# New York's 83rd State Assembly district

New York's 83rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie since 2001.

## Geography

District 83 is in The Bronx. It contains the neighborhoods of Williamsbridge, Wakefield, Edenwald, Eastchester, and Baychester.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 30,322 | 88.4 |
| | Republican | Stephanie Liggio | 3,300 | |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Liggio | 634 | |
| | Total | Stephanie Liggio | 3,934 | 11.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 41 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,297 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 18,496 | 92.6 |
| | Republican | Tristann Davis | 1,466 | 7.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 15 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,977 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 38,151 | 92.8 |
| | Republican | Brenton Richie | 1,711 | 4.2 |
| | Conservative | Regina Cartagena | 1,219 | 3.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,099 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 28,792 | 96.7 |
| | Republican | Aston Lee | 632 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | Regina Cartagena | 365 | 1.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,789 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 32,958 | 99.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 39 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,997 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 14,040 | 96.3 |
| | Republican | Benjamin Holloway | 409 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Holloway | 131 | |
| | Total | Benjamin Holloway | 540 | 3.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,586 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie | 33,868 | |
| | Working Families | Carl Heastie | 426 | |
| | Total | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 34,294 | 97.3 |
| | Republican | David Glover | 767 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Trevor Archer | 178 | 0.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,243 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 83 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Heastie | 16,519 | |
| | Working Families | Carl Heastie | 799 | |
| | Total | Carl Heastie (incumbent) | 17,318 | 97.9 |
| | Conservative | Patrick McManus | 277 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Trevor Archer | 84 | 0.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,679 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |