# New York's 33rd State Senate district

New York's 33rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gustavo Rivera since 2011, following his victory over incumbent Pedro Espada Jr. in the 2010 Democratic primary elections.

## Geography

District 33 covers many neighborhoods in the central and south Bronx, including Kingsbridge Heights, Tremont, East Tremont, Crotona, Fordham, Belmont, Van Nest, and Morris Park.
The district overlaps with New York's 13th, 14th, and 15th congressional districts, and with the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 86th, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera | 47,793 | |
| | Working Families | Gustavo Rivera | 3,842 | |
| | Total | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 51,635 | 74.7 |
| | Republican | Dion Powell | 15,868 | |
| | Conservative | Dion Powell | 1,435 | |
| | Total | Dion Powell | 17,303 | 25.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 194 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,132 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 33 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 6,095 | 51.9 |
| | Democratic | Miguelina Camilo | 5,589 | 47.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,747 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera | 30,136 | |
| | Working Families | Gustavo Rivera | 2,884 | |
| | Total | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 33,020 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 163 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,183 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera | 63,207 | |
| | Working Families | Gustavo Rivera | 4,061 | |
| | Total | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 67,268 | 87.9 |
| | Republican | Dustin Martinez | 8,288 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | Steven Stern | 890 | 1.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 62 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,508 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera | 45,627 | |
| | Working Families | Gustavo Rivera | 906 | |
| | Total | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 46,533 | 95.0 |
| | Republican | Nicole Torres | 2,099 | 4.3 |
| | Conservative | Steven Stern | 302 | 0.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,957 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 33 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 6,036 | 62.7 |
| | Democratic | Fernando Cabrera | 3,549 | 36.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,622 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera | 60,230 | |
| | Working Families | Gustavo Rivera | 1,723 | |
| | Total | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 61,953 | 97.8 |
| | Conservative | Steven Stern | 1,340 | 2.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,345 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 33 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 5,516 | 58.9 |
| | Democratic | Fernando Cabrera | 3,785 | 40.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 62 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,363 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera | 19,128 | |
| | Working Families | Gustavo Rivera | 681 | |
| | Total | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 19,809 | 93.0 |
| | Republican | Steven Stern | 940 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Stern | 186 | |
| | Total | Steven Stern | 1,126 | 5.3 |
| | Independence | Jose Padilla Jr. | 342 | 1.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 24 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,301 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 33 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 4,988 | 69.2 |
| | Democratic | Manuel Tavarez | 2,193 | 30.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,207 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Gustavo Rivera | 56,222 | |
| | Working Families | Gustavo Rivera | 945 | |
| | Total | Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) | 57,167 | 96.1 |
| | Republican | Michael Walters | 1,884 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Walters | 412 | |
| | Total | Michael Walters | 2,296 | 3.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 15 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,478 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 33

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 84.1 – 15.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 93.1 – 5.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 95.9 – 3.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 96.2 – 3.3% |