# New York's 36th State Assembly district

New York's 36th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Zohran Mamdani since 2021, after he defeated Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary.

## Geography

District 36 is located in Queens. It encompasses Astoria, and its neighborhoods, Ditmars and Astoria Heights.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 7th and 14th congressional districts, the 11th, 12th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 22nd and 26th districts of the New York City Council.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zohran Mamdani | 30,161 | |
| | Working Families | Zohran Mamdani | 7,750 | |
| | Total | Zohran Mamdani (incumbent) | 37,911 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 596 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,507 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zohran Mamdani | 18,636 | |
| | Working Families | Zohran Mamdani | 5,454 | |
| | Total | Zohran Mamdani (incumbent) | 24,090 | 98.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 338 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,428 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zohran Mamdani | 8,410 | 51.2 |
| | Democratic | Aravella Simotas (incumbent) | 7,987 | 48.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,427 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Zohran Mamdani | 38,221 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 597 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,818 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aravella Simotas | 27,364 | |
| | Working Families | Aravella Simotas | 2,580 | |
| | Total | Aravella Simotas (incumbent) | 29,944 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 194 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,138 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aravella Simotas | 32,574 | |
| | Working Families | Aravella Simotas | 3,638 | |
| | Total | Aravella Simotas (incumbent) | 36,212 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 192 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,404 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aravella Simotas | 9,203 | |
| | Working Families | Aravella Simotas | 1,837 | |
| | Total | Aravella Simotas (incumbent) | 11,040 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 102 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,142 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aravella Simotas | 24,724 | |
| | Working Families | Aravella Simotas | 1,607 | |
| | Total | Aravella Simotas (incumbent) | 26,331 | 84.0 |
| | Republican | Julia Haich | 4,993 | 15.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 31 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,355 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aravella Simotas | 11,501 | |
| | Working Families | Aravella Simotas | 1,432 | |
| | Total | Aravella Simotas | 12,933 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 74 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,007 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Gianaris | 22,886 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Gianaris | 1,318 | |
| | Total | Michael Gianaris (incumbent) | 24,204 | 100.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,206 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |