New York's 33rd State Senate district

New York's 33rd State Senate district
Senator	Gustavo Rivera D – University Heights, Bronx
Registration	78.1%  Democratic 4.3%  Republican 15.0%  No party preference
Demographics	4%  White 23%  Black 69%  Hispanic 2%  Asian
Population (2017)	332,109 [1]
Registered voters	169,523 [2]

New York's 33rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gustavo Rivera since 2011, following his victory over incumbent Pedro Espada Jr. in the 2010 Democratic primary elections. ^[3]

Geography

District 33 covers many neighborhoods in the central and south Bronx, including Kingsbridge Heights, Tremont, East Tremont, Crotona, Fordham, Belmont, Van Nest, and Morris Park. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 13th, 14th, and 15th congressional districts, and with the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 86th, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 33 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	47,793
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	3,842
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	51,635	74.7
	Republican	Dion Powell	15,868
	Conservative	Dion Powell	1,435
	Total	Dion Powell	17,303	25.0
	Write-in		194	0.3
Total votes			69,132	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 33 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	6,095	51.9
	Democratic	Miguelina Camilo	5,589	47.6
	Write-in		63	0.5
Total votes			11,747	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	30,136
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	2,884
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	33,020	99.5
	Write-in		163	0.7
Total votes			33,183	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 33 ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	63,207
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	4,061
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	67,268	87.9
	Republican	Dustin Martinez	8,288	10.8
	Conservative	Steven Stern	890	1.2
	Write-in		62	0.1
Total votes			76,508	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 33 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	45,627
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	906
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	46,533	95.0
	Republican	Nicole Torres	2,099	4.3
	Conservative	Steven Stern	302	0.6
	Write-in		23	0.1
Total votes			48,957	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 33 ^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	6,036	62.7
	Democratic	Fernando Cabrera	3,549	36.9
	Write-in		37	0.4
Total votes			9,622	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	60,230
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	1,723
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	61,953	97.8
	Conservative	Steven Stern	1,340	2.1
	Write-in		52	0.1
Total votes			63,345	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 33 ^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	5,516	58.9
	Democratic	Fernando Cabrera	3,785	40.4
	Write-in		62	0.7
Total votes			9,363	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	19,128
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	681
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	19,809	93.0
	Republican	Steven Stern	940
	Conservative	Steven Stern	186
	Total	Steven Stern	1,126	5.3
	Independence	Jose Padilla Jr.	342	1.6
	Write-in		24	0.1
Total votes			21,301	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 33 ^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	4,988	69.2
	Democratic	Manuel Tavarez	2,193	30.4
	Write-in		26	0.4
Total votes			7,207	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	56,222
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	945
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	57,167	96.1
	Republican	Michael Walters	1,884
	Conservative	Michael Walters	412
	Total	Michael Walters	2,296	3.9
	Write-in		15	0.0
Total votes			59,478	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 33

Year	Office	Results [11] [12]
2020	President	Biden 84.1 – 15.1%
2016	President	Clinton 93.1 – 5.5%
2012	President	Obama 95.9 – 3.8%
	Senate	Gillibrand 96.2 – 3.3%

References

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6. "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 33rd Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
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