NY-AD36: Queens voters head to the polls for Assembly District 36 special election to fill Mamdani's old seat

Voters across the 36th Assembly District took to the polls Tuesday morning to elect a successor to fill Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s old seat in a special election that has pitted three progressive candidates against each other.

Diana Moreno, an organizer within the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA); Rana Abdelhamid, founder of local anti-violence non-profit Malikah; and Mary Jobaida, a Bangladeshi immigrant advocating for the Queensbridge Houses community, are all contesting the ongoing special election.

Moreno, who earned the Queens Democratic Party nomination as well as receiving key endorsements from Mamdani and the DSA, is the clear frontrunner in the race and cast her ballot at P.S. 166Q shortly after 10 a.m.

Moreno, addressing a significant number of campaign volunteers who accompanied her to the polling site, expressed confidence that she would emerge victorious from the special election.




https://qns.com/2026/02/voters-polls-district-36-special-election/