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New York's 40th State Assembly district

New York's 40th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Ron Kim since 2013.

New York's 40th
State Assembly district
Assemblymember
  Ron Kim
D–Flushing

Since 2020, the district has trended Republican in state and federal races, voting for Curtis Sliwa in 2021, Lee Zeldin in 2022, and Donald Trump in 2024.[1]

Geography

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District 40 is in Queens. It contains portions of Whitestone, Flushing, College Point, and Murray Hill.

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Assembly election, District 40[2]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kim (incumbent) 1,695 53.9
Democratic Yi Andy Chen 1,252 39.8
Democratic Dao Yin 185 5.9
Write-in 15 0.5
Total votes 3,147 100.0
General election
Democratic Ron Kim
Working Families Ron Kim
Total Ron Kim (incumbent)
Republican Philip Wang
Conservative Philip Wang
Total Philip Wang
Write-in
Total votes

2022

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2022 New York State Assembly election, District 40[3][4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kim (incumbent) 1,931 50.7
Democratic Kenneth Chiu 1,869 49.0
Write-in 12 0.3
Total votes 3,812 100.0
General election
Democratic Ron Kim 7,406
Working Families Ron Kim 645
Total Ron Kim (incumbent) 8,051 51.1
Republican Sharon Liao 7,212
Conservative Sharon Liao 483
Total Sharon Liao 7,695 48.8
Write-in 18 0.1
Total votes 15,764 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 New York State Assembly election, District 40[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kim (incumbent) 3,660 70.2
Democratic Steven Lee 1,534 29.5
Write-in 16 0.3
Total votes 5,210 100.0
General election
Democratic Ron Kim (incumbent) 18,214 83.1
Justice and Peace Steven Lee 3,566 16.3
Write-in 137 0.6
Total votes 21,917 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 New York State Assembly election, District 40[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform John Scandalios 124 96.1
Write-in 5 3.9
Total votes 129 100.0
General election
Democratic Ron Kim 11,550
Working Families Ron Kim 734
Total Ron Kim (incumbent) 12,284 87.5
Reform John Scandalios 1,689 12.0
Write-in 59 0.5
Total votes 14,032 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 New York State Assembly election, District 40[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kim 15,697
Working Families Ron Kim 782
Total Ron Kim (incumbent) 16,479 75.2
Republican Miriam Rodriguez 5,168
Reform Miriam Rodriguez 251
Total Miriam Rodriguez 5,419 24.7
Write-in 17 0.1
Total votes 21,915 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 New York State Assembly election, District 40[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kim 5,816
Working Families Ron Kim 308
Independence Ron Kim 168
Total Ron Kim (incumbent) 6,292 66.9
Republican Philip Gim 3,077 32.7
Write-in 35 0.4
Total votes 9,404 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 New York State Assembly election, District 40[11][12][13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Kim 1,206 27.1
Democratic Yen Chou 1,022 23.0
Democratic Ethel Chen 993 22.3
Democratic Myungsuk Lee 666 14.9
Democratic Martha Flores-Vazquez 560 12.6
Write-in 6 0.1
Total votes 4,453 100.0
Republican Philip Gim 311 72.0
Republican Sunny Hahn 120 27.8
Write-in 1 0.2
Total votes 432 100.0
General election
Democratic Ron Kim 12,928
Working Families Ron Kim 386
Independence Ron Kim 147
Total Ron Kim 13,461 67.6
Republican Philip Gim 6,409 32.2
Write-in 35 0.2
Total votes 19,905 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ https://hellgatenyc.com/how-democrat-ron-kim-won-asian-trump-district/
  2. ^ "Primary Election 2024 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 38th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Primary Election 2020 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 38th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Primary Election 2018 - Reform Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - Republican Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 40th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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