# New York's 70th State Assembly district

New York's 70th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Jordan Wright since 2025, succeeding Inez Dickens. In 2024, she announced she would not seek re-election.

## Geography

District 70 is in Manhattan. The district includes portions of El Barrio, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, and Morningside Heights. A portion of Columbia University's campus, the main campus of City College, Morningside Park and the Apollo Theater are within this district.
The district is entirely within New York's 13th congressional district, and New York's 30th State Senate district. It also overlaps the 7th and 9th districts of the New York City Council.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jordan Wright | 4,199 | 48.3 |
| | Democratic | Maria Ordonez | 2,589 | 29.8 |
| | Democratic | Shana Harmongoff | 1,443 | 16.6 |
| | Democratic | Craig Schley | 427 | 4.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,687 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jordan Wright | 41,529 | 91.0 |
| | Republican | Seson Adams | 3,989 | 8.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 140 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,658 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 6,588 | 59.7 |
| | Democratic | Delsenia Glover | 3,322 | 30.1 |
| | Democratic | Shawanna Vaughn | 1,095 | 9.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,035 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 27,501 | 92.4 |
| | Republican | Cynthia Nelson-Acevedo | 2,124 | 7.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 135 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,760 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 47,079 | 90.2 |
| | Schley for 70th Assembly | Craig Schley | 4,969 | 9.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 142 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,190 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 40,447 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 278 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,725 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Inez Dickens | 45,048 | 92.7 |
| | Republican | Heather Tarrant | 2,316 | |
| | Independence | Heather Tarrant | 648 | |
| | Reform | Heather Tarrant | 485 | |
| | Total | Heather Tarrant | 3,449 | 7.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 99 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,596 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Keith L. T. Wright | 16,313 | |
| | Working Families | Keith L. T. Wright | 1,848 | |
| | Total | Keith L. T. Wright (incumbent) | 18,161 | 96.1 |
| | Republican | Noni Moore | 700 | 3.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 40 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,901 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Keith L. T. Wright | 39,025 | |
| | Working Families | Keith L. T. Wright | 1,328 | |
| | Total | Keith L. T. Wright (incumbent) | 40,353 | 99.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 50 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,403 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 70 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Keith L. T. Wright | 20,567 | |
| | Working Families | Keith L. T. Wright | 1,434 | |
| | Total | Keith L. T. Wright (incumbent) | 22,001 | 95.9 |
| | Republican | Dexter Davis | 924 | 4.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 24 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,949 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |