# New York's 26th State Assembly district

New York's 26th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly in the United States. It has been represented by Democrat Edward Braunstein since 2011.

## Geography

District 26 is located in Queens, comprising the neighborhoods of Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Beechhurst, and parts of Whitestone, Glen Oaks, and Auburndale.
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 23rd districts of the New York City Council.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Braunstein (incumbent) | 27,022 | 67.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Speranza | 11,944 | |
| | Common Sense | Robert Speranza | 794 | |
| | Total | Robert Speranza | 12,738 | 31.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 142 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,902 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Braunstein (incumbent) | 18,590 | 54.4 |
| | Republican | Robert Speranza | 14,274 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Speranza | 1,277 | |
| | Total | Robert Speranza | 15,551 | 45.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,167 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Braunstein (incumbent) | 28,683 | 54.8 |
| | Republican | John-Alexander Sakelos | 20,846 | |
| | Conservative | John-Alexander Sakelos | 1,911 | |
| | Save Our City | John-Alexander Sakelos | 846 | |
| | Total | John-Alexander Sakelos | 23,603 | 45.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,320 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Braunstein | 20,325 | |
| | Independence | Edward Braunstein | 727 | |
| | Working Families | Edward Braunstein | 656 | |
| | Women's Equality | Edward Braunstein | 152 | |
| | Total | Edward Braunstein (incumbent) | 21,860 | 65.2 |
| | Republican | David Bressler | 10,495 | |
| | Conservative | David Bressler | 1,055 | |
| | Reform | David Bressler | 81 | |
| | Total | David Bressler | 11,631 | 34.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,509 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Braunstein | 28,733 | |
| | Independence | Edward Braunstein | 1,866 | |
| | Working Families | Edward Braunstein | 1,507 | |
| | Women's Equality | Edward Braunstein | 1,149 | |
| | Total | Edward Braunstein (incumbent) | 33,255 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 209 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,464 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Braunstein | 12,252 | |
| | Independence | Edward Braunstein | 1,500 | |
| | Working Families | Edward Braunstein | 1,100 | |
| | Total | Edward Braunstein (incumbent) | 14,852 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 90 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,942 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Braunstein | 25,094 | |
| | Independence | Edward Braunstein | 1,445 | |
| | Working Families | Edward Braunstein | 1,380 | |
| | Total | Edward Braunstein (incumbent) | 27,919 | 99.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,982 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |