Special NYC elections 2026: Diana Moreno wins in Mamdani’s Queens districts

Hakikulislam Khokan

The representatives for three state Legislature seats were decided Tuesday evening in special elections in Manhattan and Queens.
The seats that were up for election were in the 36th Assembly District in Queens, the 74th Assembly District in Manhattan and the 47th Senate District in Manhattan. Here’s a recap of who won, and check out the results page here.

36th Assembly District in Queens
Democrat Diana Moreno is the projected winner in the race for the 36th state Assembly in Queens, according to The Associated Press.

Moreno ran against Rana Abdelhamid, who was on the “Queens for All” Party line, and Mary Jobaida, who was on the “People First” Party line.

The Queens district covers much of western and central Astoria, Ditmars, Astoria Heights and northern Long Island City. Zohran Mamdani, who won the position in 2020, vacated the Assembly seat when he became mayor.