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NY State Senate · District 21

Central and southeast Brooklyn (Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood, Flatlands, Mill Basin)

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Kevin Parker, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Parker65,96683.5%
Ronald Seifert12,61516%

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

  • Both candidates advanced without a contested primary: Kevin Parker's Democratic primary and Ronald Seifert's Republican and Conservative Party primaries, all scheduled for June 23, 2026, were canceled for lack of an opponent.[1][2]
  • Parker ran for New York City Comptroller in the 2025 Democratic primary and was eliminated in the second round of ranked-choice tabulation, receiving about 7.8% of the vote; Mark Levine won the primary and the general election.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Kevin ParkerDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERNew York State Senator, District 21 (since 2003)Full profile →Ronald SeifertRCFull 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

  • Kevin Parker
    Recorded votes[20]

    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.

  • Ronald Seifert
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Kevin Parker
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    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.

  • Ronald Seifert
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Kevin Parker
    Recorded votes[21]

    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.

  • Ronald Seifert
    —

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Kevin Parker
    Recorded votes[16]

    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.

  • Ronald Seifert
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Kevin Parker
    Recorded votes[22]

    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.

  • Ronald Seifert
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Kevin Parker
    Recorded votes[17]

    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.

  • Ronald Seifert
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Kevin Parker
    Supports[8]

    In February 2013 introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage to $11.15 in 2014, indexed to inflation, and said the then-pending $8.75 rate did not give low-wage earners a wage they could live on.

  • Ronald Seifert
    —

Research notes & limits

Neither candidate has completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. Ronald Seifert has never held office, so he has no official voting or legislative record; his platform (utility costs, public safety, property taxes, shelter siting, battery-storage safety, and career/technical education) does not map cleanly onto this guide's fixed issue list, so no positions are recorded for him -- see his priorities for his stated views in his own words. Kevin Parker's campaign website was not located; his biography draws on his official Senate page and Ballotpedia. Seifert's biography relies mainly on his own campaign site, so its details are self-described.

Sources · 26

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

  1. 1.Kevin Parker (New York) · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Ronald Seifert · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.NY State Senate Bill S1329 · NYSenate.gov Official record
  4. 4.Senator Parker Introduces Legislative Package to Modernize Utility Processes and Safeguard Ratepayers · NYSenate.gov Official record
  5. 5.NY State Senate Bill S3985 · NYSenate.gov Official record
  6. 6.Ronald Seifert for New York State Senate District 21 · Seifert for State Senate campaign Candidate's own words
  7. 7.NY State Senate Bill S2011-A · NYSenate.gov Official record
  8. 8.Senator Parker Advocates for a True Minimum Wage Bill · NYSenate.gov · 2013 Official record
  9. 9.Senator Parker Applauds the Governor for Protecting Middle Class New Yorkers · NYSenate.gov · 2011 Official record
  10. 10.Senator Kevin S. Parker Leads on Clean Energy and Affordability with Groundbreaking Electric Storage Incentive Bill · NYSenate.gov · 2025 Official record
  11. 11.Senator Kevin Parker's Statement On SCOTUS · NYSenate.gov Official record
  12. 12.Kevin Parker (New York) · Ballotpedia Reference
  13. 13.About Kevin S. Parker · NYSenate.gov Official record
  14. 14.New York State Senate District 21 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  15. 15.New York State Senate election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  16. 16.Senate floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Senate · 2019-06-14 Official record
  17. 17.Senate floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Senate · 2019-06-18 Official record
  18. 18.Senate floor vote: S2451 — Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Law) · New York State Senate · 2019-01-29 Official record
  19. 19.Senate floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Senate · 2022-07-01 Official record
  20. 20.Senate floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Senate · 2019-01-22 Official record
  21. 21.Senate floor vote: S425-A — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Senate · 2020-07-22 Official record
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Ronald Seifert for New York State Senate District 21 · Seifert for State Senate campaign Candidate's own words
  24. 24.Ronald Seifert · Ballotpedia Reference
  25. 25.NY State Senate · District 21 results 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  26. 26.NY State Senate · District 21 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference