New York's 55th State Assembly district

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New York's 55th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Latrice Walker since 2015.

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New York's 55th
State Assembly district
Assemblymember
  Latrice Walker
D–Brownsville
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Geography

2020s

District 55 is in Brooklyn, encompassing most of Brownsville and Ocean Hill, and portions of Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights and East New York.

The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 7th, 8th and 9th congressional districts, the 19th, 20th and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 36th, 37th, 41st and 42nd districts of the New York City Council.

2010s

District 55 is in Brooklyn, encompassing portions of Brownsville and Ocean Hill.

Recent election results

2026

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2026 New York State Assembly election, District 55[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker
Working Families Latrice Walker
Total Latrice Walker (incumbent)
Republican Yahemia Harris
Write-in
Total votes 100.0
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2024

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2024 New York State Assembly election, District 55[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker 28,825
Write-In Latrice Walker 1
Total Latrice Walker (incumbent) 28,826 91.5
Republican Berneda Jackson 2,068
Conservative Berneda Jackson 544
Total Berneda Jackson 2,612 8.3
Write-in 50 0.2
Total votes 31,488 100.0
Democratic hold
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2022

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2022 New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic Party primary[3]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker (incumbent) 5,008 90.4
Democratic Tracey Cashaw 507 9.2
Write-in 23 0.4
Total votes 5,538 100.0
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2022 New York State Assembly election, District 55[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker 15,687
Working Families Latrice Walker 1,079
Total Latrice Walker (incumbent) 16,766 92.9
Republican Berneda Jackson 830 4.6
Rent Is Too Damn High Anthony Jones 430 2.4
Write-in 13 0.1
Total votes 18,039 100.0
Democratic hold
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2020

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2020 New York State Assembly election, District 55[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker (incumbent) 37,501 95.3
Republican Berneda Jackson 1,826 4.6
Write-in 34 0.1
Total votes 39,361 100.0
Democratic hold
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2018

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2018 New York State Assembly election, District 55[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker 27,045
Working Families Latrice Walker 865
Total Latrice Walker (incumbent) 27,910 98.1
Republican Berneda Jackson 513 1.8
Write-in 14 0.0
Total votes 28,437 100.0
Democratic hold
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2016

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2016 New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic Party primary[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker (incumbent) 4,276 74.2
Democratic Darlene Mealy 1,475 25.6
Write-in 10 0.2
Total votes 5,761 100.0
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2016 New York State Assembly election, District 55[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker 34,172
Working Families Latrice Walker 1,180
Total Latrice Walker (incumbent) 35,352 97.6
Republican Berneda Jackson 869 2.4
Write-in 17 0.0
Total votes 36,238 100.0
Democratic hold
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2014

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2014 New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic Party primary[9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker 1,930 39.8
Democratic Lori Boozer 1,078 22.2
Democratic Anthony Jones 532 11.0
Democratic Ineisha Williford 520 10.7
Democratic Anthony Tony Herbert 397 8.2
Democratic David Miller 278 5.7
Democratic Bilal Malik 102 2.1
Write-in 8 0.2
Total votes 4,845 100.0
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2014 New York State Assembly election, District 55[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Latrice Walker 10,640 92.4
Working Families Lori Boozer 597 5.2
Republican Berneda Jackson 272 2.4
Write-in 10 0.1
Total votes 11,519 100.0
Democratic hold
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2012

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2012 New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic Party primary[11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 1,595 36.9
Democratic Anthony Jones 638 14.8
Democratic Roy Antoine 564 13.0
Democratic Anthony Herbert 510 11.8
Democratic Nathan Bradley 509 11.8
Democratic David Miller 289 6.7
Democratic Christopher Durosinmi 207 4.8
Write-in 12 0.3
Total votes 4,324 100.0
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2012 New York State Assembly election, District 55[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 30,847 94.5
Independence Bilal Malik 979 3.0
Republican Jonathan Anderson 656 2.0
Write-in 171 0.5
Total votes 32,653 100.0
Democratic hold
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2010

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2010 New York State Assembly election, District 55[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. 14,685
Working Families William Boyland Jr. 647
Total William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 15,332 96.6
Republican Robert Marshall 418
Conservative Robert Marshall 125
Total Robert Marshall 543 3.4
Write-in 3 0.0
Total votes 15,878 100.0
Democratic hold
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2008

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2008 New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic Party primary[14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 2,838 63.8
Democratic Royston Antoine 883 19.8
Democratic Leonard Hatter Jr. 728 16.4
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 4,451 100.0
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2008 New York State Assembly election, District 55[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. 26,774
Working Families William Boyland Jr. 552
Total William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 27,326 98.1
Republican Jonathan Anderson 516 1.9
Total votes 27,842 100.0
Democratic hold
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2006

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2006 New York State Assembly election, District 55[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. 9,880
Working Families William Boyland Jr. 625
Total William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 10,505 96.0
Republican Rose Laney 440 4.0
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 10,946 100.0
Democratic hold
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2004

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2004 New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic Party primary[17]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 3,410 71.4
Democratic Reginald Bowman 1,363 28.6
Total votes 4,773 100.0
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2004 New York State Assembly election, District 55[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. 23,403
Independence William Boyland Jr. 365
Total William Boyland Jr. (incumbent) 23,768 96.5
Republican Rose Laney 867 3.5
Total votes 24,635 100.0
Democratic hold
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2003 special

Incumbent William F. Boyland resigned his seat in January 2003, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held – county committee members and district leaders for each party select nominees. Election was held on February 25th, 2003.

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2003 New York State Assembly special election, District 55[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boyland Jr. 1,087
Independence William Boyland Jr. 92
Total William Boyland Jr. 1,179 68.8
Just Us4all Peopl Reginald Bowman 327 19.1
Republican Rahman Farrakhan 154
Conservative Rahman Farrakhan 54
Total Rahman Farrakhan 208 12.1
Total votes 1,714 100.0
Democratic hold
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2002

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2002 New York State Assembly District 55 Democratic Party primary[20]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William F. Boyland (incumbent) 3,788 73.5
Democratic Abdur Rahman Farrakhan 1,368 26.5
Total votes 5,156 100.0
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2002 New York State Assembly election, District 55[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William F. Boyland 12,025
Liberal William F. Boyland 114
Total William F. Boyland (incumbent) 12,139 93.4
Republican Rahman Farrakhan 856 6.6
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 12,996 100.0
Democratic hold
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2000

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2000 New York State Assembly election, District 55[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William F. Boyland 21,844
Liberal William F. Boyland 230
Total William F. Boyland 22,074 97.7
Republican Edwin Anderson 335 1.5
Independence Lorraine Stevens 188 0.8
Total votes 22,597 100.0
Democratic hold
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Federal results in Assembly District 55

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Year Office Results[23][24]
2024 President Harris 89.6 - 9.1%
Senate Gillibrand 91.5 - 7.7%
2022 Senate Schumer 94.6 - 4.8%
2020 President Biden 94.1 - 5.0%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 98.0 - 1.9%
2016 President Clinton 95.8 - 2.4%
Senate Schumer 95.7 - 2.3%
2012 President Obama 98.8 - 1.0%
Senate Gillibrand 98.4 - 1.2%
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