Dan Quart Re-Elected In NY's 73rd Assembly District

This story was last updated at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday.

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — One day after Election Day, incumbent Democrat Dan Quart was declared the winner in the 73rd Assembly District general election, successfully defending his seat against Republican Judith Graham.

Quart, 47, has served in the State Assembly since 2011, representing the 73rd District, which covers much of the Upper East Side, Midtown East and Murray Hill.

Graham's core campaign issues included street safety, reversing the state's bail reform law and increasing funding for the NYPD, according to her campaign website.

With 100 percent of in-person voting precincts reporting, Quart led with 69.5 percent of the vote to Graham's 30.5 percent. NY1, which did not declare a winner Tuesday, called the race in Quart's favor Wednesday afternoon.

New York will not begin counting absentee ballots until next week.

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A minor controversy between the two candidates broke out last month after Graham's campaign installed signs in the neighborhood reading "Dan Quart Supports Prostitution," referencing his support for decriminalizing sex work in New York state.

"I have been a vocal supporter of decriminalizing sex work. My opponent has no right to single out anyone else. Her actions are vile, dangerous, and racist," Quart tweeted in response.

Quart survived a primary challenge this summer from Cameron Koffman, after Koffman prevailed in a court battle over whether his out-of-state residency during college left him ineligible to run.

Koffman alleged that Quart, who is running for Manhattan District Attorney in 2021, was insufficiently attentive to his legislative duties, a charge that Quart denied.

In his Patch candidate profile last month, Quart said he would focus his next term on helping New York recover from the coronavirus pandemic, saying the national, state and local responses to the crisis "have all been woefully inadequate."