New York's 71st State Assembly district

New York's 71st State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Al Taylor D – Harlem

New York's 71st State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Al Taylor since 2017.

Geography

District 71 is located in Manhattan, comprising portions of Hamilton Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights.

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 71 ^{[1] [2]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor	7,185	70.7
	Democratic	Luis Tejada	2,931	28.9
	Write-in		44	0.4
Total votes			10,160	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Al Taylor	26,081	99.2
	Write-in		199	0.8
Total votes			26,280	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 71 ^{[3] [4]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor	13,124	76.9
	Democratic	Guillermo Perez	3,833	22.5
	Write-in		108	0.6
Total votes			17,065	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Al Taylor	40,141
	Working Families	Al Taylor	8,397
	Total	Al Taylor	48,538	99.7
	Write-in		141	0.3
Total votes			48,679	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 71 ^{[5] [6]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor	9,846	47.4
	Democratic	Luis Tejada	6,991	33.7
	Democratic	Guillermo Perez	3,798	18.3
	Write-in		127	0.6
Total votes			20,762	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Al Taylor	36,311
	Working Families	Al Taylor	2,587
	Total	Al Taylor	38,898	99.6
	Write-in		142	0.4
Total votes			39,040	100.0
	Democratic hold

2017 special

2017 New York State Assembly special election, District 71 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor	16,153
	Working Families	Al Taylor	1,673
	Total	Al Taylor	17,826	99.4
	Write-in		106	0.6
Total votes			17,932	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 71 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr.	43,183	92.3
	Republican	Vanessa Stanback	2,758
	Reform	Vanessa Stanback	758
	Total	Vanessa Stanback	3,516	7.5
	Write-in		70	0.4
Total votes			46,769	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 71 ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr.	5,551	70.5
	Democratic	Kelley S. Boyd	2,237	28.4
	Write-in		83	1.1
Total votes			7,871	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr.	16,174	93.3
	Republican	Jerome Johnson	1,131	6.5
	Write-in		24	0.1
Total votes			17,329	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 71 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr.	36,220	99.8
	Write-in		68	0.2
Total votes			36,288	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
2. "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
3. "Primary Election 2020 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
4. "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
5. "Primary Election 2018 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
6. "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
7. "Special Election 2017 - Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
8. "Special Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
9. "Primary Election 2018 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
10. "Special Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
11. "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 71st Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2022.