New York's 65th State Assembly district

New York's 65th
State Assembly district
Assemblymember
  Grace Lee
D–Financial District

New York's 65th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Grace Lee since 2023, succeeding Yuh-Line Niou. In 2026, she announced that she would not seek re-election.[1]

Geography

2020s

District 65 is located in Manhattan, comprising Chinatown and the Lower East Side.

The district is entirely within New York's 10th congressional district and New York's 27th State Senate district, and partially overlaps the 1st and 2nd districts of the New York City Council.

2012-2022

District 65 is located in Manhattan, comprising Chinatown, the Financial District, and the Lower East Side.

Recent election results

2026

2026 New York State Assembly election, District 65[2][3]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Illapa Sairitupac 4,417 36.9
Democratic Jasmin Sanchez 2,095 17.5
Democratic Wei-Li Tjong 1,822 15.2
Democratic Jay Jacky Wong 1,819 15.2
Democratic Mariama James 1,258 10.5
Democratic Lilah Mejia 533 4.4
Write-in 39 0.3
Total votes 11,983 100.0
General election
Democratic Illapa Sairitupac
Working Families Illapa Sairitupac
Total Illapa Sairitupac
Republican Helen Qiu
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 65[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Lee 29,492
Working Families Grace Lee 4,138
Total Grace Lee (incumbent) 33,630 99.1
Write-in 302 0.9
Total votes 33,932 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 65[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Lee 4,653 48.6
Democratic Illapa Sairitupac 3,305 34.5
Democratic Denny Salas 1,312 13.7
Democratic Alana Sivin 285 3.0
Write-in 18 0.2
Total votes 9,573 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Lee 20,495 76.0
Republican Helen Qiu 6,381 23.7
Write-in 81 0.3
Total votes 26,957 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 65[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou (incumbent) 8,749 64.0
Democratic Grace Lee 4,877 35.6
Write-in 50 0.4
Total votes 13,676 100.0
General election
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 34,480
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 6,074
Total Yuh-Line Niou (incumbent) 40,554 99.1
Write-in 374 0.9
Total votes 40,928 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 65[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 28,755
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 2,206
Total Yuh-Line Niou (incumbent) 30,461 97.6
Write-in 264 2.4
Total votes 31,225 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 65[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 2,790 31.4
Democratic Jenifer Rajkumar 1,701 19.2
Democratic Paul Newell 1,425 16.0
Democratic Alice Cancel (incumbent) 1,108 12.5
Democratic Don Lee 995 11.2
Democratic Gigi Li 844 9.5
Write-in 17 0.2
Total votes 8,880 100.0
General election
Democratic Yuh-Line Niou 27,987
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 1,729
Total Yuh-Line Niou 29,716 76.1
Republican Bryan Jung 5,624
Reform Bryan Jung 137
Total Bryan Jung 5,761 14.7
Women's Equality Alice Cancel (incumbent) 2,171 5.5
Green Manny Cavaco 1,348 3.5
Write-in 64 0.2
Total votes 39,060 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 special

Incumbent Sheldon Silver was expelled from the New York State Assembly after he was found guilty in a federal corruption investigation, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held – county committee members for each party select nominees.[12]

2016 New York State Assembly special election, District 65[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Cancel 7,873 41.3
Working Families Yuh-Line Niou 6,654 34.9
Republican Lester Chang 2,972
Independence Lester Chang 503
Clean Up The Mess Lester Chang 155
Reform Lester Chang 122
Total Lester Chang 3,752 19.7
Green Dennis Levy 714 3.7
Write-in 53 0.4
Total votes 19,046 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 65[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheldon Silver 9,978
Working Families Sheldon Silver 1,477
Total Sheldon Silver (incumbent) 11,455 82.0
Republican Maureen Koetz 2,442 17.5
Write-in 69 0.5
Total votes 13,966 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 65[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheldon Silver 23,886
Working Families Sheldon Silver 1,258
Total Sheldon Silver (incumbent) 25,144 83.5
Republican Wave Chan 4,907 16.3
Write-in 40 0.1
Total votes 30,099 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Schwartz, Arthur (March 2, 2026). "Another Open Position in the Village, Yet Another Primary!". The Village View. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Primary Contest List" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Primary Election 2026 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ "General Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Primary Election 2020 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  9. ↑ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Primary Election 2016 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  11. ↑ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ Weiser, Benjamin; Craig, Susanne (November 30, 2015). "Sheldon Silver, Ex-New York Assembly Speaker, Is Found Guilty on All Counts". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Special Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  14. ↑ "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 65th Assembly District" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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