New York's 57th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Phara Souffrant Forrest since 2020.
| New York's 57th State Assembly district | |||
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| Registration | 80.4% Democratic 2.7% Republican 14.2% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 33% White 42% Black 13% Hispanic 7% Asian 1% Other 4% Multiracial | ||
| Population (2018) | 140,470[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 112,742[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 57 is located in Brooklyn, comprising the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights and Bedford–Stuyvesant.
Representation
editDistrict 57 was served by Roger L. Green from 1981 until June 1, 2004, when Green resigned his seat after pleading guilty to petty larceny in connection with $3,000 in false travel reimbursement claims.[3] He was sentenced to three years' probation, fined $2,000, and had to pay $3,000 in restitution.[4] However, he ran for the seat again a few months later and was reelected on November 2, 2004.
Green served one final term from 2005 to 2007, but then announced his retirement from the Assembly to run for Congress, a race that he lost. Hakeem Jeffries, who had challenged Green in the Democratic primary in 2000, won the Democratic primary and the general election in 2006. Jeffries served until 2013, when he retired from the Assembly to serve in Congress.
Walter T. Mosley won the open race for the seat in 2012, and has served since 2013. Mosley has served unopposed since he was first elected, but faced his first primary challenge on June 23, 2020, against Phara Souffrant Forrest.
Recent election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phara Souffrant Forrest (incumbent) | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
2022
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phara Souffrant Forrest (incumbent) | 9,495 | 67.3 | |
| Democratic | Olanike Alabi | 4,579 | 32.4 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 14,120 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Phara Souffrant Forrest | 27,116 | ||
| Working Families | Phara Souffrant Forrest | 9,116 | ||
| Total | Phara Souffrant Forrest (incumbent) | 36,232 | 99.4 | |
| Write-in | 223 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 36,455 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
editAssemblyman Mosley faced his first contested election since 2012 in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020, against Phara Souffrant Forrest.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phara Souffrant Forrest | 15,711 | 55.4 | |
| Democratic | Walter T. Mosley (incumbent) | 12,609 | 44.5 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 28,366 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Phara Souffrant Forrest | 47,347 | 76.1 | |
| Working Families | Walter T. Mosley (incumbent) | 14,794 | 23.8 | |
| Write-in | 110 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 62,251 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter T. Mosley | 43,621 | ||
| Working Families | Walter T. Mosley | 5,857 | ||
| Total | Walter T. Mosley (incumbent) | 49,478 | 99.7 | |
| Write-in | 137 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 35,726 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter T. Mosley | 49,410 | ||
| Working Families | Walter T. Mosley | 5,648 | ||
| Total | Walter T. Mosley (incumbent) | 55,058 | 99.7 | |
| Write-in | 148 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 55,206 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter T. Mosley (incumbent) | 19,946 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 95 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 20,041 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Walter T. Mosley | 4,565 | 62.6 | |
| Democratic | Olanike Alabi | 2,168 | 29.7 | |
| Democratic | Martine Guerrier | 535 | 7.3 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 7,291 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Walter T. Mosley | 46,733 | 97.6 | |
| Republican | Francis Voyticky | 1,111 | 2.3 | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 47,888 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries | 21,577 | ||
| Working Families | Hakeem Jeffries | 4,322 | ||
| Total | Hakeem Jeffries (incumbent) | 25,899 | 97.5 | |
| Republican | Francis Voyticky | 652 | 2.5 | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 26,560 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Assembly District 57, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Enrollment by Assembly District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2020.
- ^ "Brooklyn Assemblyman Quits After Admitting False Billing". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Assemblyman Gets Probation In Travel-Expense Fraud Case". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Primary Election 2020 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Primary Election 2020 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Primary Election 2012 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 57th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2022.