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New York's 18th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Taylor Darling since 2019, after defeating then 30-year Assemblymember Earlene Hooper in the 2018 Democratic primary. [1] In 2024, she announced that she would run for a seat in the New York State Senate, and will not run for re-election in the Assembly.
District 18 is in Nassau County. It contains parts of the town of Hempstead, including the village of Hempstead, Roosevelt, Freeport, Lakeview, and Uniondale.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Noah Burroughs | 2,918 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Lisa Ortiz | 2,615 | 47.1 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 5,551 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Noah Burroughs | 32,854 | ||
| Working Families | Noah Burroughs | 553 | ||
| Total | Noah Burroughs | 33,407 | 82.0 | |
| Republican | Danielle Smikle | 6,521 | ||
| Conservative | Danielle Smikle | 749 | ||
| Total | Danielle Smikle | 7,270 | 17.9 | |
| Write-in | 40 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 40,717 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Taylor Darling | 20,260 | ||
| Working Families | Taylor Darling | 472 | ||
| Total | Taylor Darling (incumbent) | 20,732 | 84.8 | |
| Republican | LaMont Johnson | 3,300 | ||
| Conservative | LaMont Johnson | 403 | ||
| Total | LaMont Johnson | 3,703 | 15.1 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 24,455 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Taylor Darling (incumbent) | 36,878 | 84.2 | |
| Republican | Cherice Vanderhall | 5,734 | ||
| Conservative | Cherice Vanderhall | 961 | ||
| Total | Cherice Vanderhall | 6,695 | 15.2 | |
| Write-in | 244 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 43,817 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Taylor Raynor | 6,345 | 53.5 | |
| Democratic | Earlene Hooper (incumbent) | 5,523 | 46.5 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 11,868 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Taylor Raynor | 29,362 | ||
| Working Families | Taylor Raynor | 379 | ||
| Women's Equality | Taylor Raynor | 200 | ||
| Reform | Taylor Raynor | 48 | ||
| Total | Taylor Raynor | 29,989 | 86.1 | |
| Republican | James Lamarre | 2,893 | ||
| Conservative | James Lamarre | 388 | ||
| Total | James Lamarre | 3,281 | 9.4 | |
| Write-in | 1,569 | 4.5 | ||
| Total votes | 34,839 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Earlene Hooper (incumbent) | 2,271 | 60.0 | |
| Democratic | Carmen Pineyro | 1,513 | 40.0 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 3,784 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Earlene Hooper | 36,419 | ||
| Women's Equality | Earlene Hooper | 592 | ||
| Total | Earlene Hooper (incumbent) | 37,011 | 88.0 | |
| Republican | Cornelius Smith | 4,227 | ||
| Conservative | Cornelius Smith | 675 | ||
| Reform | Cornelius Smith | 128 | ||
| Total | Cornelius Smith | 5,030 | 12.0 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 42,064 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Earlene Hooper | 16,513 | ||
| Independence | Earlene Hooper | 517 | ||
| Total | Earlene Hooper (incumbent) | 17,030 | 84.1 | |
| Republican | Cornelius Smith | 2,686 | ||
| Conservative | Cornelius Smith | 469 | ||
| Tax Revolt Party | Cornelius Smith | 65 | ||
| Total | Cornelius Smith | 3,220 | 15.9 | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 20,260 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Earlene Hooper | 35,070 | ||
| Independence | Earlene Hooper | 501 | ||
| Total | Earlene Hooper (incumbent) | 35,571 | 90.2 | |
| Republican | Elton McCabe | 3,247 | ||
| Conservative | Elton McCabe | 601 | ||
| Total | Elton McCabe | 3,848 | 9.8 | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 39,429 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Earlene Hooper | 20,169 | ||
| Independence | Earlene Hooper | 497 | ||
| Total | Earlene Hooper (incumbent) | 20,666 | 83.0 | |
| Republican | Derek Partee | 3,662 | ||
| Conservative | Derek Partee | 558 | ||
| Total | Derek Partee | 4,220 | 16.9 | |
| Write-in | 13 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 24,899 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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