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NY State Senate · District 26

Western/southern Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, and parts of Park Slope and Cobble Hill.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Andrew Gounardes, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew Gounardes79,62583.2%
Tom Stanten15,88116.6%

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

  • Incumbent Andrew Gounardes (D, Working Families Party) and Tom Stanten (R, Conservative Party) advanced without primary opposition; the Democratic, Republican, Working Families, and Conservative primaries scheduled for June 23, 2026 were all canceled.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Andrew GounardesDWFPINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERNew York State Senator, District 26 (since 2023); previously District 22 (2019-2022)Full profile →Tom StantenRCFull 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

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Recorded votes[23]

    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.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Recorded votes[21][22]

    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.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Recorded votes[24]

    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.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Recorded votes[19]

    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.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Supports[3]

    Priorities include the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act, which would allow houses of worship to build affordable housing on their property.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Recorded votes[25]

    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.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Recorded votes[20]

    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.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Andrew Gounardes
    —
  • Tom Stanten
    Supports[12]

    Campaign platform calls for fully funding law enforcement and restoring public safety across the district.

Keep congestion pricing in Manhattan

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Supports[4]

    Has publicly urged the state to implement congestion pricing in Manhattan, citing funding for transit accessibility projects.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Andrew Gounardes
    Supports[3]

    Lists universal, free child care and expanded afterschool access as a top legislative priority.

  • Tom Stanten
    —

Research notes & limits

Tom Stanten has not completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey and has no prior officeholding record, so his positions beyond public safety are limited to what his campaign site states; no FEC/OpenSecrets finance data was available for him at research time.

Sources · 29

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

  1. 1.Andrew S. Gounardes · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Andrew S. Gounardes - Committee assignments, biography · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.My Top Priorities for 2025 · Senator Gounardes' Community Portal Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Sen. Gounardes: Implement Congestion Pricing Before Trump Blocks Us · NYSenate.gov Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Sen. Gounardes Unveils Legislation to Fight Trump Austerity and Close Unfair Tax Loopholes · NYSenate.gov · 2025-12-22 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.New York for All Act sponsorship (S2235A) · NYSenate.gov Candidate's own words
  7. 7.N.Y. Legislature approves measures to limit ICE cooperation · Spectrum News NY1 · 2026-05-21 News report
  8. 8.Sen. Gounardes' Bill to Study State Role in Last-Mile Trucking Pollution Crisis Passes State Senate · NYSenate.gov · 2025-05-02 Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Landmark AI Safety Bill Signed Into Law · NYSenate.gov · 2025-12-19 Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Sen. Gounardes, AM Rozic's Bill to Require Warning Labels on Social Media is Signed into Law · NYSenate.gov · 2025-12-20 Candidate's own words
  11. 11.Sen. Gounardes' Bill to Protect Workplace Discrimination Victims Passes the State Senate · NYSenate.gov · 2025-06-12 Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Tom Stanten — Stand with Tom (campaign website) · Tom Stanten for State Senate Candidate's own words
  13. 13.Andrew S. Gounardes · Ballotpedia Reference
  14. 14.About Andrew Gounardes (NY State Senate) · NYSenate.gov Official record
  15. 15.Andrew Gounardes — Wikipedia · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  16. 16.Andrew Gounardes for State Senate (campaign website) · Andrew Gounardes campaign Candidate's own words
  17. 17.New York State Senate District 26 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  18. 18.New York State Senate election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  19. 19.Senate floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Senate · 2019-06-14 Official record
  20. 20.Senate floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Senate · 2019-06-18 Official record
  21. 21.Senate floor vote: S2451 — Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Law) · New York State Senate · 2019-01-29 Official record
  22. 22.Senate floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Senate · 2022-07-01 Official record
  23. 23.Senate floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Senate · 2019-01-22 Official record
  24. 24.Senate floor vote: S425-A — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Senate · 2020-07-22 Official record
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.Tom Stanten · Ballotpedia Reference
  27. 27.Tom Stanten — Stand with Tom (campaign website) · Tom Stanten for State Senate Candidate's own words
  28. 28.NY State Senate · District 26 results 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  29. 29.NY State Senate · District 26 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference