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New York's 37th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Claire Valdez since 2025, defeating then-incumbent Juan Ardila. [1]
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New York's 37th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Claire Valdez since 2025, defeating then-incumbent Juan Ardila. [1]
District 37 is located in Queens.
It contains the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens, and portions of Ridgewood, Long Island City and Maspeth.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 6th and 7th congressional districts, the 12th, 18th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 26th, 30th and 34th districts of the New York City Council.
It contains the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Ridgewood, portions of Astoria, Woodside, Long Island City, Maspeth, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills and Blissville.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Claire Valdez | 4,075 | 58.6 | |
| Democratic | Johanna Carmona | 2,179 | 31.3 | |
| Democratic | Juan Ardila (incumbent) | 675 | 9.7 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 6,951 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Claire Valdez | 26,527 | ||
| Working Families | Claire Valdez | 7,766 | ||
| Total | Claire Valdez | 34,293 | 98.5 | |
| Write-in | 532 | 1.5 | ||
| Total votes | 34,825 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Juan Ardila | 3,549 | 43.8 | |
| Democratic | Brent O'Leary | 2,105 | 26.0 | |
| Democratic | Johanna Carmona | 1,614 | 19.9 | |
| Democratic | Jim Magee | 821 | 10.1 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 8,107 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Juan Ardila | 16,663 | ||
| Working Families | Juan Ardila | 5,551 | ||
| Total | Juan Ardila | 22,214 | 98.5 | |
| Write-in | 333 | 1.5 | ||
| Total votes | 22,547 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 6,554 | 47.7 | |
| Democratic | Mary Jobaida | 5,043 | 36.7 | |
| Democratic | Danielle Brecker | 2,106 | 15.3 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 13,735 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 40,614 | 98.9 | |
| Write-in | 448 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 41,062 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 26,494 | ||
| Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 2,541 | ||
| Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 29,035 | 99.3 | |
| Write-in | 195 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 29,230 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 31,423 | ||
| Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 3,412 | ||
| Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 34,835 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 162 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 34,997 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 8,817 | ||
| Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 1,519 | ||
| Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 10,336 | 92.6 | |
| Libertarian | John Wilson | 792 | 7.1 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 11,157 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 23,029 | ||
| Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 1,314 | ||
| Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 24,343 | 87.7 | |
| Republican | John Wilson | 3,384 | 12.2 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 27,748 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 10,988 | ||
| Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 1,182 | ||
| Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 12,170 | 83.9 | |
| Republican | John Wilson | 2,300 | 15.9 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 14,496 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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