% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 46
WINNER – Alec Brook-Krasny (C) received 14,023 votes or 51.5% of the vote. The Democratic incumbent Mathylde Frontus received 13,226 votes or 48.5% of the vote.
STATE ASSEMBLY – BROOKLYN DISTRICT 48
WINNER – Incumbent Simcha Eichenstein (D) received 19,900 votes or 95.4% of the vote. The Working Families party candidate Linda Holmes received 955 votes or 4.6% of the vote.
