New York's 71st State Assembly district

New York's 71st State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Al Taylor D–Harlem

New York's 71st State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Al Taylor since 2017.

Geography

District 71 is located in Manhattan, comprising portions of Hamilton Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 71

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor (incumbent)	4,467	70.7
	Democratic	Julien Segura	1,793	28.4
	Write-in		54	0.9
Total votes			6,314	100
General election
	Democratic	Al Taylor (incumbent)	37,267	86.5
	Republican	Josiel Andujar	5,621	13.1
	Write-in		163	0.4
Total votes			43,051	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 71

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor (incumbent)	7,185	70.7
	Democratic	Luis Tejada	2,931	28.9
	Write-in		44	0.4
Total votes			10,160	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Al Taylor (incumbent)	26,081	99.2
	Write-in		199	0.8
Total votes			26,280	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 71

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor (incumbent)	13,124	76.9
	Democratic	Guillermo Perez	3,833	22.5
	Write-in		108	0.6
Total votes			17,065	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Al Taylor	40,141
	Working Families	Al Taylor	8,397
	Total	Al Taylor (incumbent)	48,538	99.7
	Write-in		141	0.3
Total votes			48,679	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 71

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor (incumbent)	9,846	47.4
	Democratic	Luis Tejada	6,991	33.7
	Democratic	Guillermo Perez	3,798	18.3
	Write-in		127	0.6
Total votes			20,762	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Al Taylor	36,311
	Working Families	Al Taylor	2,587
	Total	Al Taylor (incumbent)	38,898	99.6
	Write-in		142	0.4
Total votes			39,040	100.0
	Democratic hold

2017 special

2017 New York State Assembly special election, District 71

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Taylor	16,153
	Working Families	Al Taylor	1,673
	Total	Al Taylor	17,826	99.4
	Write-in		106	0.6
Total votes			17,932	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 71

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr. (incumbent)	43,183	92.3
	Republican	Vanessa Stanback	2,758
	Reform	Vanessa Stanback	758
	Total	Vanessa Stanback	3,516	7.5
	Write-in		70	0.4
Total votes			46,769	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 71

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr. (incumbent)	5,551	70.5
	Democratic	Kelley Boyd	2,237	28.4
	Write-in		83	1.1
Total votes			7,871	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr. (incumbent)	16,174	93.3
	Republican	Jerome Johnson	1,131	6.5
	Write-in		24	0.1
Total votes			17,329	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 71

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman D. Farrell, Jr. (incumbent)	36,220	99.8
	Write-in		68	0.2
Total votes			36,288	100.0
	Democratic hold