Here are the Long Island NYS Senate and Assembly races to watch

New campaign-finance reports are shedding light on the 31 State Senate and Assembly offices on Long Island that will be on the ballot Nov. 3.

Five of the races are attracting big money totals for a state legislative contest. One race is a rematch from 2024. Multiple open seats will be filled by a new representative.

Here’s what to know:

 State Senate spending

Two races are sparking six-figure fundraising and spending among the Island districts, according to new reports filed with the New York State Board of Elections Friday.

One was expected. The other, maybe not.

The 7th District, largely based on Nassau County’s North Shore, was expected to generate lots of interest, with Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury) declining to run again. And it has.

Jake Blumencranz, a Republican assemblyman from Oyster Bay, raised $393,000 since July and spent $119,000, leaving him $482,000 in the bank with one month before Election Day.

Democratic rival Rory Lancman has almost as much: $471,000. Lancman, a member of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority and a former state assemblyman and former New York City Council member, raised $118,000 and spent $219,000.

The 9th District, in southwest Nassau, might surprise some.

Republican Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, first elected in 2022, has $245,000 in the bank as of Friday. But Democrat Lisa Vider has $356,000. Notably, Vider far outspent her rival over the last three months, $137,000 to $25,000.

Big money  Assembly races

Southwest Nassau’s 21st District — a swing district over the years — also is attracting campaign dollars.

Assemb. Judy Griffin (D-Rockville Centre) has $198,000 in her campaign for the homestretch while Republican Irene Villacci has $118,000. Since July, each has been a six-figure fundraiser: $136,000 for Griffin, $104,000 for Villacci.

Two Suffolk County Assembly races also are generating six-figure campaigns.

In the 3rd District, which covers Bellport, Mastic Beach, Yaphank and other communities, Assemb. Joe DeStefano (R-Medford) has $206,000 for the homestretch after raising $144,00 since July.

Democratic challenger Josh Slaughter, a labor leader from Shirley, raised even more money, $199,000, and has $167,000 in the bank. The district has flipped twice in recent history.

Another seat with a history of swings, the 4th District, which runs roughly from Coram to Setauket, also is in play.

Assemb. Rebecca Kassay (D-Port Jefferson), running for a second, two-year term, has $152,000 on hand while Republican Will Sussman has $83,000.

Rematch in Suffolk

The far end of Suffolk is seeing a rematch.

In the 1st Assembly District, Assemb. Tommy John Schiavoni, a Sag Harbor Democrat, is again facing Republican Stephen Kiely. Two years ago, Schiavoni won, 56% to 44%.

As of Friday, Schiavoni is far ahead in the money chase, reporting $196,000 in the bank, compared with Kiely’s $48,000.

More open seats

Six other seats, currently held by Republicans, will see new representatives elected this fall. The GOP candidate holds an overwhelming fundraising in three, two are even and Democrats have a big lead in one.

Democrats have a huge edge in the 16th Assembly District, where Assemb. Daniel Norber (R-Great Neck) decided not to run for reelection after scoring an upset victory in 2024.

This time, Democrat Kim Keiserman, of Port Washington, has $232,000 in her campaign account compared with $4,200 for Republican David Hassid, of Great Neck.

In the 12th Assembly District, running from Lloyd Harbor to Fort Salonga to Deer Park, the candidates are in a financial dead heat with four weeks to go: Republican David Weber Jr., of Northport, has $95,000 and Democrat Craig Herskowitz has $93,000.

The seat is open after Assemb. Keith Brown (R-Northport) declined to run again and it has been long held by Republicans.

The 7th Assembly District, which runs on the South Shore from around East Patchogue to Bay Shore, pits Republican DawnMarie Kuhn ($57,000 in the bank) against Democrat Trish Kopp ($85,000). Kuhn did outspend her rival over the last several months, $128,000 to $70,000.

The other open races are one-sided when it comes to money.

In the 8th Senate District, running mainly along Suffolk’s South Shore but including parts of Nassau, Sen. Alexis Weik isn’t running for reelection. Assemb. Jarret Gandolfo, a Republican from Sayville, has $187,000 in his campaign. Democrat Josh Taveras has $8,000.

The 15th Assembly District, currently held by Blumencranz, pits Republican Paolo Pironi, of East Norwich ($79,000 in his campaign), against Democrat Dean Tarulli, of Glen Head ($10,000).

And in the 14th District, where Merrick Republican Assemb. David McDonough declined to run again, the GOP’s Shannon Fredericks has $147,000 in the bank. Democrat John Brooks, a former state senator, has $4,500.

By Yancey Roy

yancey.roy@newsday.com@yanceyroy