New York's 53rd State Assembly district

New York's 53rd
State Assembly district
Assemblymember
  Maritza Davila
D–Bushwick

New York's 53rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Maritza Davila since 2013.

Geography

2010s-present

District 53 is in Brooklyn. It encompasses portions of Bushwick and East Williamsburg.

The district is entirely within New York's 7th congressional district, as well as the 18th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 33rd, 34th and 37th districts of the New York City Council.

Recent election results

2026

2026 New York State Assembly election, District 53[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 53[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila 33,100
Write-In Maritza Davila 1
Total Maritza Davila (incumbent) 33,101 99.3
Write-in 244 0.7
Total votes 33,345 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 53[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila (incumbent) 20,154 99.1
Write-in 182 0.9
Total votes 20,336 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 53[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila (incumbent) 38,791 99.4
Write-in 239 0.6
Total votes 39,030 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly District 53 Democratic Party primary[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila (incumbent) 10,505 81.6
Democratic Humberto Soto 2,303 17.9
Write-in 69 0.5
Total votes 12,877 100.0
2018 New York State Assembly election, District 53[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila 27,580
Working Families Maritza Davila 2,494
Total Maritza Davila (incumbent) 30,074 99.6
Write-in 124 0.4
Total votes 30,198 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 53[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila 32,792
Working Families Maritza Davila 2,602
Total Maritza Davila (incumbent) 35,394 99.7
Write-in 122 0.3
Total votes 35,516 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 53[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila (incumbent) 9,706 99.2
Write-in 79 0.8
Total votes 9,785 100.0
Democratic hold

2013 special

Incumbent Vito Lopez resigned on May 20, 2013 after having been censured for sexually harassing members of his staff, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held - county committee members for each party select nominees. However, because the vacancy occurred before the petitioning period for the 2013 New York City Council election had begun, party-specific primaries were held[9].The primary election was held on September 10th, 2013, and the special election was held on November 5th, 2013.

2013 New York State Assembly District 53 Democratic Party primary[10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila 4,137 51.9
Democratic Jason Otano 2,519 31.6
Democratic Charveys Gonzalez 1,314 16.5
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 7,971 100.0
2013 New York State Assembly special election, District 53[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maritza Davila 9,000 85.6
Working Families Jason Otano 1,486 14.1
Write-in 29 0.3
Total votes 10,515 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 53[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vito Lopez (incumbent) 25,956 89.2
Republican Richy Garcia 2,916 10.0
Write-in 229 0.8
Total votes 29,101 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 53[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vito Lopez (incumbent) 12,892 89.5
Republican Byron Orozco 1,481 10.3
Write-in 39 0.3
Total votes 14,412 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 53[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vito Lopez (incumbent) 25,733 94.4
Republican Frances Cutrone 1,531 5.6
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 27,265 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

2006 New York State Assembly election, District 53[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vito Lopez 11,150
Working Families Vito Lopez 1,044
Total Vito Lopez (incumbent) 12,194 93.9
Republican Ameriar Feliciano 603
Conservative Ameriar Feliciano 182
Total Ameriar Feliciano 785 6.0
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 12,981 100.0
Democratic hold

2004

2004 New York State Assembly election, District 53[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vito Lopez 20,386
Working Families Vito Lopez 1,129
Total Vito Lopez (incumbent) 21,515 86.7
Republican Theresa Prevete 1,487
Conservative Theresa Prevete 131
Total Theresa Prevete 1,618 6.5
Green Mark Borino 1,231 5.0
Independence Anthony Miranda 449 1.8
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 24,814 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

2002 New York State Assembly election, District 53[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vito Lopez 9,549
Liberal Vito Lopez 539
Total Vito Lopez (incumbent) 10,088 97.5
Conservative Germania Taveras 263 2.5
Total votes 10,351 100.0
Democratic hold

2000

2000 New York State Assembly election, District 53[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vito Lopez 15,650
Liberal Vito Lopez 545
Total Vito Lopez (incumbent) 16,195 98.5
Conservative Jean Devincentis 241 1.5
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 16,438 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in Assembly District 53

Year Office Results[19][20]
2024 President Harris 78.6 - 18.2%
Senate Gillibrand 83.4 - 15.1%
2022 Senate Schumer 87.7 - 11.4%
2020 President Biden 86.6 - 11.9%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 95.4 - 4.5%
2016 President Clinton 90.5 - 6.0%
Senate Schumer 89.7 - 5.2%
2012 President Obama 92.8 - 5.4%
Senate Gillibrand 93.3 - 4.3%

References

  1. ↑ "Primary Contest List" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ "General Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Democratic Party Primary 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  7. ↑ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Section 6-116: Party nominations; election to fill a vacancy". Election (ELN) Chapter 17, Article 6, Title 1. The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Democratic Party Primary 2013 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Special Election 2013 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  13. ↑ "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  14. ↑ "General Election 2008 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ "General Election 2006 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ "General Election 2004 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ "General Election 2002 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  18. ↑ "General Election 2000 - Member of the Assembly - 53th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  20. ↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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