New York Assembly District 71
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Al Taylor Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Al TaylorDemocratic · Incumbent8 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Al Taylor (Democratic) won by 73.5 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Al TaylorIncumbentDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families)
Source: elections.ny.gov, dated Oct 7
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 43,055
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAl TaylorWon Democratic 37,26786.6% RepublicanJoziel Andujar Republican 5,62113.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1670.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,280
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAl TaylorWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Alfred E. Taylor Democratic 26,08199.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1990.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,677
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAl TaylorWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Alfred E. Taylor Democratic 48,53899.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1390.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,898
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAl TaylorWonName as filed: Alfred E. Taylor Democratic 38,898100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,769
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 43,18392.3% RepublicanVanessa Stanback Republican 3,5167.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 700.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,305
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 16,17493.5% RepublicanJerome Johnson Republican 1,1316.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,239
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 36,239100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,720
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 19,62790.4% RepublicanGlenda Allen Republican 2,0329.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 610.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,477
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 33,83092.7% RepublicanKenneth M. Britton Republican 2,6477.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,204
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 18,82693.2% RepublicanGlenda Allen Republican 1,3786.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,441
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 29,36290.5% RepublicanFaron Henry Republican 2,3367.2% OtherAllen Cox Other 7432.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,148
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 14,13987.6% RepublicanEdward M. Daniels Republican 2,00912.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,508
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 28,61890.8% RepublicanCharlette Jordan Republican 2,4837.9% IndependentAllen Cox Independent 4071.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,382
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 18,27589.7% RepublicanAlphonzo Mosley Republican 1,7418.5% OtherStephen Durham Other 3661.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,446
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 23,23191.3% RepublicanVan Stone Republican 2,2158.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,209
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 16,32789.7% RepublicanJose A. Cuebnas Republican 1,88210.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,913
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 21,49586.3% RepublicanIrene Perry Republican 2,84311.4% OtherDavid Mirtz Other 5752.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,047
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 10,40694.2% OtherTyler Price Other 3503.2% IndependentJose A. Suero Independent 2912.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,050
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 19,42092.3% RepublicanNathurlon Jones Sr. Republican 1,4827.0% OtherHedviga Harju Other 1480.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,522
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 10,31589.5% RepublicanNathurlon Jones Sr. Republican 8617.5% OtherYvonne Lee Other 2512.2% OtherHedviga Harju Other 950.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,669
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 22,06489.4% RepublicanHarry A. Pace Jr. Republican 2,2599.2% OtherArlene J. Kennare Other 3461.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,804
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHerman D. Farrell Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 13,83293.4% RepublicanNathurlon Jones Jr. Republican 8065.4% OtherAndrew McKeon Other 1661.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,536
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeraldine L. DanielsWon Democratic 15,36078.6% RepublicanGeorge W. Miller(incumbent) Republican 4,01420.6% OtherWilber Kirby Other 1620.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,403
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge W. MillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,47692.5% RepublicanBurvee Lunsford Republican 9277.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,420
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge W. MillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,78191.6% RepublicanMartin Richards Republican 9134.7% OtherDeborrah Collymore Other 7263.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,276
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge W. MillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,13390.7% RepublicanOmar A. Ahmed Republican 1,1439.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,949
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFranz S. LeichterWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,58580.1% RepublicanMurean B. Roberts Republican 4,25015.8% OtherJoseph P. McCabe Other 1,1144.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,676
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen S. GottliebWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,65770.6% RepublicanWilson R. Jewell Republican 1,81613.3% OtherGiles Burress Jr. Other 1,1208.2% OtherJoseph P. McCabe Other 1,0837.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,419
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Assembly District 71, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen S. GottliebWon Democratic 16,30766.8% RepublicanEugene E. McIntosh Republican 5,56122.8% OtherRuben Falk Other 1,5016.2% OtherJoseph P. McCabe Other 1,0504.3%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). New York Assembly District 71, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ny/assembly/71. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/sldl:71
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026