# New York's 50th State Assembly district

New York's 50th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Emily Gallagher since 2021. She defeated then 48-year Assemblyman Joe Lentol in the 2020 Democratic primary.

## Geography
### 2020s

District 50 is in Brooklyn. It contains Greenpoint and parts of Williamsburg.
The district is entirely contained within New York's 7th congressional district, and overlaps the 18th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 33rd and 34th districts of the New York City Council.

### 2010s

District 50 is in Brooklyn. It contains parts of Greenpoint, Clinton Hill, Williamsburg and Fort Greene. The Brooklyn Navy Yard is located within this district.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Emily Gallagher (incumbent) | 4,652 | 75.0 |
| | Democratic | Anathea Simpkins | 1,295 | 20.9 |
| | Democratic | Andrew Bodiford | 228 | 3.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,203 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Emily Gallagher | 29,622 | |
| | Working Families | Emily Gallagher | 6,976 | |
| | Total | Emily Gallagher (incumbent) | 36,598 | 98.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 749 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,347 | 100.0 |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Emily Gallagher (incumbent) | 6,634 | 79.5 |
| | Democratic | Paddy O'Sullivan | 1,672 | 20.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,343 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Emily Gallagher | 20,724 | |
| | Working Families | Emily Gallagher | 6,321 | |
| | Total | Emily Gallagher (incumbent) | 27,045 | 97.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 636 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,681 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Emily Gallagher | 10,386 | 52.7 |
| | Democratic | Joe Lentol (incumbent) | 9,235 | 46.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 87 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,708 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Emily Gallagher | 38,278 | 97.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,177 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,455 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Lentol (incumbent) | 29,147 | 99.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 238 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,385 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Lentol (incumbent) | 33,290 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 237 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,527 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Lentol (incumbent) | 9,789 | 89.7 |
| | Republican | William Davidson Jr. | 1,089 | 10.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,913 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Lentol (incumbent) | 25,561 | 89.6 |
| | Republican | Victor Best | 2,522 | |
| | Conservative | Victor Best | 403 | |
| | Total | Victor Best | 2,925 | 10.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,538 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 50 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Lentol (incumbent) | 5,952 | 80.7 |
| | Democratic | Andre Soleil | 1,404 | 19.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,376 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Joe Lentol (incumbent) | 15,728 | 88.1 |
| | Republican | Jacqueline Haro | 1,789 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Haro | 311 | |
| | Total | Jacqueline Haro | 2,100 | 11.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 17 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,845 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in Assembly District 50

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2024 | President | Harris 73.4 - 24.4% |
| 2024 | Senate | Gillibrand 79.0 - 20.0% |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 80.0 - 19.3% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 73.7 - 25.1% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 90.9 - 8.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 82.9 - 13.0% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 85.3 - 9.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 81.2 - 16.3% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 86.5 - 10.3% |