# New York's 68th State Assembly district

New York's 68th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Edward Gibbs following a special election in January 2022 to replace former Assembly member Robert J. Rodriguez upon his appointment as New York Secretary of State.

## Geography

District 68 is located in northeastern Manhattan, comprising the neighborhood of East Harlem, as well as a small portion of Central Harlem and the Upper East Side. This district also contains Randalls and Wards Islands.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) | 2,450 | 42.4 |
| | Democratic | Xavier Santiago | 1,932 | 33.4 |
| | Democratic | Tamika Mapp | 989 | 17.1 |
| | Democratic | William Smith | 375 | 6.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 34 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,780 | |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) | 34,635 | 98.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 418 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,053 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) | 3,002 | 36.9 |
| | Democratic | John Ruiz Miranda | 2,049 | 25.2 |
| | Democratic | Tamika Mapp | 1,566 | 19.3 |
| | Democratic | Wilfredo Lopez | 1,484 | 18.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,129 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Eddie Gibbs | 20,278 | |
| | Working Families | Eddie Gibbs | 1,909 | |
| | Total | Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) | 22,187 | 86.6 |
| | Republican | Daby Carreras | 3,369 | 13.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 65 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,621 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022 special

2022 New York State Assembly special election, District 68 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eddie Gibbs | 1,076 | 81.4 |
| | Republican | Daby Carreras | 133 | 10.1 |
| | Write-in | Tamika Mapp | 40 | 3.0 |
| | Write-in | Wilfredo Lopez | 37 | 2.8 |
| | Write-in | Others | 36 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,322 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) | 7,041 | 55.8 |
| | Democratic | Tamika Mapp | 5,541 | 44.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 111 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,624 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) | 41,238 | 89.8 |
| | Republican | Daby Carreras | 4,608 | 10.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 55 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,901 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) | 10,814 | 74.6 |
| | Democratic | John Ruiz | 3,612 | 24.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 75 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,501 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) | 32,140 | 93.1 |
| | Republican | Daby Carreras | 2,168 | |
| | Reform | Daby Carreras | 178 | |
| | Total | Daby Carreras | 2,346 | 6.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 46 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,532 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez | 38,151 | |
| | Women's Equality | Robert J. Rodriguez | 608 | |
| | Total | Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) | 38,759 | 90.7 |
| | Republican | Daby Carreras | 3,125 | |
| | Independence | Daby Carreras | 342 | |
| | Stop De Blasio | Daby Carreras | 237 | |
| | Reform | Daby Carreras | 216 | |
| | Total | Daby Carreras | 3,920 | 9.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 31 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,710 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez | 12,414 | |
| | Working Families | Robert J. Rodriguez | 1,118 | |
| | Total | Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) | 13,532 | 90.9 |
| | Republican | Ted Jones | 1,292 | 8.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 60 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,884 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez | 30,512 | |
| | Working Families | Robert J. Rodriguez | 1,033 | |
| | Total | Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) | 31,545 | 99.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,575 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 68 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez | 2,676 | 35.7 |
| | Democratic | John Ruiz | 2,220 | 29.6 |
| | Democratic | Marion Bell | 699 | 9.3 |
| | Democratic | Alvin Johnson | 560 | 7.5 |
| | Democratic | Eddie Gibbs | 548 | 7.3 |
| | Democratic | Evette Zayas | 382 | 5.1 |
| | Democratic | Felix Rosado | 374 | 5.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 32 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,491 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Robert J. Rodriguez | 15,771 | 88.9 |
| | Working Families | John Ruiz | 1,491 | 8.4 |
| | 100 People for Chuck | Carlton Berkley | 465 | 2.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,749 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |