# New York's 23rd State Assembly district

New York's 23rd 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 Stacey Pheffer Amato since 2017.

## Geography

District 23 is located in Queens, comprising the neighborhoods of Broad Channel, Howard Beach, and parts of the Rockaways and Ozone Park.
The district overlaps with New York's 5th and 7th congressional districts, the 10th, 15th and 19th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 28th, 31st and 32nd districts of the New York City Council.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 23,133 | |
| | We the People | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 1,102 | |
| | Total | Stacey Pheffer Amato (incumbent) | 24,235 | 51.6 |
| | Republican | Thomas Sullivan | 20,658 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sullivan | 1,733 | |
| | Common Sense | Thomas Sullivan | 276 | |
| | Total | Thomas Sullivan | 22,667 | 48.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 92 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,994 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 15,412 | |
| | We the People | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 773 | |
| | Total | Stacey Pheffer Amato (incumbent) | 16,185 | 50.0 |
| | Republican | Thomas Sullivan | 14,800 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sullivan | 1,370 | |
| | Total | Thomas Sullivan | 16,170 | 49.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 19 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,374 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stacey Pheffer Amato (incumbent) | 29,065 | 61.5 |
| | Republican | Peter Hatzipetros | 16,153 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Hatzipetros | 1,574 | |
| | Save Our City | Peter Hatzipetros | 406 | |
| | Total | Peter Hatzipetros | 18,133 | 38.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 42 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,240 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 18,916 | |
| | Working Families | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 729 | |
| | Independence | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 512 | |
| | Total | Stacey Pheffer Amato (incumbent) | 20,157 | 68.1 |
| | Republican | Matthew Pecorino | 9,431 | 31.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 17 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,605 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 25,313 | |
| | Working Families | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 1,340 | |
| | Women's Equality | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 389 | |
| | Total | Stacey Pheffer Amato | 27,042 | 67.8 |
| | Republican | Alan Zwirn | 16,153 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Zwirn | 1,574 | |
| | Reform | Alan Zwirn | 120 | |
| | Total | Alan Zwirn | 12,836 | 32.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 34 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,912 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phil Goldfeder | 10,137 | |
| | Conservative | Phil Goldfeder | 3,742 | |
| | Total | Phil Goldfeder (incumbent) | 13,879 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 56 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,935 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phil Goldfeder | 14,279 | |
| | Conservative | Phil Goldfeder | 2,472 | |
| | Independence | Phil Goldfeder | 615 | |
| | Total | Phil Goldfeder (incumbent) | 17,366 | 99.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 43 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,409 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2011 special

2011 New York State Assembly special election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phil Goldfeder | 8,196 | |
| | Independence | Phil Goldfeder | 363 | |
| | Working Families | Phil Goldfeder | 326 | |
| | Total | Phil Goldfeder | 8,885 | 55.7 |
| | Republican | Jane Deacy | 5,708 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Deacy | 1,311 | |
| | Total | Jane Deacy | 7,019 | 44.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,956 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in Assembly District 23

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2024 | President | Trump 56.0 - 42.7% |
| 2024 | Senate | Sapraicone 52.9 - 46.5% |
| 2022 | Senate | Pinion 56.7 - 43.0% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 51.6 - 47.3% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 60.9 - 39.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53.0 – 44.1% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 72.5 – 26.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 61.8 - 37.4% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 72.0 - 27.1% |