New York's 59th State Assembly district

New York's 59th
State Assembly district
Assemblymember
  Jaime Williams
D–Canarsie

New York's 59th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Jaime Williams since 2016, replacing Roxanne Persaud.[1]

Geography

District 59 is in Brooklyn, and encompasses portions of Canarsie, Georgetown, Plumb Beach, Mill Basin, Marine Park and Gerritsen Beach. Floyd Bennett Field is also located within the district.[2]

The district is (partially) overlapped by New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts, as well as the 19th, 20th, and 22nd districts of the New York State Senate and the 42nd, 45th and 46th districts of the New York City Council.

Recent election results

2026

2026 New York State Assembly election, District 59[3][4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime Williams (incumbent) 4,277 66.0
Democratic Jibreel Jalloh 2,189 33.8
Write-in 15 0.2
Total votes 6,481 100.0
General election
Democratic Jaime Williams
Conservative Jaime Williams
Total Jaime Williams (incumbent)
Working Families Jibreel Jalloh
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 59[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime Williams 29,237
Republican Jaime Williams 10,147
Conservative Jaime Williams 1,646
Total Jaime Williams (incumbent) 41,030 99.5
Write-in 190 0.5
Total votes 41,220 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 59 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime Williams 19,456
Working Families Jaime Williams 2,161
Total Jaime Williams (incumbent) 21,617 98.7
Write-in 286 1.3
Total votes 21,903 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 59[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime Williams (incumbent) 38,846 99.0
Write-in 398 1.0
Total votes 39,244 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 59[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime Williams 26,919
Working Families Jaime Williams 605
Total Jaime Williams (incumbent) 27,524 80.9
Republican Brandon Washington 5,767
Conservative Brandon Washington 718
Total Brandon Washington 6,485 19.1
Write-in 10 0.0
Total votes 34,019 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 59[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime Williams 32,365
Working Families Jaime Williams 964
Total Jaime Williams (incumbent) 33,329 78.0
Republican Jeffrey Ferretti 7,922
Conservative Jeffrey Ferretti 1,426
Total Jeffrey Ferretti 9,348 21.9
Write-in 41 0.1
Total votes 42,718 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 special

2016 New York State Assembly special election, District 59[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime Williams 14,423
Women's Equality Jaime Williams 333
Independence Jaime Williams 318
Total Jaime Williams 15,074 82.5
Republican Jeffrey Ferretti 2,558
Conservative Jeffrey Ferretti 532
Reform Jeffrey Ferretti 97
Total Jeffrey Ferretti 3,187 17.4
Write-in 21 0.1
Total votes 18,282 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 59[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roxanne Persaud 11,395 73.6
Republican Jeffrey Ferretti 2,789
Conservative Jeffrey Ferretti 1,290
Total Jeffrey Ferretti 4,079 26.3
Write-in 11 0.1
Total votes 15,485 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 59[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Maisel (incumbent) 31,273 91.4
Conservative Robert Maresca 2,921 8.5
Write-in 20 0.1
Total votes 34,214 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 59[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Maisel (incumbent) 16,332 86.0
Conservative Robert Maresca 2,656 14.0
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 18,990 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in Assembly District 59

Year Office Results[14][15]
2024 President Harris 67.4 - 31.8%
Senate Gillibrand 70.0 - 29.5%
2022 Senate Schumer 67.0 - 32.7%
2020 President Biden 75.3 - 23.9%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 81.3 - 18.7%
2016 President Clinton 74.4 - 23.5%
Senate Schumer 85.2 - 13.5%
2012 President Obama 79.7 - 19.9%
Senate Gillibrand 85.5 - 13.9%

References

  1. ↑ Kings County, Politics (April 20, 2016). "59th A.D. Special Election: Williams Beats Ferretti Decisively". Politics NY. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "New York State Assembly | Jaime R. Williams". nyassembly.gov.
  3. ↑ "Primary Contest List" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Primary Election 2026 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "General Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "General Election 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Special Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  15. ↑ "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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