NY State Senate · District 20
Central Brooklyn (Crown Heights, Flatbush, Park Slope, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, East Flatbush)
General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED
Zellnor Myrie, 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. Ballotpedia ↗Wikipedia ↗
Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research
- Zellnor Myrie is unopposed on the November 3 general-election ballot. The Democratic and Working Families Party primaries scheduled for June 23, 2026 were both canceled because he had no primary opponent.[1]
- Myrie ran for Mayor of New York City in the 2025 Democratic primary, placing sixth, and campaigned on increasing citywide housing supply by loosening zoning rules; he did not advance and returned to seeking re-election to his Senate seat.[2]
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
- Zellnor MyrieRecorded votes[18]
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
- Zellnor MyrieRecorded votes[16][17]
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
- Zellnor MyrieRecorded votes[19]
Voted yes on S425-A (Protect Our Courts Act, 2020-07-22): 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
- Zellnor MyrieRecorded votes[14]
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.
Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
- Zellnor MyrieSupports[7]
In a March 2025 interview as a New York City mayoral candidate, said he wants to build one million homes in ten years and to make it easier to build single-staircase buildings and to finance buildings of six stories or less.
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
- Zellnor MyrieRecorded votes[20]
Voted yes on S2509-C (2021–22 Budget Revenue Bill (raised taxes on income over $1M and corporate franchise tax), 2021-04-06): Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.
Faster transition away from fossil fuels
- Zellnor MyrieRecorded votes[15]
Voted yes on S6599 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, 2019-06-18): Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.
Research notes & limits
Myrie has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey, and his 2026 campaign website was a placeholder under construction at the time of research, so priorities and positions here are drawn from his official Senate record, press releases, and his 2025 mayoral platform (housing) rather than a current campaign platform.
Sources · 20
Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.
- 1.Zellnor Myrie · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Zellnor Myrie · Wikipedia Reference
- 3.About Zellnor Myrie · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 4.News: Myrie Statement on Shootings in Texas and Maine · NYSenate.gov · 2026-07-13 Official record
- 5.News: Senate Passes Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act · NYSenate.gov · 2026-06-23 Official record
- 6.Candidate Answers to JOLDC: Zellnor Y. Myrie for NY Senate District 20 · Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club questionnaire Candidate's own words
- 7.Zellnor Myrie wants to build one million housing units and fund more housing court lawyers · Brick Underground News report
- 8.Zellnor Myrie · Ballotpedia Reference
- 9.Zellnor Myrie · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 10.About Zellnor Myrie · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 11.Zellnor Myrie (BK 50) · Brooklyn Magazine · 2021-07-13 News report
- 12.New York State Senate District 20 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 13.New York State Senate election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 14.Senate floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Senate · 2019-06-14 Official record
- 15.Senate floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Senate · 2019-06-18 Official record
- 16.Senate floor vote: S2451 — Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Law) · New York State Senate · 2019-01-29 Official record
- 17.Senate floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Senate · 2022-07-01 Official record
- 18.Senate floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Senate · 2019-01-22 Official record
- 19.Senate floor vote: S425-A — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Senate · 2020-07-22 Official record
- 20.Senate floor vote: S2509-C — 2021–22 Budget Revenue Bill (raised taxes on income over $1M and corporate franchise tax) · New York State Senate · 2021-04-06 Official record