# New York's 20th State Assembly district

New York's 20th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican Eric Brown since 2022. He succeeded Melissa Miller, who was appointed to the Hempstead Town Board.

## Geography

District 20 is located in Nassau County. It includes portions of the town of Hempstead, comprising the neighborhoods of North Woodmere, Inwood, Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Island Park, Long Beach, Lido Beach and Atlantic Beach.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Eric Brown | 37,134 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Brown | 2,457 | |
| | Total | Eric Brown (incumbent) | 39,591 | 62.6 |
| | Democratic | Tina Posterli | 23,616 | 37.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 57 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,264 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Eric Brown | 27,775 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Brown | 2,038 | |
| | Total | Eric Brown (incumbent) | 29,813 | 61.1 |
| | Democratic | Michael Delury | 18,983 | 38.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 17 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,813 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022 special

2022 New York State Assembly special election, District 20 (UNOFFICIAL) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Eric Brown | 4,338 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Brown | 673 | |
| | Total | Eric Brown | 5,011 | 62.7 |
| | Democratic | David Lobl | 2,954 | 37.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,997 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Melissa Miller | 34,862 | |
| | Conservative | Melissa Miller | 2,576 | |
| | Independence | Melissa Miller | 651 | |
| | Libertarian | Melissa Miller | 229 | |
| | Total | Melissa Miller (incumbent) | 38,318 | 59.0 |
| | Democratic | Gregory Marks | 26,632 | 41.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,973 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Juan Vides | 3,657 | 51.8 |
| | Democratic | Jack Vobis | 3,404 | 48.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,061 | 100 |
| | Reform | Jack Vobis | 114 | 78.6 |
| | Reform | Melissa Miller (incumbent) | 26 | 17.9 |
| | Reform | Juan Vides | 5 | 3.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Melissa Miller | 22,200 | |
| | Conservative | Melissa Miller | 1,755 | |
| | Independence | Melissa Miller | 500 | |
| | Total | Melissa Miller (incumbent) | 24,455 | 53.1 |
| | Democratic | Juan Vides | 21,111 | 45.8 |
| | Women's Equality | Jack Vobis | 372 | |
| | Reform | Jack Vobis | 136 | |
| | Total | Jack Vobis | 508 | 1.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,086 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony Eramo | 3,006 | 69.7 |
| | Democratic | Jeffrey Toback | 1,305 | 30.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,311 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Melissa Miller | 26,382 | |
| | Conservative | Melissa Miller | 2,191 | |
| | Reform | Melissa Miller | 238 | |
| | Tax Revolt Party | Melissa Miller | 215 | |
| | Total | Melissa Miller | 29,026 | 53.1 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Eramo | 24,580 | |
| | Working Families | Anthony Eramo | 814 | |
| | Independence | Anthony Eramo | 459 | |
| | Women's Equality | Anthony Eramo | 324 | |
| | Total | Anthony Eramo | 26,177 | 46.7 |
| | Green | Joseph Naham | 136 | 0.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,100 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Todd Kaminsky | 15,761 | |
| | Working Families | Todd Kaminsky | 814 | |
| | Women's Equality | Todd Kaminsky | 425 | |
| | Total | Todd Kaminsky | 17,425 | 54.7 |
| | Republican | Avi Fertig | 12,884 | |
| | Conservative | Avi Fertig | 1,560 | |
| | Total | Avi Fertig | 14,444 | 45.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 10 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,874 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Weisenberg | 20,223 | |
| | Working Families | Harvey Weisenberg | 860 | |
| | Independence | Harvey Weisenberg | 647 | |
| | Total | Harvey Weisenberg (incumbent) | 21,730 | 56.0 |
| | Republican | David Sussman | 12,884 | |
| | Conservative | David Sussman | 1,560 | |
| | Tax Revolt Party | David Sussman | 138 | |
| | Total | David Sussman | 17,091 | 44.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,830 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Weisenberg | 18,085 | |
| | Independence | Harvey Weisenberg | 1,122 | |
| | Working Families | Harvey Weisenberg | 822 | |
| | Total | Harvey Weisenberg (incumbent) | 20,029 | 52.8 |
| | Republican | Joshua Wanderer | 16,195 | |
| | Conservative | Joshua Wanderer | 1,560 | |
| | Total | Joshua Wanderer | 17,902 | 47.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,940 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |