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NY State Senate · District 22

South Brooklyn, including Borough Park, Midwood, Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Mapleton.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Sam Sutton, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Sam Sutton36,74064.5%
Nachman Caller19,96735.1%

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

  • Nachman Caller defeated Bernard Vaiselberg 535 votes (50.9%) to 517 votes (49.1%) in the June 23, 2026 Republican primary for this seat; the result was too close to call on election night and was contested by Vaiselberg before being certified by the Board of Elections. Caller also held the Conservative Party line without a primary contest.[2]
  • Incumbent Sam Sutton first won the seat in a May 20, 2025 special election, defeating Nachman Caller and Bernard Vaiselberg (who ran that time as an independent write-in), after longtime Senator Simcha Felder did not seek re-election.[1][2]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Sam SuttonDFight Anti-Semitism PartyINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERNY State Senator, District 22 (since May 2025)Full profile →Nachman CallerRCFull 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.

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Sam Sutton
    —
  • Nachman Caller
    Supports[6]

    Campaign platform pledges to champion rezoning for new housing development and reduce regulations that hinder housing growth, citing his record developing thousands of housing units in Borough Park.

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Sam Sutton
    Supports[7]

    His campaign site lists a pledge to invest in public safety and fund local police.

  • Nachman Caller
    —

Research notes & limits

Nachman Caller has not completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey and has limited public record beyond his campaign site and the 2025 special election coverage. Bernard Vaiselberg is not included as a candidate: he lost the June 2026 Republican primary and does not appear on Ballotpedia's list of November 3, 2026 general-election candidates for this seat. Sam Sutton has not completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, so his biography relies on his official Senate bio.

Sources · 22

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

  1. 1.Sam Sutton · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.New York State Senate District 22 · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Senate Bill S8599 · NYSenate.gov · 2026-01-07 Official record
  4. 4.Blocks from Swastika Incident, Senator Sutton and Governor Hochul Announce $20 Million in Additional Nonpublic School Safety Equipment Grant Program Funding · NYSenate.gov Official record
  5. 5.Sam Sutton Announces Candidacy for State Senate, Poised to Make History for Sephardic Community · Community Magazine · 2025-05-01 News report
  6. 6.Nachman Caller for NYS Senate District 22 · Nachman Caller campaign site Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Sam Sutton for Senate · Sutton for Senate campaign Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Sam Sutton · Ballotpedia Reference
  9. 9.About Sam Sutton · NYSenate.gov Official record
  10. 10.Sam Sutton (politician) · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  11. 11.Brooklyn's Sam Sutton Sworn In as New State Senator · BK Reader · 2025-05-28 News report
  12. 12.Sam Sutton Sworn In as State Senator for Brooklyn's 22nd District · VINnews · 2025-05-28 News report
  13. 13.New York State Senate District 22 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  14. 14.New York State Senate election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  15. 15.Nachman Caller · Ballotpedia Reference
  16. 16.New York State Senate District 22 · Ballotpedia Reference
  17. 17.Nachman Caller for NYS Senate District 22 · Nachman Caller campaign site Candidate's own words
  18. 18.GOP looks to flip South Brooklyn Senate seat · City & State · 2025-05 News report
  19. 19.Community Receptive To Nachman Caller's Issue-Oriented Campaign For State Assembly · The Yeshiva World · 2014 News report
  20. 20.Sam Sutton · Ballotpedia Reference
  21. 21.District 22 State Senate Election Underway for Brooklyn Voters · BK Reader · 2025-05-15 News report
  22. 22.NY State Senate · District 22 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference