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New York's 49th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Lester Chang since 2023.
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New York's 49th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Lester Chang since 2023.
District 49 is in Brooklyn. It contains portions of Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, Borough Park and Bensonhurst.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 9th, 10th and 11th congressional districts, the 17th, 22nd and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 38th, 43rd and 47th districts of the New York City Council.
District 49 is in Brooklyn. It contains portions of Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, and Bensonhurst.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lester Chang | 12,951 | ||
| Conservative | Lester Chang | 2,142 | ||
| Total | Lester Chang (incumbent) | 15,093 | 97.3 | |
| Write-in | 425 | 2.7 | ||
| Total votes | 15,518 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lester Chang | 6,888 | ||
| Conservative | Lester Chang | 536 | ||
| Total | Lester Chang | 7,424 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 6,842 | 47.9 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 14,287 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 16,606 | ||
| Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 1,498 | ||
| Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 18,104 | 99.1 | |
| Write-in | 162 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 18,266 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 9,910 | ||
| Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 539 | ||
| Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 350 | ||
| Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 10,799 | 84.2 | |
| Conservative | Rosemary Mangino | 2,017 | 15.7 | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 12,825 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 12,486 | ||
| Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 891 | ||
| Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 447 | ||
| Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 13,824 | 75.5 | |
| Republican | Rosemary Mangino | 3,903 | ||
| Conservative | Rosemary Mangino | 571 | ||
| Total | Rosemary Mangino | 4,474 | 24.4 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 18,319 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 4,305 | ||
| Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 347 | ||
| Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 220 | ||
| Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 4,872 | 76.0 | |
| Republican | Henry Lallave | 1,190 | ||
| Conservative | Henry Lallave | 346 | ||
| Total | Henry Lallave | 1,536 | 23.9 | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 6,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 10,980 | ||
| Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 759 | ||
| Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 369 | ||
| Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 12,108 | 89.3 | |
| Conservative | Vincent Katinas | 1,429 | 10.5 | |
| Write-in | 15 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 13,552 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Peter Cipriano | 644 | 66.4 | |
| Republican | Lucretia Regina-Potter | 326 | 33.6 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 970 | 100.0 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Cipriano | 49 | 86.0 | |
| Write-in | 8 | 14.0 | ||
| Total votes | 57 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 6,690 | ||
| Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 416 | ||
| Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 310 | ||
| Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 7,416 | 60.8 | |
| Republican | Peter Cipriano | 3,987 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Cipriano | 672 | ||
| Total | Peter Cipriano | 4,659 | 38.2 | |
| Write-in | 116 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 12,191 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [11] [12] |
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| 2024 | President | Trump 59.0 – 39.1% |
| Senate | Sapraicone 52.8 - 45.9% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Pinion 54.3 – 45.6% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56.6 – 42.0% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 66.0 – 34.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58.6 – 38.9% |
| Senate | Schumer 66.3 – 33.7% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.0 – 35.0% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 73.4 – 24.8% |
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