# New York's 27th State Assembly district

New York's 27th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly in the United States. The seat is represented by Sam Berger since a special election in 2023, succeeding Daniel Rosenthal.

## Geography

District 27 is located in Queens, comprising the neighborhoods of Beechhurst, Kew Gardens Hills, Kew Gardens, College Point, Malba, Pomonok and Whitestone. Most of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is within this district.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 3rd, 5th, 6th and 14th congressional districts, the 11th, 14th and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th and 29th districts of the New York City Council.

### 2010s

District 27 is located in Queens, comprising the neighborhoods of Kew Gardens Hills, Kew Gardens, College Point, Malba, and Ponomok.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sam Berger (incumbent) | 20,429 | 57.3 |
| | Republican | Angelo King | 15,150 | 42.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 96 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,675 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2023 special

2023 New York State Assembly special election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sam Berger | 2,555 | 55.3 |
| | Republican | David Hirsch | 1,796 | |
| | Conservative | David Hirsch | 261 | |
| | Total | David Hirsch | 2,057 | 44.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 10 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,622 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Daniel Rosenthal (incumbent) | 13,763 | 58.0 |
| | Republican | Angelo King | 9,286 | |
| | Conservative | Angelo King | 651 | |
| | Total | Angelo King | 9,937 | 41.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,726 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Daniel Rosenthal (incumbent) | 30,789 | 98.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 371 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,160 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Daniel Rosenthal | 19,305 | |
| | Working Families | Daniel Rosenthal | 1,794 | |
| | Total | Daniel Rosenthal (incumbent) | 21,099 | 99.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 162 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,261 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017 special election

2017 New York State Assembly special election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Daniel Rosenthal | 10,248 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 152 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,400 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Simanowitz | 23,167 | |
| | Republican | Michael Simanowitz | 8,003 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Simanowitz | 1,024 | |
| | Total | Michael Simanowitz (incumbent) | 32,194 | 99.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 94 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,288 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Simanowitz | 9,054 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Simanowitz | 1,440 | |
| | Independence | Michael Simanowitz | 513 | |
| | Total | Michael Simanowitz (incumbent) | 11,007 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 80 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,087 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Simanowitz | 21,259 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Simanowitz | 2,898 | |
| | Total | Michael Simanowitz (incumbent) | 24,157 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 91 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,248 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2011 special election

2011 New York State Assembly special election, District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Simanowitz | 6,451 | |
| | Independence | Michael Simanowitz | 361 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Simanowitz | 345 | |
| | Total | Michael Simanowitz | 7,157 | 76.1 |
| | Republican | Marco Desena | 1,929 | |
| | Conservative | Marco Desena | 280 | |
| | Total | Marco Desena | 2,209 | 23.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 34 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,400 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in Assembly District 27

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2024 | President | Trump 53.5 – 45.3% |
| 2024 | Senate | Gillibrand 49.9 - 49.4% |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 50.3 – 49.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 60.3 – 38.6% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 72.5 – 27.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65.5 – 31.6% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 77.3 – 20.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66.1 – 32.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 75.1 – 23.5% |