2 candidates are tracked for New York Assembly District 49 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie and Lester Chang. Candidate information follows official Kings County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie (Democratic), Lester Chang (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 49; Lester Chang is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Lester Chang, is on the ballot.
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Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie is a Democratic State Committee member, a former District 20 Community Education Council member, and a small business owner, per her campaign site. She is a district leader for the 49th Assembly District and a longtime Brooklyn community advocate.
Republican Incumbent
Per the official Assembly page.
Lester Chang studied banking and finance at Brooklyn College and earned a master's degree in international transportation from SUNY Maritime College, then worked in global trade and logistics with 20 years of management experience before his 2022 election to the Assembly, per his official Assembly biography. He served in the Navy Reserve and New York Naval Militia, including a deployment to Afghanistan, and volunteered in 2020 to help convert the Jacob Javits Convention Center into a field hospital.
Who is running for New York Assembly District 49 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for New York Assembly District 49 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie and Lester Chang. Candidate information follows official Kings County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the New York Assembly District 49 election in New York?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New York are on the New York election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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