NY State Assembly · District 68
Manhattan's East Harlem (El Barrio) and parts of the South Bronx across the Harlem River, including Mott Haven and Port Morris
General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED
Diana Ayala, projected winner
Unopposed on the ballot, according to the sources below.
As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. Wikipedia ↗
Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research
- This is an open seat. In the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary, Diana Ayala defeated incumbent Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs 51.9% to 31.2%, along with Tamika Mapp (11.5%) and William Smith (5.1%), so Gibbs is not on the November ballot. The Republican primary was canceled with no candidate advancing (Darwin Shaw withdrew or was disqualified), and Ayala also advanced from the Working Families Party line without appearing on that primary ballot.[1]
On the November 3 ballot · 1 candidate
Issue evidence — side by side
Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.
Protect legal access to abortion
- Diana AyalaSupports[3]
Says she will work to strengthen state protections for abortion access and reproductive health care.
Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
- Diana AyalaOpposes[3]
Says she will fight to pass the New York for All Act, which would limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and expand legal representation for immigrants.
Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections
- Diana AyalaSupports[3]
Supports strengthening tenant protections and expanding rental assistance statewide, citing her work expanding the CityFHEPS voucher program on the City Council.
Expand public health coverage
- Diana AyalaSupports[3]
Supports expanding community-based mental health care, crisis response systems, addiction treatment and harm reduction, and community health clinics, building on her chairmanship of the Council's Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions Committee.
Faster transition away from fossil fuels
- Diana AyalaRecorded votes[4]
As a City Council member, voted yes on the Climate Mobilization Act (Local Law 97), which set greenhouse-gas emissions limits for large buildings.
Raise the minimum wage
- Diana AyalaRecorded votes[6]
As a City Council member, voted yes on the bill setting a minimum per-trip payment rate for app-based food delivery workers.
Universal, publicly funded child care
- Diana AyalaSupports[3]
Supports expanding universal childcare and increasing state childcare funding.
Research notes & limits
Ayala has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey and has no declared general-election opponent, so priorities/positions are drawn from her campaign website's detailed issues page, which itself describes her City Council record. Recorded City Council floor votes (verified against the official Stated Meeting minutes on legistar.council.nyc.gov) were added for the CityFHEPS veto override she sponsored, the Climate Mobilization Act, and app-based delivery-worker minimum pay; other record items still rely on her campaign's description of her committee work, which was not independently verified against Legistar bill files.
Sources · 14
Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.
- 1.New York State Assembly District 68 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Diana Ayala · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.Issues - Diana Ayala for Assembly · Diana Ayala for Assembly campaign · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 4.Minutes of the Proceedings, Stated Meeting of April 18, 2019 (Int. No. 1253-C roll call, p. 1503) · The New York City Council · 2019-04-18 Official record
- 5.Minutes of the Proceedings, Stated Meeting of July 13, 2023 (Int. No. 878-A veto-override roll call, p. 2092) · The New York City Council · 2023-07-13 Official record
- 6.Minutes of the Proceedings, Stated Meeting of September 23, 2021 (Int. No. 2294-A roll call, p. 2425) · The New York City Council · 2021-09-23 Official record
- 7.New York State Assembly District 68 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 8.Diana Ayala · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 9.Issues - Diana Ayala for Assembly · Diana Ayala for Assembly campaign · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 10.About Diana Ayala · Ayala for Assembly (campaign website) · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 11.Diana Ayala files to run against Eddie Gibbs for his Assembly seat · City & State New York · 2026-02 News report
- 12.Diana Ayala: The OTHER Uptown insurgent · City & State New York · 2026-06 News report
- 13.Diana Ayala · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 14.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference