New York's 53rd State Assembly district
American legislative district
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New York's 53rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Maritza Davila since 2013.
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Geography
District 53 is in Brooklyn. It encompasses portions of Bushwick and East Williamsburg.
The district is entirely within New York's 7th congressional district, as well as the 18th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 33rd, 34th and 37th districts of the New York City Council.
Recent election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | 33,100 | 99.3 | |
| Write-in | 245 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 33,345 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | 20,154 | 99.1 | |
| Write-in | 182 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 20,336 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | 38,791 | 99.4 | |
| Write-in | 239 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 39,030 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | 10,505 | 81.6 | |
| Democratic | Humberto Soto | 2,303 | 17.9 | |
| Write-in | 69 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 12,877 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Maritza Davila | 27,580 | ||
| Working Families | Maritza Davila | 2,494 | ||
| Total | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | 30,074 | 99.6 | |
| Write-in | 124 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 30,198 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Maritza Davila | 32,792 | ||
| Working Families | Maritza Davila | 2,602 | ||
| Total | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | 35,394 | 99.7 | |
| Write-in | 122 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 35,516 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Maritza Davila (incumbent) | 9,706 | 99.2 | |
| Write-in | 79 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 9,785 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013 special
In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held - county committee members for each party select nominees. However, due to its proximity to the 2013 New York City Council election, party-specific primaries were held.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Maritza Davila | 4,137 | 51.9 | |
| Democratic | Jason Otano | 2,519 | 31.6 | |
| Democratic | Charveys Gonzalez | 1,314 | 16.5 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 7,971 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Maritza Davila | 9,000 | 85.6 | |
| Working Families | Jason Otano | 1,486 | 14.1 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 10,515 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vito Lopez (incumbent) | 25,956 | 89.2 | |
| Republican | Richy Garcia | 2,916 | 10.0 | |
| Write-in | 229 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 29,101 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vito Lopez (incumbent) | 12,892 | 89.5 | |
| Republican | Byron Orozco | 1,481 | 10.3 | |
| Write-in | 39 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 14,412 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||