# New York's 42nd State Assembly district

New York's 42nd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn since 2015.

## Geography

The district includes portions of East Flatbush, Flatbush, Ditmas Park, and Midwood, in Brooklyn.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts, the 20th, 21st and 22nd districts of the New York State Senate, and the 40th and 45th districts of the New York City Council.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 42 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent) | 34,509 | 98.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 471 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,980 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 42 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent) | 22,255 | 98.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 326 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,581 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 42 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent) | 39,649 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 235 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,884 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent) | 10,821 | 71.6 |
| | Democratic | Victor Jordan | 4,233 | 28.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 65 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,119 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte | 26,773 | |
| | Working Families | Rodneyse Bichotte | 1,839 | |
| | Total | Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent) | 28,612 | 90.6 |
| | Republican | Matthew Williams | 1,985 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Williams | 279 | |
| | Total | Matthew Williams | 2,264 | 7.2 |
| | Green | Anthony Beckford | 689 | 2.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,587 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent) | 2,471 | 78.6 |
| | Democratic | Victor Jordan | 666 | 21.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,145 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent) | 34,379 | 90.5 |
| | Republican | Matthew Williams | 2,857 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Williams | 705 | |
| | Total | Matthew Williams | 3,562 | 9.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 44 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,985 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte | 2,471 | 48.8 |
| | Democratic | L. Rickie Tulloch | 1,696 | 30.0 |
| | Democratic | Michele Adolphe | 843 | 14.9 |
| | Democratic | Victor Jordan | 340 | 6.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,649 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte | 11,342 | |
| | Working Families | Rodneyse Bichotte | 1,374 | |
| | Total | Rodneyse Bichotte | 12,716 | 90.1 |
| | Republican | Matthew Williams | 837 | 5.9 |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelly | 536 | 3.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,109 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rhoda Jacobs (incumbent) | 3,923 | 67.5 |
| | Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte | 1,882 | 32.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,810 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rhoda Jacobs | 30,649 | |
| | Working Families | Rhoda Jacobs | 1,242 | |
| | Total | Rhoda Jacobs (incumbent) | 31,891 | 99.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 61 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,952 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in Assembly District 42

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2024 | President | Harris 81.2 - 16.9% |
| 2024 | Senate | Gillibrand 84.4 - 14.5% |
| 2022 | Senate | Schumer 85.4 - 14.0% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 85.6 - 13.6% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 91.6 - 8.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 86.8 - 10.6% |
| 2016 | Senate | Schumer 91.4 - 5.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 88.3 - 11.1% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 92.5 - 6.7% |