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NY State Assembly · District 76

Manhattan's Upper East Side, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Rebecca Seawright, projected winner

As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. Wikipedia ↗NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Both the Democratic and Republican primaries scheduled for June 23, 2026 were canceled. Incumbent Rebecca Seawright (D/WFP) advanced unopposed; Louis Puliafito (R), who has run against Seawright in multiple prior elections, also advanced unopposed after Mike Zumbluskas withdrew from the Republican primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Rebecca SeawrightDWFPINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERNY State Assembly Member, District 76 (since 2015)Full profile →Louis PuliafitoRFull profile →

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

  • Rebecca Seawright
    Recorded votes[16]

    Voted yes on S240 (Reproductive Health Act, 2019-01-22): Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.

  • Louis Puliafito
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Rebecca Seawright
    Recorded votes[14][15]

    Voted yes on S2451 (Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law), 2019-01-29): Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. Voted yes on S51001 (Concealed Carry Improvement Act, 2022-07-01): Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places.

  • Louis Puliafito
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Rebecca Seawright
    Recorded votes[17]

    Voted yes on A2176 (Protect Our Courts Act, 2020-07-20): Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.

  • Louis Puliafito
    —

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Rebecca Seawright
    Recorded votes[12]

    Voted yes on S6458 (Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, 2019-06-14): Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.

  • Louis Puliafito
    —

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Rebecca Seawright
    Opposes[5]

    Her campaign site says she opposed repeal of New York City’s residential floor-area-ratio cap and supports capping building heights.

  • Louis Puliafito
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Rebecca Seawright
    Recorded votes[18]

    Voted yes on S2509 (2021–22 budget revenue bill, 2021-04-07): Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.

  • Louis Puliafito
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Rebecca Seawright
    Recorded votes[13]

    Voted yes on S6599 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, 2019-06-20): Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.

  • Louis Puliafito
    —

Research notes & limits

No independent campaign website was found for Louis Puliafito; his positions and background come from his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response. He has run unsuccessfully for this and other offices several times previously. His 2026 survey does not address the guide issues; no statements were added from his 2024 survey (the passages found did not squarely address a guide issue). No standalone campaign website was found for Louis Puliafito (Ballotpedia links a Facebook page); his positions and background come from his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response. Biography details are self-reported in his Ballotpedia survey and no independent news profile was found. Seawright's official biography does not state her education or birthplace; those details come from Wikipedia.

Sources · 22

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.New York State Assembly District 76 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright — Biography · New York State Assembly Official record
  3. 3.Louis Puliafito · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-01-01 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Environmental — Rebecca Seawright for Assembly · Friends of Rebecca Seawright Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Housing — Rebecca Seawright for Assembly · Friends of Rebecca Seawright Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Gun Reform — Rebecca Seawright for Assembly · Friends of Rebecca Seawright Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright — Biography · New York State Assembly Official record
  8. 8.Rebecca Seawright — Wikipedia · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  9. 9.Rebecca Seawright · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  10. 10.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  11. 11.New York State Assembly election results 2026 (unofficial election night results) · NYC Board of Elections · 2026-11-03 Official record
  12. 12.Assembly floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-14 Official record
  13. 13.Assembly floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-20 Official record
  14. 14.Assembly floor vote: S2451 — Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-29 Official record
  15. 15.Assembly floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Assembly · 2022-07-01 Official record
  16. 16.Assembly floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-22 Official record
  17. 17.Assembly floor vote: A2176 — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Assembly · 2020-07-20 Official record
  18. 18.Assembly floor vote: S2509 — 2021–22 budget revenue bill · New York State Assembly · 2021-04-07 Official record
  19. 19.New York State Assembly District 76 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  20. 20.Louis Puliafito · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-01-01 Candidate's own words
  21. 21.NY State Assembly · District 76 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  22. 22.NY State Assembly · District 76 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record