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.[7] Primary elections were held on June 23.[8]

2020 New York Assembly election[1]

November 3, 2020
All 150 seats in the New York State Assembly 75 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	56.51%[2]
Leader Carl Heastie William Barclay Fred Thiele[lower-alpha 1] Party Democratic Republican Independence Leader since February 3, 2015 January 7, 2020 October 1, 2009 Leader's seat 83rd 120th 1st Last election 105 seats, 62.0% 44 seats, 28.3% 1 seat, 1.7% Seats before 101 43 1 Seats won 105[lower-alpha 2] 43 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,482,999 2,430,174 109,184 Percentage 58.52% 31.72% 1.43% Swing 3.49% 3.43% 0.23%
Speaker before election Carl Heastie Democratic Speaker Carl Heastie[6] Democratic

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.[1][9]

Summary

Longtime Asm. Carmen Arroyo (D-Bronx) was disqualified from the Democratic primary ballot due to election fraud.[10]

Incumbent Asms. Michael DenDekker, Joseph Lentol, Michael Miller, Walter Mosley, Felix Ortiz, and Aravalla Simotas were defeated in Democratic primaries.[8]

Incumbents Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) and Mark Johns (R-Webster) were defeated in the general election.[11][12]

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.[5]

Assemblymember Fred Thiele, a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats, was re-elected in Assembly District One.[4]

Overview

2020 New York State Assembly Election Results[1]
Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Democratic	4,482,999	58.52%	3.49	105
	Republican	2,430,174	31.72%	3.43	43	1
	Conservative	301,261	3.93%	0.24	0
	Working Families	254,463	3.32%	0.56	0
	Independence	109,184	1.43%	0.23	1[lower-alpha 3]
	Libertarian	19,879	0.26%	0.19	0
	Liberal	5,941	0.08%		0
	Green	5,923	0.08%	0.03	0
	Serve America	4,689	0.06%		0
	Others	45,978	0.60%		1[lower-alpha 4]	1
Total Votes		7,660,491	100.00%		150
Registered/Turnout[2]		13,555,547	56.51%

Popular vote Democratic   58.52% Republican   31.72% Conservative   3.93% Working Families   3.32% Independence   1.43% Others   1.08%

State Assembly seats Democratic   70.67% Republican   28.67% Independence   0.67%

See also

• 2020 New York state elections

Notes

1. Thiele, a member of the Independence Party, caucuses with the Democrats.[3][4]
2. This total does not include Rebecca Seawright. Seawright was disqualified from seeking re-election as a Democrat in Assembly District 76 due to paperwork errors. Instead, she campaigned as the candidate of the Rise and Unite Party and was re-elected.[5] It also does not include Fred Thiele of Assembly District One, a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats.[3][4]
3. Fred Thiele of Assembly District One is a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats.[3][4]
4. Rebecca Seawright was disqualified from seeking re-election as a Democrat in Assembly District 76 due to paperwork errors. Instead, she campaigned as the candidate of the Rise and Unite Party and was re-elected.[5]

References

1. "2020 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". elections.ny.gov. 2020-12-03.
2. "Enrollment by County | New York State Board of Elections". elections.ny.gov. 2020-11-01.
3. "Newsday endorses Fred Thiele in 1st Assembly District". Newsday. October 27, 2020.
4. Walsh, Christopher (December 10, 2020). "Suffolk Election Results Finally Official | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com.
5. Rock, Michael (November 4, 2020). "Seawright Re-Elected Despite Initial Challenges". www.newyorkcountypolitics.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
6. "Democrats, Republicans Re-Elect NYS Assembly Leaders". spectrumlocalnews.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
7. "New York 2020 Election Guide | Spectrum News NY1 | New York City". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
8. Lentz, Jon (2020-08-06). "New York's 2020 state legislative primary results". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
9. "New York Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
10. "Carmen Arroyo, Longtime Bronx State Rep, Removed From Primary Ballot For Election Fraud". Gothamist. May 22, 2020.
11. "A new Republican in a Democratic world". City & State NY. December 7, 2020.
12. Andreatta, David (November 17, 2020). "Lunsford narrowly defeats incumbent Johns in 135th Assembly District race". www.wxxinews.org.

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "New York", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "New York: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of New York". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• New York at Ballotpedia