# New York's 43rd State Assembly district

The 43rd Assembly district of New York is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Brian Cunningham since 2022.

## Leadership

The 43rd State Assembly district of New York is currently represented by Brian Cunningham, following a special election in 2022. He succeeded Assemblywoman Diana Richardson, following her appointment as Brooklyn Deputy Borough President. Richardson was the first candidate to be elected in 2015 on the Working Families Party line. Following that election, her election victories have been on the Democratic Party line.

## Geography

The 43rd district is in Brooklyn, comprising the neighborhoods of Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights.
The district is entirely within New York's 9th congressional district, and overlaps the 20th and 21st districts of the New York State Senate, and the 35th, 36th, 40th and 41st districts of the New York City Council.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Cunningham | 37,884 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Cunningham | 5,538 | |
| | Total | Brian Cunningham (incumbent) | 43,422 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 243 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,665 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Cunningham (incumbent) | 6,625 | 59.1 |
| | Democratic | Jelanie DeShong | 2,186 | 19.5 |
| | Democratic | Tim Hunter | 1,491 | 13.3 |
| | Democratic | Pierre Albert | 910 | 8.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,237 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Brian Cunningham | 23,997 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Cunningham | 5,515 | |
| | Total | Brian Cunningham (incumbent) | 29,512 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 156 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,668 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022 special

2022 New York State Assembly special election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Cunningham | 2,074 | 63.2 |
| | Working Families | Jelanie DeShong | 1,104 | 33.6 |
| | Republican | Mesidor Azor | 68 | |
| | Conservative | Mesidor Azor | 27 | |
| | Total | Mesidor Azor | 95 | 2.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,283 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 14,536 | 74.7 |
| | Democratic | Jesse Hamilton | 4,882 | 25.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,463 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 43,629 | 89.1 |
| | Republican | Menachem Raitport | 5,277 | 10.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 54 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,960 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Working Families | Democratic gain from Working Families | Democratic gain from Working Families | Democratic gain from Working Families |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diana Richardson | 32,610 | |
| | Working Families | Diana Richardson | 2,985 | |
| | Total | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 35,595 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 131 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,726 | 100.0 |
| | Working Families hold | Working Families hold | Working Families hold | Working Families hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diana Richardson | 36,724 | |
| | Working Families | Diana Richardson | 2,750 | |
| | Total | Diana Richardson (incumbent) | 39,474 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 198 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,672 | 100.0 |
| | Working Families hold | Working Families hold | Working Families hold | Working Families hold |

### 2015 special

2015 New York State Assembly special election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Working Families | Diana Richardson | 4,284 | 49.7 |
| | Independence | Shirley Patterson | 2,160 | 25.1 |
| | Republican | Menachem Raitport | 1,370 | |
| | Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 448 | |
| | Total | Menachem Raitport | 1,818 | 21.1 |
| | Love Yourself | Geoffrey Davis | 333 | 3.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 17 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,612 | 100.0 |
| | Working Families gain from Democratic | Working Families gain from Democratic | Working Families gain from Democratic | Working Families gain from Democratic |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karim Camara | 13,631 | |
| | Working Families | Karim Camara | 1,359 | |
| | Total | Karim Camara (incumbent) | 15,170 | 95.8 |
| | Conservative | Cartrell Gore | 654 | 4.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,836 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karim Camara | 33,460 | |
| | Working Families | Karim Camara | 1,101 | |
| | Total | Karim Camara (incumbent) | 34,561 | 94.9 |
| | Republican | Stuart Balberg | 1,391 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Balberg | 449 | |
| | Total | Stuart Balberg | 1,840 | 5.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,413 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karim Camara | 16,501 | |
| | Working Families | Karim Camara | 1,422 | |
| | Total | Karim Camara (incumbent) | 17,923 | 92.1 |
| | Republican | Menachem Raitport | 1,248 | |
| | Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 290 | |
| | Total | Menachem Raitport | 1,538 | 7.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,466 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in Assembly District 43

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2024 | President | Harris 82.2 - 15.4% |
| 2024 | Senate | Gillibrand 87.7 - 11.1% |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 86.0 - 13.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 88.0 - 11.1% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 93.9 - 6.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 89.0 - 8.1% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 90.9 - 5.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 92.7 - 6.7% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 94.1 - 5.1% |