# New York's 75th State Assembly district

New York's 75th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Tony Simone since 2023, succeeding 52-year former Assemblyman Richard Gottfried.

## Geography

District 75 is in Manhattan. The district includes Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, Midtown Manhattan and the Upper West Side. The Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, and the southern portion of Central Park are included in this district.
Prior to redistricting in 2022, the district included Murray Hill.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tony Simone | 39,750 | |
| | Working Families | Tony Simone | 3,781 | |
| | Total | Tony Simone (incumbent) | 43,531 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 404 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,935 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tony Simone | 4,072 | 38.8 |
| | Democratic | Layla Law-Gisiko | 2,832 | 27.0 |
| | Democratic | Harrison Douglas Marks | 1,946 | 18.6 |
| | Democratic | Christopher Lebron | 1,390 | 13.3 |
| | Democratic | Lowell Kern | 223 | 2.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,489 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Tony Simone | 30,036 | 82.1 |
| | Republican | Joseph Maffia | 6,003 | |
| | Arts & Culture | Joseph Maffia | 450 | |
| | Total | Joseph Maffia | 6,453 | 17.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 75 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,564 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Gottfried | 46,791 | |
| | Working Families | Richard Gottfried | 6,782 | |
| | Total | Richard Gottfried (incumbent) | 53,573 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 470 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,043 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Gottfried | 40,462 | |
| | Working Families | Richard Gottfried | 2,730 | |
| | Women's Equality | Richard Gottfried | 612 | |
| | Total | Richard Gottfried (incumbent) | 43,954 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 178 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,132 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Gottfried | 43,648 | |
| | Working Families | Richard Gottfried | 2,538 | |
| | Total | Richard Gottfried (incumbent) | 46,186 | 84.4 |
| | Republican | Joseph Maffia | 8,249 | |
| | Reform | Joseph Maffia | 213 | |
| | Total | Joseph Maffia | 8,462 | 15.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 66 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,714 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Gottfried | 14,902 | |
| | Working Families | Richard Gottfried | 3,469 | |
| | Total | Richard Gottfried (incumbent) | 18,371 | 86.0 |
| | Republican | Harry Demell | 2,964 | 13.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,372 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Gottfried | 36,400 | |
| | Working Families | Richard Gottfried | 2,362 | |
| | Total | Richard Gottfried (incumbent) | 38,762 | 99.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 94 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,856 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Gottfried | 23,069 | |
| | Working Families | Richard Gottfried | 3,016 | |
| | Total | Richard Gottfried (incumbent) | 26,085 | 81.5 |
| | Republican | Michael Chan | 5,893 | 18.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,004 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 75 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Gottfried | 41,357 | |
| | Working Families | Richard Gottfried | 2,095 | |
| | Total | Richard Gottfried (incumbent) | 43,452 | 82.3 |
| | Republican | Saul Farber | 8,476 | |
| | Independence | Saul Farber | 895 | |
| | Total | Saul Farber | 9,371 | 17.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,828 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |