Andrew Hevesi Projected To Win Forest Hills Assembly Race

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Longtime incumbent Andrew Hevesi is the projected winner of a Forest Hills State Assembly contest, according to projections from The New York Times and NY1.

At about midnight, longtime incumbent Andrew Hevesi was leading unofficial Board of Elections results for the State Assembly race in District 28 with 68.8 percent of the vote from 99 percent of district-wide scanners.

The race pitted Hevesi against labor lawyer Ethan Felder.

As projected, Hevesi will face off against against the district's sole Republican candidate, Michael Conigliaro, in November. Conigliaro lost a bid to represent Forest Hills in the City Council last year.

Another major race that was called on primary day was the gubernatorial primary: Gov. Kathy Hochul will win the Democratic primary for New York's governor — and she'll face Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in November, NY1 and the Associated Press project.

One local primary race that wasn't officially called as of late Tuesday, though, was the neighborhood's state committee — a volunteer position that, by law, includes one male and one female from each Assembly district tasked with internal party matters, like nominating candidates.

In the race for Forest Hills' State Committeewoman, Maria Kaufer, a progressive local leader, faced off against Ronnie Croce, who held the role for many years until she was defeated by Virginia Ramos Rios (another progressive) in 2020.

In the race for State Committeeman, incumbent Edwin Wong, who previously ran to represent Forest Hills in the City Council, faced Dr. Raj Korpan, an assistant computer science professor and progressive leader who ran on the New Reformers Democratic slate alongside Kaufer.

As of about midnight, with 99 percent of scanners reporting, Kaufer lead unofficial results from the BOE with about 75 percent of the vote in her race, and Wong was in the lead of his race with nearly 70 percent of the vote.

Voters in Forest Hills were also tasked with choosing two candidates for Civil Court among a field of four.

About midnight, with over 97 percent of scanners reporting, Karen Lin, a former housing court judge, and attorney Maria T. Gonzales lead unofficial results from the BOE by about 40 and 25 percent respectively.

District 28 voters also cast ballots on behalf of 10 Judicial Convention delegates (and alternates).

Delegates choose the party's nominee for state Supreme Court, a name that voters will see on the general election ballot in November.

The primary for Congress and State Senate (races that will also appear on November ballots) will be held separately in August due to ongoing battles over redistricting maps.