New York's 20th State Assembly district

New York's 20th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican Eric Brown since 2022. He succeeded Melissa Miller, who was appointed to the Hempstead Town Board.

New York's 20th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Eric Brown R–Cedarhurst

Geography

District 20 is located in Nassau County. It includes portions of the town of Hempstead, comprising the neighborhoods of North Woodmere, Inwood, Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Island Park, Long Beach, Lido Beach and Atlantic Beach.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Brown	37,134
	Conservative	Eric Brown	2,457
	Total	Eric Brown (incumbent)	39,591	62.6
	Democratic	Tina Posterli	23,616	37.3
	Write-in		57	0.1
Total votes			63,264	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Brown	27,775
	Conservative	Eric Brown	2,038
	Total	Eric Brown (incumbent)	29,813	61.1
	Democratic	Michael Delury	18,983	38.9
	Write-in		17	0.0
Total votes			48,813	100.0
	Republican hold

2022 special

2022 New York State Assembly special election, District 20 (UNOFFICIAL)^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Brown	4,338
	Conservative	Eric Brown	673
	Total	Eric Brown	5,011	62.7
	Democratic	David Lobl	2,954	37.0
	Write-in		23	0.3
Total votes			7,997	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Melissa Miller	34,862
	Conservative	Melissa Miller	2,576
	Independence	Melissa Miller	651
	Libertarian	Melissa Miller	229
	Total	Melissa Miller (incumbent)	38,318	59.0
	Democratic	Gregory Marks	26,632	41.0
	Write-in		23	0.0
Total votes			64,973	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Vides	3,657	51.8
	Democratic	Jack Vobis	3,404	48.2
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			7,061	100
	Reform	Jack Vobis	114	78.6
	Reform	Melissa Miller (incumbent)	26	17.9
	Reform	Juan Vides	5	3.5
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			145	100
General election
	Republican	Melissa Miller	22,200
	Conservative	Melissa Miller	1,755
	Independence	Melissa Miller	500
	Total	Melissa Miller (incumbent)	24,455	53.1
	Democratic	Juan Vides	21,111	45.8
	Women's Equality	Jack Vobis	372
	Reform	Jack Vobis	136
	Total	Jack Vobis	508	1.1
	Write-in		12	0.0
Total votes			46,086	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Eramo	3,006	69.7
	Democratic	Jeffrey Toback	1,305	30.3
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			4,311	100
General election
	Republican	Melissa Miller	26,382
	Conservative	Melissa Miller	2,191
	Reform	Melissa Miller	238
	Tax Revolt Party	Melissa Miller	215
	Total	Melissa Miller	29,026	53.1
	Democratic	Anthony Eramo	24,580
	Working Families	Anthony Eramo	814
	Independence	Anthony Eramo	459
	Women's Equality	Anthony Eramo	324
	Total	Anthony Eramo	26,177	46.7
	Green	Joseph Naham	136	0.2
	Write-in		18	0.0
Total votes			56,100	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	15,761
	Working Families	Todd Kaminsky	814
	Women's Equality	Todd Kaminsky	425
	Total	Todd Kaminsky	17,425	54.7
	Republican	Avi Fertig	12,884
	Conservative	Avi Fertig	1,560
	Total	Avi Fertig	14,444	45.3
	Write-in		10	0.0
Total votes			31,874	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harvey Weisenberg	20,223
	Working Families	Harvey Weisenberg	860
	Independence	Harvey Weisenberg	647
	Total	Harvey Weisenberg (incumbent)	21,730	56.0
	Republican	David Sussman	12,884
	Conservative	David Sussman	1,560
	Tax Revolt Party	David Sussman	138
	Total	David Sussman	17,091	44.0
	Write-in		9	0.0
Total votes			38,830	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 20^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harvey Weisenberg	18,085
	Independence	Harvey Weisenberg	1,122
	Working Families	Harvey Weisenberg	822
	Total	Harvey Weisenberg (incumbent)	20,029	52.8
	Republican	Joshua Wanderer	16,195
	Conservative	Joshua Wanderer	1,560
	Total	Joshua Wanderer	17,902	47.2
	Write-in		9	0.0
Total votes			37,940	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
2. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
3. "Election Results - Nassau County, NY". Nassau County Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
4. Jeff Bessen (April 7, 2022). "Ari Brown defeats David Lobl in 20th Assembly District special election". LI Herald. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
5. "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
6. "2018 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
7. "2018 State and Local Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
8. "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
9. "2016 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
10. "2014 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
11. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
12. "2010 Election Results (Recertified)" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

External links

• Map of district