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NY State Assembly · District 81

The Bronx: Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Norwood, Woodlawn, and Wakefield

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Jeffrey Dinowitz, 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

  • Incumbent Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) defeated Morgan Evers 64.6% to 35.2% in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary. Evers, who had also won the Working Families Party primary, withdrew from that ballot line as well; Ballotpedia lists her as a withdrawn candidate and states she will not appear on the November ballot. As of this research, Dinowitz is the only candidate on the general-election ballot for this seat.[1][2]

On the November 3 ballot · 1 candidate

Jeffrey DinowitzDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERMember, NY State Assembly, District 81 (since February 1994)Full 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

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Recorded votes[12]

    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.

Stricter gun laws

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Recorded votes[10][11]

    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.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Recorded votes[13]

    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.

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Recorded votes[8]

    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.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Recorded votes[14]

    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.

Expand public health coverage

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Supports[4]

    Co-sponsors the NY Health Act to create a single-payer healthcare system in New York.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Recorded votes[9]

    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.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz
    Supports[4]

    Says his leadership helped raise New York's minimum wage.

Research notes & limits

This race is uncontested on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot: Ballotpedia's candidate list and Morgan Evers' own profile both state that Evers, despite winning the Working Families Party primary, will not appear on the general-election ballot, leaving Dinowitz as the sole listed candidate. A prior internal slate snapshot (from July 2026) had listed Evers as still appearing on the WFP line; this file reflects the more recent Ballotpedia status as of September 25, 2026 and should be re-checked closer to the election in case her ballot status changes again.

Sources · 14

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

  1. 1.New York State Assembly District 81 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Morgan Evers · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — Biography · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Meet Jeffrey Dinowitz / Jeffrey's Priorities · Friends of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz · 2026 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — Biography · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
  6. 6.Jeffrey Dinowitz · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  7. 7.New York State Assembly election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  8. 8.Assembly floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-14 Official record
  9. 9.Assembly floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-20 Official record
  10. 10.Assembly floor vote: S2451 — Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-29 Official record
  11. 11.Assembly floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Assembly · 2022-07-01 Official record
  12. 12.Assembly floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-22 Official record
  13. 13.Assembly floor vote: A2176 — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Assembly · 2020-07-20 Official record
  14. 14.Assembly floor vote: S2509 — 2021–22 budget revenue bill · New York State Assembly · 2021-04-07 Official record