New York's 65th State Assembly district

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New York's 65th
State Assembly district
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Assemblymember
  Grace Lee
D – Financial District

New York's 65th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Grace Lee since 2023, succeeding Yuh-Line Niou.

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Geography

2020s

2022

District 65 is located in Manhattan, comprising Chinatown and the Lower East Side.

2012-2022

District 65 is located in Manhattan, comprising Chinatown, the Financial District, Battery Park City, and the Lower East Side.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 65
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Grace Lee
Working Families Grace Lee
Total Grace Lee (incumbent)
Reform Helen Qiu
Write-in
Total votes100.0

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 65 [1] [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Grace Lee 4,653 48.6
Democratic Illapa Sairitupac3,30534.5
Democratic Denny Salas1,31213.7
Democratic Alana Sivin2853.0
Write-in 180.2
Total votes9,573 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Lee 20,495 76.0
Republican Helen Qiu6,38123.7
Write-in 810.3
Total votes26,957 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 65 [3] [4]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou (incumbent) 8,749 64.0
Democratic Grace Lee 4,87735.6
Write-in 500.4
Total votes13,676 100.0
General election
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 34,480
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 6,074
Total Yuh-Line Niou (incumbent) 40,554 99.1
Write-in 3740.9
Total votes40,928 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 65 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 28,755
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 2,206
Total Yuh-Line Niou (incumbent) 30,461 97.6
Write-in 2642.4
Total votes31,225 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 65 [6] [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 2,790 31.4
Democratic Jenifer Rajkumar 1,70119.2
Democratic Paul Newell1,42516.0
Democratic Alice Cancel (incumbent)1,10812.5
Democratic Don Lee99511.2
Democratic Gigi Li8449.5
Write-in 170.2
Total votes8,880 100.0
General election
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 27,987
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 1,729
Total Yuh-Line Niou 29,716 76.1
Republican Bryan Jung5,624
Reform Bryan Jung137
TotalBryan Jung5,76114.7
Women's Equality Alice Cancel (incumbent)2,1715.5
Green Manny Cavaco1,3483.5
Write-in 640.2
Total votes39,060 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 special

2016 New York State Assembly special election, District 65 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alice Cancel 7,873 41.3
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 6,65434.9
Republican Lester Chang 2,972
Independence Lester Chang 503
Clean Up The Mess Lester Chang 155
Reform Lester Chang 122
Total Lester Chang 3,75219.7
Green Dennis Levy7143.7
Write-in 530.4
Total votes19,046 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 65 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sheldon Silver 9,978
Working Families Sheldon Silver 1,477
Total Sheldon Silver (incumbent) 11,455 82.0
RepublicanMaureen Koetz2,44217.5
Write-in 690.5
Total votes13,966 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 65 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sheldon Silver 23,886
Working Families Sheldon Silver 1,258
Total Sheldon Silver (incumbent) 25,144 83.5
RepublicanWave Chan4,90716.3
Write-in 400.1
Total votes30,099 100.0
Democratic hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Primary Election 2020 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Primary Election 2016 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Special Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  9. ↑ "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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