# New York's 49th State Assembly district

New York's 49th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Lester Chang since 2023.

## Geography

District 49 is in Brooklyn. It contains portions of Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, Borough Park and Bensonhurst.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 9th, 10th and 11th congressional districts, the 17th, 22nd and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 38th, 43rd and 47th districts of the New York City Council.

### 2010s

District 49 is in Brooklyn. It contains portions of Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, and Bensonhurst.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lester Chang | 12,951 | |
| | Conservative | Lester Chang | 2,142 | |
| | Total | Lester Chang (incumbent) | 15,093 | 97.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 425 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,518 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lester Chang | 6,888 | |
| | Conservative | Lester Chang | 536 | |
| | Total | Lester Chang | 7,424 | 52.0 |
| | Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 6,842 | 47.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,287 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 16,606 | |
| | Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 1,498 | |
| | Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 18,104 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 162 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,266 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 9,910 | |
| | Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 539 | |
| | Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 350 | |
| | Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 10,799 | 84.2 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Mangino | 2,017 | 15.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,825 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 12,486 | |
| | Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 891 | |
| | Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 447 | |
| | Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 13,824 | 75.5 |
| | Republican | Rosemary Mangino | 3,903 | |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Mangino | 571 | |
| | Total | Rosemary Mangino | 4,474 | 24.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,319 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 4,305 | |
| | Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 347 | |
| | Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 220 | |
| | Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 4,872 | 76.0 |
| | Republican | Henry Lallave | 1,190 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Lallave | 346 | |
| | Total | Henry Lallave | 1,536 | 23.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,417 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 10,980 | |
| | Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 759 | |
| | Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 369 | |
| | Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 12,108 | 89.3 |
| | Conservative | Vincent Katinas | 1,429 | 10.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 15 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,552 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 49 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Cipriano | 644 | 66.4 |
| | Republican | Lucretia Regina-Potter | 326 | 33.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 970 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Cipriano | 49 | 86.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 14.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Peter Abbate Jr. | 6,690 | |
| | Independence | Peter Abbate Jr. | 416 | |
| | Working Families | Peter Abbate Jr. | 310 | |
| | Total | Peter Abbate Jr. (incumbent) | 7,416 | 60.8 |
| | Republican | Peter Cipriano | 3,987 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Cipriano | 672 | |
| | Total | Peter Cipriano | 4,659 | 38.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 116 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,191 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in Assembly District 49

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2024 | President | Trump 59.0 – 39.1% |
| 2024 | Senate | Sapraicone 52.8 - 45.9% |
| 2022 | Senate | Pinion 54.3 – 45.6% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56.6 – 42.0% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 66.0 – 34.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58.6 – 38.9% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 66.3 – 33.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.0 – 35.0% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 73.4 – 24.8% |