# New York's 37th State Assembly district

New York's 37th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Claire Valdez since 2025, defeating then-incumbent Juan Ardila.

## Geography

District 37 is located in Queens.

### 2020s

It contains the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens, and portions of Ridgewood, Long Island City and Maspeth.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 6th and 7th congressional districts, the 12th, 18th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 26th, 30th and 34th districts of the New York City Council.

### 2010s

It contains the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Ridgewood, portions of Astoria, Woodside, Long Island City, Maspeth, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills and Blissville.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Claire Valdez | 4,075 | 58.6 |
| | Democratic | Johanna Carmona | 2,179 | 31.3 |
| | Democratic | Juan Ardila (incumbent) | 675 | 9.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,951 | |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Claire Valdez | 26,527 | |
| | Working Families | Claire Valdez | 7,766 | |
| | Total | Claire Valdez | 34,293 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 532 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,825 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Juan Ardila | 3,549 | 43.8 |
| | Democratic | Brent O'Leary | 2,105 | 26.0 |
| | Democratic | Johanna Carmona | 1,614 | 19.9 |
| | Democratic | Jim Magee | 821 | 10.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,107 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Juan Ardila | 16,663 | |
| | Working Families | Juan Ardila | 5,551 | |
| | Total | Juan Ardila | 22,214 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 333 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,547 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 6,554 | 47.7 |
| | Democratic | Mary Jobaida | 5,043 | 36.7 |
| | Democratic | Danielle Brecker | 2,106 | 15.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 32 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,735 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 40,614 | 98.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 448 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,062 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 26,494 | |
| | Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 2,541 | |
| | Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 29,035 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 195 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,230 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 31,423 | |
| | Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 3,412 | |
| | Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 34,835 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 162 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,997 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 8,817 | |
| | Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 1,519 | |
| | Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 10,336 | 92.6 |
| | Libertarian | John Wilson | 792 | 7.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,157 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 23,029 | |
| | Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 1,314 | |
| | Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 24,343 | 87.7 |
| | Republican | John Wilson | 3,384 | 12.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,748 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 37 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Nolan | 10,988 | |
| | Working Families | Catherine Nolan | 1,182 | |
| | Total | Catherine Nolan (incumbent) | 12,170 | 83.9 |
| | Republican | John Wilson | 2,300 | 15.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,496 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |