# New York's 74th State Assembly district

New York's 74th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Harvey Epstein since 2018.

## Geography

District 74 is in Manhattan. The district includes portions of the Lower East Side, East Village, and Midtown East. The Flatiron Building complex and the headquarters of the United Nations is within this district.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 38,149 | |
| | Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 4,502 | |
| | Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 42,651 | 99.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 444 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,095 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 26,820 | |
| | Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 3,353 | |
| | Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 30,173 | 82.9 |
| | Republican | Bryan Cooper | 6,138 | 16.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 64 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,375 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 39,853 | |
| | Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 6,896 | |
| | Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 46,749 | 99.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 364 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,113 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 10,517 | 62.7 |
| | Democratic | Akshay Vaishampayan | 3,202 | 19.1 |
| | Democratic | Juan Pagan | 2,983 | 17.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 70 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,772 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 34,316 | |
| | Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 2,219 | |
| | Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 36,535 | 87.3 |
| | Republican | Bryan Cooper | 4,694 | 11.2 |
| | Reform | Juan Pagan | 586 | 1.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 43 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,858 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018 special

2018 New York State Assembly special election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 3,541 | |
| | Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 616 | |
| | Total | Harvey Epstein | 4,157 | 89.9 |
| | Republican | Bryan Cooper | 248 | 5.4 |
| | Green | Adrienne Craig-Williams | 104 | 2.2 |
| | Reform | Juan Pagan | 103 | 2.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,625 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 37,627 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,251 | |
| | Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 39,878 | 81.6 |
| | Republican | Frank Scala | 7,164 | |
| | Reform | Frank Scala | 199 | |
| | Total | Frank Scala | 7,363 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Scott Hutchins | 1,569 | 3.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 38 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,848 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 13,946 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,935 | |
| | Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 16,881 | 84.9 |
| | Republican | Bryan Cooper | 2,973 | 15.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 27 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,881 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 3,286 | 72.5 |
| | Democratic | Juan Pagan | 1,223 | 27.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,530 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 32,584 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,291 | |
| | Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 34,875 | 99.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 77 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,952 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 20,130 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,941 | |
| | Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 23,071 | 84.1 |
| | Republican | Dena Winokur | 4,332 | 15.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,424 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 74 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 36,697 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,066 | |
| | Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 38,763 | 85.3 |
| | Republican | Bryan Cooper | 6,679 | 14.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,445 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |