New York's 74th State Assembly district
American legislative district
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New York's 74th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Keith Powers since 2026.[1][2]
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Geography
District 74 is in Manhattan. The district includes portions of the Lower East Side, East Village, and Midtown East. The Flatiron Building complex and the headquarters of the United Nations is within this district.[3]
The district lies within New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts, as well as the 27th, 28th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts of the New York City Council.
Recent election results
2026 general
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keith Powers (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Veronica Gonzalez | |||
| Conservative | Veronica Gonzalez | |||
| Total | Veronica Gonzalez | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
2026 special
Incumbent Harvey Epstein resigned his seat on December 4, 2025 to serve in the New York City Council, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held – county committee members for each party select nominees.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keith Powers | 4,203 | 82.5 | |
| Republican | Joseph Foley | 719 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Foley | 120 | ||
| Total | Joseph Foley | 839 | 16.5 | |
| Write-in | 50 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 5,092 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 38,149 | ||
| Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 4,502 | ||
| Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 42,651 | 99.0 | |
| Write-in | 444 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 43,095 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 26,820 | ||
| Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 3,353 | ||
| Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 30,173 | 82.9 | |
| Republican | Bryan Cooper | 6,138 | 16.9 | |
| Write-in | 64 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 36,375 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 39,853 | ||
| Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 6,896 | ||
| Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 46,749 | 99.2 | |
| Write-in | 364 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 47,113 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 10,517 | 62.7 | |
| Democratic | Akshay Vaishampayan | 3,202 | 19.1 | |
| Democratic | Juan Pagan | 2,983 | 17.8 | |
| Write-in | 70 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 16,772 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 34,316 | ||
| Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 2,219 | ||
| Total | Harvey Epstein (incumbent) | 36,535 | 87.3 | |
| Republican | Bryan Cooper | 4,694 | 11.2 | |
| Reform | Juan Pagan | 586 | 1.4 | |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 41,858 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018 special
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harvey Epstein | 3,541 | ||
| Working Families | Harvey Epstein | 616 | ||
| Total | Harvey Epstein | 4,157 | 89.9 | |
| Republican | Bryan Cooper | 248 | 5.4 | |
| Green | Adrienne Craig-Williams | 104 | 2.2 | |
| Reform | Juan Pagan | 103 | 2.2 | |
| Write-in | 13 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 4,625 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 37,627 | ||
| Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,251 | ||
| Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 39,878 | 81.6 | |
| Republican | Frank Scala | 7,164 | ||
| Reform | Frank Scala | 199 | ||
| Total | Frank Scala | 7,363 | 15.1 | |
| Green | Scott Hutchins | 1,569 | 3.2 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 48,848 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 13,946 | ||
| Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,935 | ||
| Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 16,881 | 84.9 | |
| Republican | Bryan Cooper | 2,973 | 15.0 | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 19,881 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 3,286 | 72.5 | |
| Democratic | Juan Pagan | 1,223 | 27.0 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 4,530 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 32,584 | ||
| Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,291 | ||
| Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 34,875 | 99.8 | |
| Write-in | 77 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 34,952 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 20,130 | ||
| Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,941 | ||
| Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 23,071 | 84.1 | |
| Republican | Dena Winokur | 4,332 | 15.8 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 27,424 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh | 36,697 | ||
| Working Families | Brian Kavanagh | 2,066 | ||
| Total | Brian Kavanagh (incumbent) | 38,763 | 85.3 | |
| Republican | Bryan Cooper | 6,679 | 14.7 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 45,445 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||