# New York's 59th State Assembly district

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.

## 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.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 190 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,220 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jaime Williams | 19,456 | |
| | Working Families | Jaime Williams | 2,161 | |
| | Total | Jaime Williams (incumbent) | 21,617 | 98.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 286 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,903 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jaime Williams (incumbent) | 38,846 | 99.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 398 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,244 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 10 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,019 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 41 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,718 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016 special

2016 New York State Assembly special election, District 59 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,282 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 11 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,485 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alan Maisel (incumbent) | 31,273 | 91.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Maresca | 2,921 | 8.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,214 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 59 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alan Maisel (incumbent) | 16,332 | 86.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Maresca | 2,656 | 14.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,990 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |