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]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 59 ^[3]

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 ^[4]

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 ^[5]

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 ^[6]

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 ^[7]

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 ^[8]

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 ^[9]

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 ^[10]

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 ^[11]

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

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. "General Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
4. "General Election 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
5. "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
6. "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
7. "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
8. "Special Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
9. "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
10. "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
11. "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 59th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 19, 2022.