Result
Incumbent Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D-NY) won reelection to New York's State Assembly District 89 in the Nov. 3 general election. He ran unopposed, and the seat was not open, so voters in the district retained their longtime Democratic representative.
Candidates and platforms
Pretlow was the only candidate on the November general election ballot. Although the race record contains no campaign platform, his official New York State Assembly biography documents his legislative work, including issues related to racing and wagering. He has served as chairman of the Assembly's Racing and Wagering Committee
District and chamber
The race was for District 89 in the New York State Assembly, the lower chamber of the state Legislature. Pretlow represents portions of Westchester County, including Mount Vernon. He has served in the Assembly since 1993 and has represented District 89 since the redistricting that took effect in 2013.
The race record's nationwide state House tally covers only races with a called winner. It shows 1,978 Democratic winners and 1,712 Republican winners, a gap of 266. It also lists six winners under the code I and one each under the codes N and X, which the record does not define.
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