Gournardes beats Yassky in primary for 26th State Senate District seat
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who currently represents the 22nd State Senate District, won the Democratic primary election for the newly drawn 26th State Senate District, besting challenger David Yassky.
According to the Board of Elections in the City of New York, Gounardes received 16,658 votes (66.01 percent), while Yassky received 8,466 votes (33.55 percent) with 98.16 percent of scanners reporting as of 3 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24.
As a result of the recent official redistricting, the 26th District includes parts of several neighborhoods, including Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Vinegar Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Garden, Gowanus, Red Hook, Park Slope and Fort Greene.