New York's 72nd State Assembly district

New York's 72nd State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Manny De Los Santos D – Fort George

New York's 72nd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Manny De Los Santos since 2022.

Geography

District 72 is in Manhattan. The district includes portions of Washington Heights, Hudson Heights, Fort George, and Marble Hill.

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^{[1] [2]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manny De Los Santos	4,696	67.1
	Democratic	Nayma Silver-Matos	1,737	24.8
	Democratic	Silvia Smith	549	7.8
	Write-in		18	0.3
Total votes			7,000	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Manny De Los Santos	17,260	98.7
	Write-in		232	1.3
Total votes			17,492	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022 special

2022 New York State Assembly special election, District 72 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manny De Los Santos	1,563	62.2
	Uptown Rises	Nayma Silver-Matos	754	30.0
	Republican	Edwin De La Cruz	187	7.4
	Write-in		9	0.4
Total votes			2,513	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa	39,405	99.4
	Write-in		231	0.6
Total votes			39,636	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^{[5] [6]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa	12,838	80.7
	Democratic	Yomaris Smith	2,150	13.5
	Democratic	Sosa Jimenez	845	5.3
	Write-in		75	0.5
Total votes			15,908	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa	29,346
	Working Families	Carmen De La Rosa	1,971
	Total	Carmen De La Rosa	31,317	94.3
	Republican	Ronny Goodman	1,841	5.5
	Write-in		63	0.2
Total votes			33,221	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa	4,485	52.7
	Democratic	Guillermo Linares	3,194	37.5
	Democratic	George Fernandez	808	9.5
	Write-in		24	0.3
Total votes			8,511	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carmen De La Rosa	37,032	99.5
	Write-in		185	0.5
Total votes			37,217	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Guillermo Linares	3,210	44.7
	Democratic	Manny De Los Santos	1,896	26.4
	Democratic	Melanie Hidalgo	1,308	18.2
	Democratic	Francesca Castellanos	542	7.5
	Democratic	Mayobanex Villalona	202	2.8
	Write-in		20	0.4
Total votes			7,178	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Guillermo Linares	12,226	91.0
	Republican	Ronnie Cabrera	1,149	8.6
	Write-in		53	0.4
Total votes			13,428	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^{[11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabriela Rosa	3,049	43.2
	Democratic	Mayra Linares	2,425	34.4
	Democratic	Melanie Hidalgo	1,077	15.3
	Democratic	Ruben Vargas	470	6.6
	Write-in		35	0.5
Total votes			7,056	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gabriela Rosa	28,897	93.4
	Republican	Ronnie Cabrera	2,010	6.5
	Write-in		30	0.1
Total votes			30,937	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Guillermo Linares	3,543	48.2
	Democratic	Julissa Gomez	1,792	24.4
	Democratic	Gabriela Rosa	889	12.1
	Democratic	Nelson Antonio Denis	727	9.9
	Democratic	Miguel Estrella	377	5.1
	Write-in		19	0.3
Total votes			7,347	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Guillermo Linares	13,052
	Working Families	Guillermo Linares	1,113
	Total	Guillermo Linares	14,165	91.0
	Republican	Dan Russo	1,382	8.8
	Write-in		30	0.2
Total votes			15,563	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 72 ^{[15] [16]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	4,542	54.1
	Democratic	Miguel Martinez	3,860	45.9
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			8,402	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	25,955
	Working Families	Adriano Espaillat	757
	Total	Adriano Espaillat	26,712	94.1
	Republican	William Buran	1,661	5.9
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			28,373	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
2. "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
3. "Special Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
4. "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
5. "Primary Election 2018 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
6. "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
7. "Primary Election 2016 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
8. "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
9. "Primary Election 2014 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
10. "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
11. "Primary Election 2012 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
12. "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
13. "Primary Election 2010 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
14. "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
15. "Primary Election 2008 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
16. "General Election 2008 - Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 16, 2022.