The 2022 New York State Assembly election was held on November 8, 2022. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 150 districts across the State of
New York
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. This election coincided with New York elections for the
governorship
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,
U.S. Senate
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, and
state senate
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, among others. Districts for this election were redrawn following the
2020 United States census.
Democrats had held a majority in the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Ass ...
since 1975.
Predictions
Overview
Incumbents not seeking re-election
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Michael Montesano
Michael A. Montesano (born October 16, 1954) was member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th district, which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Repu ...
(R) retired.
*
Brian Barnwell
Brian Barnwell is an American lawyer and politician, who served as a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly. Since January 2017 until December 2022, he has represented Assembly District 30 in Queens; the district includes Maspeth, Wo ...
(D) retired.
*
Catherine Nolan
Catherine T. Nolan (born March 12, 1958) is a former American politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly. From 1985 to 2022, Nolan represented the 37th Assembly District, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of ...
(D) retired.
*
Michael Cusick
Michael J. Cusick (born February 21, 1969) is a former New York State legislator who represented the New York State Assembly's District 63, in Staten Island, New York. He is a Democrat, and served in the Assembly from 2003 to 2023.
Early life an ...
(D) retired.
*
Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou (; zh, t=牛毓琳, p=Niú Yùlín; born July 15, 1983) is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district. The Lower Manhattan district, which is heavily Democratic and over 40% ...
(D) ran for the
U.S. House of Representatives
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in newly redrawn
10th congressional district.
*
Dan Quart (D) ran for Manhattan's 9th Municipal Court District.
*
Richard Gottfried
Richard N. Gottfried (born May 16, 1947) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly representing portions of Manhattan. Gottfried had been a member of the Assembly for more than 50 years, making ...
(D) retired.
*
Kevin Byrne (R) ran for
Putnam County Executive.
*
Sandra Galef (D) retired.
*
Mike Lawler
Michael Vincent Lawler (born September 9, 1986) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district since 2023. From 2021 to 2022, he was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly fr ...
(R) ran for the
United States House of Representatives
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.
*
Colin Schmitt (R) ran for the
United States House of Representatives
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.
*
Kieran Michael Lalor (R) retired.
*
Jake Ashby (R) ran for
State Senate
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.
*
Mark Walczyk (R) ran for
State Senate
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.
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John Salka
John J. Salka is an American politician and respiratory therapist from the state of New York. A Republican, Salka has represented the 121st district of the New York State Assembly, based in Madison and Otsego Counties, since 2019.
Career
Salka ...
(R) retired.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
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Jose Rivera (D) lost renomination to
George Alvarez
George Enrique Alvarez (born January 25) is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Det. Alex Garcia on ''General Hospital'' (1992 to 1994, 1995 to 1999) and ''Port Charles'' (1997 to 1999), Enrique Alvarez on ''The Bol ...
in District 78.
*
Tom Abinanti (D) lost renomination to
MaryJane Shimsky in District 92.
*
Kevin Cahill (D) lost renomination to
Sarahana Shrestha in District 103.
Election
Summary by Assembly Districts
*+Elected in a special election.
District 1
The incumbent was
Fred Thiele
Frederick W. Thiele Jr. (born August 8, 1953) is an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from the 1st district from 2013 to 2024 and the 2nd district from 1995 to 2012. Thiele was originally elected as a member of the R ...
, who ran for re-election.
General election
Results
District 2
The incumbent was
Jodi Giglio
Jodi A. Giglio is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican, Giglio has represented the 2nd District in the New York State Assembly since January 5, 2021. Her district is located on eastern Long Island.
Career
Giglio owns a ...
, who ran for re-election.
General election
Results
District 61
The incumbent was
Charles Fall
Charles Fall (born March 12, 1989) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 61st District since 2019. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of the North Shore of Staten Island. The first Muslim elected to the asse ...
, who ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Justine Cuccia
*Charles Fall, incumbent since
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Results
General election
Results
District 62
The incumbent was
Michael Reilly Jr., who ran for re-election.
General election
Results
District 63
The incumbent was
Democrat
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Michael Cusick
Michael J. Cusick (born February 21, 1969) is a former New York State legislator who represented the New York State Assembly's District 63, in Staten Island, New York. He is a Democrat, and served in the Assembly from 2003 to 2023.
Early life an ...
, who chose to retire after 20 years in the Assembly to become the head of the
Staten Island Economic Development Corporation
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
*Paul Ciurcina Jr.,
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
Republican nominee for District 63
*Samuel Pirozzolo,
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
Republican nominee for District 63
Results
General election
Results
District 64
The incumbent was
Michael Tannousis, who ran for re-election.
General election
Results
District 65
The incumbent was
Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou (; zh, t=牛毓琳, p=Niú Yùlín; born July 15, 1983) is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district. The Lower Manhattan district, which is heavily Democratic and over 40% ...
, who retired to
run for congress.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Grace Lee,
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
candidate for District 65
*Illapa Sairitupac
*Denny Salas
*Alana Sivin
Results
General election
Results
See also
*
List of New York State legislatures
Notes
References
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New York Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...