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General Election

ELECTION WAS NOV 3

NY AssemblyAssembly District 49

Republican incumbent defends a southern Brooklyn seat he flipped in 2022

Republican Lester Chang unseated Democrat Peter Abbate Jr. here in 2022, 52.0% to 47.9%, and was re-elected unopposed in 2024, when the district voted Republican for president by 20 points. Democratic district leader Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie is challenging him.

Raised & cash on hand

Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.

Chang
$75K
Xie
$49K
Who's funding them

Largest contributors to each campaign, people and organizations alike, from NYS Board of Elections filings.

Chang
JGH Franklin LLC$4KJ & GH Realty LLC$3KNY Laundromat Business Association$2K772 & 720 Holding LLC$2KUS Leisure Vacations Inc$2KHeng Chen$2K
Xie
Weng's Group NY Inc.$4KSunrise Brooklyn LLC$3K1931 Realty LLC$3K