New York's 36th State Assembly district

District 36 is located in Queens. It encompasses most of western and central Astoria, and its neighborhoods, Ditmars and Astoria Heights. It also includes northern Long Island City.

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.

District 36 is located in Queens. It encompasses Astoria, and its neighborhoods, Ditmars and Astoria Heights.

Incumbent Zohran Mamdani resigned his seat on December 31, 2025 to serve as Mayor of New York City, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held – county committee members and district leaders for each party select nominees.^[3][4]

2026 New York State Assembly special election, District 36^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana Moreno	3,389
	Working Families	Diana Moreno	3,083
	Total	Diana Moreno	6,472	74.1
	Queens For All	Rana Abdelhamid	1,491	17.1
	People First	Mary Jobaida	665	7.6
	Write-in		106	1.2
Total votes			8,734	100.0
	Democratic hold

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zohran Mamdani	30,161
	Working Families	Zohran Mamdani	7,750
	Total	Zohran Mamdani (incumbent)	37,911	98.5
	Write-in		596	1.5
Total votes			38,507	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zohran Mamdani	18,636
	Working Families	Zohran Mamdani	5,454
	Total	Zohran Mamdani (incumbent)	24,090	98.6
	Write-in		338	1.4
Total votes			24,428	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[8][9]

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

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aravella Simotas	27,364
	Working Families	Aravella Simotas	2,580
	Total	Aravella Simotas (incumbent)	29,944	99.4
	Write-in		194	0.6
Total votes			30,138	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aravella Simotas	32,574
	Working Families	Aravella Simotas	3,638
	Total	Aravella Simotas (incumbent)	36,212	99.5
	Write-in		192	0.5
Total votes			36,404	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aravella Simotas	9,203
	Working Families	Aravella Simotas	1,837
	Total	Aravella Simotas (incumbent)	11,040	99.1
	Write-in		102	0.9
Total votes			11,142	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[13]

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		31	0.1
Total votes			31,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aravella Simotas	11,501
	Working Families	Aravella Simotas	1,432
	Total	Aravella Simotas	12,933	99.4
	Write-in		74	0.6
Total votes			13,007	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 36^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Gianaris	22,886
	Working Families	Michael Gianaris	1,318
	Total	Michael Gianaris (incumbent)	24,204	100.0
	Write-in		2	0.0
Total votes			24,206	100.0
	Democratic hold

Year	Office	Results[16][17]
2024	President	Harris 73.3 - 23.9%
	Senate	Gillibrand 76.7 - 21.9%
2022	Senate	Schumer 79.9 - 19.3%
2020	President	Biden 75.5 - 23.0%
2018	Senate	Gillibrand 85.2 - 14.7%
2016	President	Clinton 77.0 - 18.6%
	Senate	Schumer 81.9 - 13.9%
2012	President	Obama 79.7 - 18.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 83.9 - 13.6%