# New York's 16th State Assembly district

New York's 16th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican Daniel Norber since 2025, defeating Gina Sillitti.

## Geography

District 16 is located in Nassau County, within the Town of North Hempstead. The district includes the villages of Great Neck, North Hills, East Hills, Flower Hill, Old Westbury, Roslyn Estates, and Lake Success, as well as the hamlets of Roslyn Heights, Port Washington, and Herricks.
The 16th district is entirely within New York's 3rd congressional district, and entirely within New York's 7th State Senate district.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel Norber | 32,722 | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Norber | 2,120 | |
| | Total | Daniel Norber | 34,842 | 50.4 |
| | Democratic | Gina Sillitti (incumbent) | 34,104 | 49.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 111 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,057 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gina Sillitti | 25,365 | |
| | Working Families | Gina Sillitti | 1,172 | |
| | Total | Gina Sillitti (incumbent) | 26,537 | 51.7 |
| | Republican | Vibhuti Jha | 23,151 | |
| | Conservative | Vibhuti Jha | 1,601 | |
| | Total | Vibhuti Jha | 24,752 | 48.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,310 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gina Sillitti | 33,933 | |
| | Working Families | Gina Sillitti | 1,522 | |
| | Total | Gina Sillitti | 35,455 | 53.7 |
| | Republican | Ragini Srivastava | 27,776 | |
| | Conservative | Ragini Srivastava | 1,967 | |
| | Independence | Ragini Srivastava | 520 | |
| | Total | Ragini Srivastava | 30,263 | 45.8 |
| | Libertarian | Blay Tarnoff | 339 | 0.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 19 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,076 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony D'Urso | 28,913 | |
| | Working Families | Anthony D'Urso | 521 | |
| | Independence | Anthony D'Urso | 383 | |
| | Women's Equality | Anthony D'Urso | 259 | |
| | Reform | Anthony D'Urso | 75 | |
| | Total | Anthony D'Urso (incumbent) | 30,151 | 62.5 |
| | Republican | Bryan Divins Jr. | 16,749 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Divins Jr. | 1,313 | |
| | Total | Bryan Divins Jr. | 18,062 | 37.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,227 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony D'Urso | 28,064 | |
| | Working Families | Anthony D'Urso | 797 | |
| | Independence | Anthony D'Urso | 407 | |
| | Women's Equality | Anthony D'Urso | 338 | |
| | Total | Anthony D'Urso | 29,606 | 52.2 |
| | Republican | Matthew Varvaro | 24,794 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Varvaro | 2,027 | |
| | Reform | Matthew Varvaro | 297 | |
| | Total | Matthew Varvaro | 27,118 | 47.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,745 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michelle Schimel | 16,331 | |
| | Working Families | Michelle Schimel | 960 | |
| | Women's Equality | Michelle Schimel | 586 | |
| | Independence | Michelle Schimel | 550 | |
| | Total | Michelle Schimel (incumbent) | 18,427 | 60.4 |
| | Republican | Douglas Lee | 10,700 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Lee | 1,389 | |
| | Total | Douglas Lee | 12,089 | 39.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,519 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michelle Schimel | 27,208 | |
| | Working Families | Michelle Schimel | 1,197 | |
| | Independence | Michelle Schimel | 801 | |
| | Total | Michelle Schimel (incumbent) | 29,206 | 61.2 |
| | Republican | Richard Stiek | 16,674 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Stiek | 1,813 | |
| | Total | Richard Stiek | 18,487 | 38.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,704 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michelle Schimel | 21,289 | |
| | Working Families | Michelle Schimel | 1,090 | |
| | Independence | Michelle Schimel | 1,005 | |
| | Total | Michelle Schimel (incumbent) | 23,384 | 58.3 |
| | Republican | Scott Diamond | 14,960 | |
| | Conservative | Scott Diamond | 1,788 | |
| | Total | Scott Diamond | 16,748 | 41.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,138 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |