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New York's 68th State Assembly district

New York's 68th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Edward Gibbs following a special election in January 2022 to replace former Assembly member Robert J. Rodriguez upon his appointment as New York Secretary of State.

New York's 68th
State Assembly district
Assemblymember
  Edward Gibbs
D–Harlem

Geography

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District 68 is located in northeastern Manhattan, comprising the neighborhood of East Harlem, as well as a small portion of Central Harlem and the Upper East Side. This district also contains Randalls and Wards Islands.[1]

The district (partially) overlaps with New York's 12th and 13th congressional districts, as well as the 28th, 29th and 30th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th districts of the New York City Council.

Recent election results

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2026

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2026 New York State Assembly election, District 68[2]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diana Ayala
Democratic Eddie Gibbs (incumbent)
Democratic Tamika Mapp
Democratic William Smith
Write-in
Total votes 100.0
General election
Democratic
Working Families
Republican Darwin Shaw
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2024

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2024 New York State Assembly election, District 68[3][4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) 2,450 42.4
Democratic Xavier Santiago 1,932 33.4
Democratic Tamika Mapp 989 17.1
Democratic William Smith 375 6.5
Write-in 34 0.6
Total votes 5,780
General election
Democratic Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) 34,635 98.8
Write-in 418 1.2
Total votes 35,053 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 New York State Assembly election, District 68[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) 3,002 36.9
Democratic John Ruiz Miranda 2,049 25.2
Democratic Tamika Mapp 1,566 19.3
Democratic Wilfredo Lopez 1,484 18.3
Write-in 28 0.3
Total votes 8,129 100.0
General election
Democratic Eddie Gibbs 20,278
Working Families Eddie Gibbs 1,909
Total Eddie Gibbs (incumbent) 22,187 86.6
Republican Daby Carreras 3,369 13.1
Write-in 65 0.3
Total votes 25,621 100.0
Democratic hold

2022 special

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2022 New York State Assembly special election, District 68[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Gibbs 1,076 81.4
Republican Daby Carreras 133 10.1
Write-in Tamika Mapp 40 3.0
Write-in Wilfredo Lopez 37 2.8
Write-in Others 36 2.7
Total votes 1,322 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 New York State Assembly election, District 68[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) 7,041 55.8
Democratic Tamika Mapp 5,541 44.0
Write-in 111 0.2
Total votes 12,624 100.0
General election
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) 41,238 89.8
Republican Daby Carreras 4,608 10.0
Write-in 55 0.2
Total votes 45,901 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 New York State Assembly election, District 68[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) 10,814 74.6
Democratic John Ruiz 3,612 24.9
Write-in 75 0.5
Total votes 14,501 100.0
General election
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) 32,140 93.1
Republican Daby Carreras 2,168
Reform Daby Carreras 178
Total Daby Carreras 2,346 6.8
Write-in 46 0.1
Total votes 34,532 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 New York State Assembly election, District 68 [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez 38,151
Women's Equality Robert J. Rodriguez 608
Total Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) 38,759 90.7
Republican Daby Carreras 3,125
Independence Daby Carreras 342
Stop De Blasio Daby Carreras 237
Reform Daby Carreras 216
Total Daby Carreras 3,920 9.2
Write-in 31 0.1
Total votes 42,710 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 New York State Assembly election, District 68[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez 12,414
Working Families Robert J. Rodriguez 1,118
Total Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) 13,532 90.9
Republican Ted Jones 1,292 8.7
Write-in 60 0.4
Total votes 14,884 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 New York State Assembly election, District 68[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez 30,512
Working Families Robert J. Rodriguez 1,033
Total Robert J. Rodriguez (incumbent) 31,545 99.9
Write-in 30 0.1
Total votes 31,575 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 New York State Assembly election, District 68[16][17]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez 2,676 35.7
Democratic John Ruiz 2,220 29.6
Democratic Marion Bell 699 9.3
Democratic Alvin Johnson 560 7.5
Democratic Eddie Gibbs 548 7.3
Democratic Evette Zayas 382 5.1
Democratic Felix Rosado 374 5.0
Write-in 32 0.5
Total votes 7,491 100.0
General election
Democratic Robert J. Rodriguez 15,771 88.9
Working Families John Ruiz 1,491 8.4
100 People for Chuck Carlton Berkley 465 2.6
Write-in 22 0.1
Total votes 17,749 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ↑ "Assembly District 68". New York State Assembly. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Primary Contest List" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Primary Election 2024 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "General Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Special Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly, 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ Fink, Zack (January 19, 2022). "Special election winner will be first formerly incarcerated person to serve in NY Assembly" – via ny1.com.
  9. ↑ "Primary Election 2020 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Primary Election 2018 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  13. ↑ "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. ↑ "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  15. ↑ "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Primary Election 2010 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  17. ↑ "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 68th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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