# New York's 51st State Assembly district

New York's 51st State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Marcela Mitaynes since 2021, defeating 26-year incumbent Félix Ortiz.

## Geography

District 51 is in Brooklyn. The district includes Red Hook, Sunset Park, and northern Bay Ridge.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcela Mitaynes | 17,669 | |
| | Working Families | Marcela Mitaynes | 4,338 | |
| | Total | Marcela Mitaynes (incumbent) | 22,007 | 76.8 |
| | Republican | Erik Frankel | 5,749 | |
| | Conservative | Erik Frankel | 805 | |
| | Total | Erik Frankel | 6,554 | 22.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 91 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,652 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcela Mitaynes (incumbent) | 4,573 | 81.5 |
| | Democratic | Erik Frankel | 1,011 | 18.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,609 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Marcela Mitaynes | 11,545 | |
| | Working Families | Marcela Mitaynes | 3,764 | |
| | Total | Marcela Mitaynes (incumbent) | 15,174 | 78.5 |
| | Republican | Timothy Peterson | 3,764 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Peterson | 350 | |
| | Total | Timothy Peterson | 4,114 | 21.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,333 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcela Mitaynes | 3,607 | 34.9 |
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 3,327 | 32.2 |
| | Democratic | Katherine Walsh | 2,446 | 23.7 |
| | Democratic | Genesis Aquino | 935 | 9.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,337 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Marcela Mitaynes | 21,296 | |
| | Working Families | Marcela Mitaynes | 6,658 | |
| | Total | Marcela Mitaynes | 27,954 | 99.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 284 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,238 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 20,738 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 182 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,970 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 24,181 | 87.9 |
| | Republican | Henry Lallave | 2,755 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Lallave | 533 | |
| | Total | Henry Lallave | 3,288 | 11.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,518 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 2,648 | 71.3 |
| | Democratic | Cesar Zuniga | 1,041 | 28.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 24 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,713 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 7,887 | 87.8 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Palacios-Serrano | 1,073 | 11.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,985 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 18,918 | 87.6 |
| | Republican | Henry Lallave | 2,143 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Lallave | 492 | |
| | Total | Henry Lallave | 2,635 | 12.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,588 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz | 7,448 | |
| | Working Families | Félix Ortiz | 1,051 | |
| | Total | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 8,499 | 83.7 |
| | Republican | Henry Lallave | 1,346 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Lallave | 309 | |
| | Total | Henry Lallave | 1,655 | 16.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,156 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Félix Ortiz | 15,317 | |
| | Working Families | Félix Ortiz | 985 | |
| | Total | Félix Ortiz (incumbent) | 16,302 | 86.9 |
| | Republican | Luis Garcia | 2,161 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | Grace Coen | 290 | 1.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,753 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |