# New York's 79th State Assembly district

New York's 79th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Chantel Jackson since 2021.

## Geography

District 79 is in The Bronx. It comprises the neighborhoods of Morrisania, Melrose, Belmont, Claremont and East Tremont.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chantel Jackson (incumbent) | 20,585 | 80.1 |
| | Republican | Sharon Darby | 4,238 | 16.5 |
| | Conservative | Emmanuel Findlay Jr. | 841 | 3.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 39 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,703 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chantel Jackson (incumbent) | 10,957 | 87.1 |
| | Republican | Gregory Torres | 1,616 | 12.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,585 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chantel Jackson | 2,944 | 25.9 |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Cox | 2,599 | 22.9 |
| | Democratic | George Alvarez | 2,456 | 21.6 |
| | Democratic | Elvis Santana | 1,536 | 13.5 |
| | Democratic | Eric Stevenson | 1,383 | 12.2 |
| | Democratic | Dion Powell | 410 | 3.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,353 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chantel Jackson | 33,008 | 89.8 |
| | Republican | Donald Skinner | 3,014 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Dion Powell | 682 | 1.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 57 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,761 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Blake | 23,772 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Blake | 448 | |
| | Total | Michael Blake (incumbent) | 24,220 | 96.4 |
| | Republican | Gregory Torres | 752 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Fasano | 145 | 0.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,123 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Blake | 29,736 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Blake | 662 | |
| | Total | Michael Blake (incumbent) | 30,038 | 98.3 |
| | Conservative | Selsia Evans | 512 | 1.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,564 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Blake | 1,929 | 37.2 |
| | Democratic | Marsha Michael | 1,300 | 25.1 |
| | Democratic | George Alvarez | 1,173 | 22.6 |
| | Democratic | Raul Rodriguez | 454 | 8.8 |
| | Democratic | Lanita Jones | 251 | 4.8 |
| | Democratic | Frederick Ricks | 67 | 1.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 10 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,184 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael Blake | 9,835 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Blake | 515 | |
| | Total | Michael Blake | 10,350 | 96.5 |
| | Republican | Selsia Evans | 294 | |
| | Conservative | Selsia Evans | 78 | |
| | Total | Selsia Evans | 372 | 3.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,730 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eric Stevenson | 27,436 | |
| | Republican | Eric Stevenson | 435 | |
| | Working Families | Eric Stevenson | 354 | |
| | Total | Eric Stevenson (incumbent) | 28,225 | 97.0 |
| | Independence | Jose Padilla Jr. | 651 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | Selsia Evans | 228 | 0.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,108 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 79 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eric Stevenson | 13,116 | |
| | Working Families | Eric Stevenson | 542 | |
| | Total | Eric Stevenson | 13,658 | 96.1 |
| | Republican | Deborah Benbow | 436 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Bonet Jr. | 113 | 0.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,216 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |