How To Beat An Incumbent – Move To Flushing

While many more State legislators lost in Tuesday’s Primaries – 4, it’s still true that incumbent Senators & Assembly members are still extremely difficult to beat.

Except in the 22^nd Assembly District!

The 22^nd AD was created in the 2002 Legislative re-districting and in centered in Flushing.

Here are the Democratic Primary results in the 22^nd since its creation –

2002

Barry S. Grodenchik     1,639

Jimmy Meng                 1,513

Ethel T. Chen               1,005

John P. Albert              373

2004

Jimmy Meng                 2,877

Barry S. Grodenchik     2,311

Benjamin Singer            425

2006

Ellen Young                  1,912

Julia Harrison                1,855

Terence Y. Park           1,595

2008

Grace Meng                 2,733

Ellen Young                  1,916