| New York's 43rd State Assembly district | |||
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The 43rd Assembly district of New York is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Brian Cunningham since 2022.
The 43rd State Assembly district of New York is currently represented by Brian Cunningham, following a special election in 2022. [1] He succeeded Assemblywoman Diana Richardson, following her appointment as Brooklyn Deputy Borough President. [2] Richardson was the first candidate to be elected in 2015 on the Working Families Party line. [3] Following that election, her election victories have been on the Democratic Party line.
The 43rd district is in Brooklyn, comprising the neighborhoods of Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights. [4]
The district is entirely within New York's 9th congressional district, and overlaps the 20th and 21st districts of the New York State Senate, and the 35th, 36th, 40th and 41st districts of the New York City Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Cunningham | 37,884 | ||
| Working Families | Brian Cunningham | 5,538 | ||
| Total | Brian Cunningham (incumbent) | 43,422 | 99.4 | |
| Write-in | 243 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 43,665 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brian Cunningham (incumbent) | 6,625 | 59.1 | |
| Democratic | Jelanie DeShong | 2,186 | 19.5 | |
| Democratic | Tim Hunter | 1,491 | 13.3 | |
| Democratic | Pierre Albert | 910 | 8.1 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 11,237 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brian Cunningham | 23,997 | ||
| Working Families | Brian Cunningham | 5,515 | ||
| Total | Brian Cunningham (incumbent) | 29,512 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 156 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 29,668 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Cunningham | 2,074 | 63.2 | |
| Working Families | Jelanie DeShong | 1,104 | 33.6 | |
| Republican | Mesidor Azor | 68 | ||
| Conservative | Mesidor Azor | 27 | ||
| Total | Mesidor Azor | 95 | 2.9 | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 3,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 14,536 | 74.7 | |
| Democratic | Jesse Hamilton | 4,882 | 25.1 | |
| Write-in | 45 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 19,463 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 43,629 | 89.1 | |
| Republican | Menachem Raitport | 5,277 | 10.8 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 48,960 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Working Families | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diana Richardson | 32,610 | ||
| Working Families | Diana Richardson | 2,985 | ||
| Total | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 35,595 | 99.6 | |
| Write-in | 131 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 35,726 | 100.0 | ||
| Working Families hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Diana Richardson | 36,724 | ||
| Working Families | Diana Richardson | 2,750 | ||
| Total | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 39,474 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 198 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 39,672 | 100.0 | ||
| Working Families hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Families | Diana Richardson | 4,284 | 49.7 | |
| Independence | Shirley Patterson | 2,160 | 25.1 | |
| Republican | Menachem Raitport | 1,370 | ||
| Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 448 | ||
| Total | Menachem Raitport | 1,818 | 21.1 | |
| Love Yourself | Geoffrey Davis | 333 | 3.9 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 8,612 | 100.0 | ||
| Working Families gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karim Camara | 13,631 | ||
| Working Families | Karim Camara | 1,359 | ||
| Total | Karim Camara (incumbent) | 15,170 | 95.8 | |
| Conservative | Cartrell Gore | 654 | 4.1 | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 15,836 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Karim Camara | 33,460 | ||
| Working Families | Karim Camara | 1,101 | ||
| Total | Karim Camara (incumbent) | 34,561 | 94.9 | |
| Republican | Stuart Balberg | 1,391 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Balberg | 449 | ||
| Total | Stuart Balberg | 1,840 | 5.1 | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 36,413 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karim Camara | 16,501 | ||
| Working Families | Karim Camara | 1,422 | ||
| Total | Karim Camara (incumbent) | 17,923 | 92.1 | |
| Republican | Menachem Raitport | 1,248 | ||
| Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 290 | ||
| Total | Menachem Raitport | 1,538 | 7.9 | |
| Write-in | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 19,466 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [17] [18] |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | President | Harris 82.2 - 15.4% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 87.7 - 11.1% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 86.0 - 13.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 88.0 - 11.1% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 93.9 - 6.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 89.0 - 8.1% |
| Senate | Schumer 90.9 - 5.8% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 92.7 - 6.7% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 94.1 - 5.1% |