New York's 74th State Assembly district

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New York's 74th
State Assembly district
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Assemblymember
  Keith Powers
D – Stuyvesant Town

New York's 74th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Keith Powers since 2026. [1] [2]

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Geography

District 74 is in Manhattan. The district includes portions of the Lower East Side, East Village, and Midtown East. The Flatiron Building complex and the headquarters of the United Nations is within this district. [3]

The district lies within New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts, as well as the 27th, 28th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts of the New York City Council.

Recent election results

2026 special

Incumbent Harvey Epstein resigned his seat on December 4, 2025 to serve in the New York City Council, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held – county committee members for each party select nominees. [4] [5] [6] [7]

2026 New York State Assembly special election, District 74 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Keith Powers 4,203 82.5
Republican Joseph Foley719
Conservative Joseph Foley120
TotalJoseph Foley83916.5
Write-in 501.0
Total votes5,092 100.0
Democratic hold

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harvey Epstein 38,149
Working Families Harvey Epstein 4,502
Total Harvey Epstein (incumbent) 42,651 99.0
Write-in 4441.0
Total votes43,095 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harvey Epstein 26,820
Working Families Harvey Epstein 3,353
Total Harvey Epstein (incumbent) 30,173 82.9
Republican Bryan Cooper6,13816.9
Write-in 640.2
Total votes36,375 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harvey Epstein 39,853
Working Families Harvey Epstein 6,896
Total Harvey Epstein (incumbent) 46,749 99.2
Write-in 3640.8
Total votes47,113 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [12] [13]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harvey Epstein (incumbent) 10,517 62.7
Democratic Akshay Vaishampayan3,20219.1
Democratic Juan Pagan2,98317.8
Write-in 700.4
Total votes16,772 100.0
General election
Democratic Harvey Epstein 34,316
Working Families Harvey Epstein 2,219
Total Harvey Epstein (incumbent) 36,535 87.3
Republican Bryan Cooper4,69411.2
Reform Juan Pagan5861.4
Write-in 430.1
Total votes41,858 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 special

2018 New York State Assembly special election, District 74 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harvey Epstein 3,541
Working Families Harvey Epstein 616
Total Harvey Epstein 4,157 89.9
Republican Bryan Cooper2485.4
Green Adrienne Craig-Williams1042.2
Reform Juan Pagan1032.2
Write-in 130.3
Total votes4,625 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Kavanagh 37,627
Working Families Brian Kavanagh 2,251
Total Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) 39,878 81.6
Republican Frank Scala7,164
Reform Frank Scala199
TotalFrank Scala7,36315.1
Green Scott Hutchins1,5693.2
Write-in 380.1
Total votes48,848 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Kavanagh 13,946
Working Families Brian Kavanagh 2,935
Total Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) 16,881 84.9
Republican Bryan Cooper2,97315.0
Write-in 270.1
Total votes19,881 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [17] [18]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Kavanagh 3,286 72.5
Democratic Juan Pagan1,22327.0
Write-in 210.5
Total votes4,530 100.0
General election
Democratic Brian Kavanagh 32,584
Working Families Brian Kavanagh 2,291
Total Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) 34,875 99.8
Write-in 770.2
Total votes34,952 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Kavanagh 20,130
Working Families Brian Kavanagh 2,941
Total Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) 23,071 84.1
Republican Dena Winokur4,33215.8
Write-in 210.1
Total votes27,424 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 74 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Kavanagh 36,697
Working Families Brian Kavanagh 2,066
Total Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) 38,763 85.3
Republican Bryan Cooper6,67914.7
Write-in 30.0
Total votes45,445 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Mahoney, Bill (February 4, 2026). "New Members Sworn In". Politico . Archived from the original on February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ Garcia, Deanna (February 3, 2026). "Special NYC elections 2026: Diana Moreno wins in Mamdani's Queens district". Spectrum News NY1 . Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Harvey Epstein - Assembly District 74". nyassembly.gov.
  4. ↑ Keith, Kelly. "Epstein Sworn into Council Seat, Endorses Powers in 4-Way Race for Assembly". www.ourtownny.com. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ Sahalie Donaldson (December 10, 2025). "Keith Powers secures Democratic nomination for Assembly". City & State NY. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ https://midtownrepublicanclub.com/
  7. ↑ MHNA (January 4, 2026). "Small business owner Joseph W. Foley has officially entered the race for New York State Assembly in District 74". Murray Hill Neighborhood Association. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Special Election 2026 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ "General Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  11. ↑ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Primary Election 2018 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  13. ↑ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Special Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  15. ↑ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  16. ↑ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Primary Election 2012 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  18. ↑ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  19. ↑ "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  20. ↑ "General Election 2008 - Member of the Assembly - 74th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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