New York's 40th State Assembly district

New York's 40th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Ron Kim D – Flushing

New York's 40th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Ron Kim since 2013.

Since 2020, the district has trended Republican in state and federal races, voting for Curtis Sliwa in 2021, Lee Zeldin in 2022, and Donald Trump in 2024. ^[1]

Geography

District 40 is in Queens. It contains portions of Whitestone, Flushing, College Point, and Murray Hill.

The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 3rd and 6th congressional districts, the 11th and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 19th and 20th districts of the New York City Council.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 40 ^{[2] [3]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kim (incumbent)	1,695	53.9
	Democratic	Yi Andy Chen	1,252	39.8
	Democratic	Dao Yin	185	5.9
	Write-in		15	0.5
Total votes			3,147	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ron Kim	12,499
	Working Families	Ron Kim	982
	Total	Ron Kim (incumbent)	13,481	55.3
	Republican	Philip Wang	10,007
	Conservative	Philip Wang	807
	Total	Philip Wang	10,814	44.4
	Write-in		68	0.3
Total votes			24,363	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 40 ^{[4] [5]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kim (incumbent)	1,931	50.7
	Democratic	Kenneth Chiu	1,869	49.0
	Write-in		12	0.3
Total votes			3,812	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ron Kim	7,406
	Working Families	Ron Kim	645
	Total	Ron Kim (incumbent)	8,051	51.1
	Republican	Sharon Liao	7,212
	Conservative	Sharon Liao	483
	Total	Sharon Liao	7,695	48.8
	Write-in		18	0.1
Total votes			15,764	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 40 ^{[6] [7]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kim (incumbent)	3,660	70.2
	Democratic	Steven Lee	1,534	29.5
	Write-in		16	0.3
Total votes			5,210	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ron Kim (incumbent)	18,214	83.1
	Justice and Peace	Steven Lee	3,566	16.3
	Write-in		137	0.6
Total votes			21,917	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 40 ^{[8] [9]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	John Scandalios	124	96.1
	Write-in		5	3.9
Total votes			129	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ron Kim	11,550
	Working Families	Ron Kim	734
	Total	Ron Kim (incumbent)	12,284	87.5
	Reform	John Scandalios	1,689	12.0
	Write-in		59	0.5
Total votes			14,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 40 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kim	15,697
	Working Families	Ron Kim	782
	Total	Ron Kim (incumbent)	16,479	75.2
	Republican	Miriam Rodriguez	5,168
	Reform	Miriam Rodriguez	251
	Total	Miriam Rodriguez	5,419	24.7
	Write-in		17	0.1
Total votes			21,915	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 40 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kim	5,816
	Working Families	Ron Kim	308
	Independence	Ron Kim	168
	Total	Ron Kim (incumbent)	6,292	66.9
	Republican	Philip Gim	3,077	32.7
	Write-in		35	0.4
Total votes			9,404	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 40 ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Kim	1,206	27.1
	Democratic	Yen Chou	1,022	23.0
	Democratic	Ethel Chen	993	22.3
	Democratic	Myungsuk Lee	666	14.9
	Democratic	Martha Flores-Vazquez	560	12.6
	Write-in		6	0.1
Total votes			4,453	100.0
	Republican	Philip Gim	311	72.0
	Republican	Sunny Hahn	120	27.8
	Write-in		1	0.2
Total votes			432	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ron Kim	12,928
	Working Families	Ron Kim	386
	Independence	Ron Kim	147
	Total	Ron Kim	13,461	67.6
	Republican	Philip Gim	6,409	32.2
	Write-in		35	0.2
Total votes			19,905	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in Assembly District 40

Year	Office	Results [15] [16]
2024	President	Trump 50.3 - 48.2%
	Senate	Gillibrand 54.0 - 45.1%
2022	Senate	Schumer 55.6 – 43.5%
2020	President	Biden 61.5 – 37.5%
2018	Senate	Gillibrand 72.2 – 27.7%
2016	President	Clinton 66.9 – 30.2%
	Senate	Schumer 76.6 – 21.1%
2012	President	Obama 73.6 – 25.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 79.5 – 19.2%

References

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