American legislative district
New York's 79th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly . It has been represented by Democrat Chantel Jackson since 2021.[1]
Geography [ edit ] District 79 is in The Bronx . It comprises the neighborhoods of Morrisania , Melrose , Belmont , Claremont and East Tremont .
Recent election results [ edit ] 2020 New York State Assembly election , District 79[3] [4] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Chantel Jackson 2,944 25.9 Democratic Cynthia Cox 2,599 22.9 Democratic George Alvarez 2,456 21.6 Democratic Elvis Santana 1,536 13.5 Democratic Eric Stevenson 1,383 12.2 Democratic Dion Powell 410 3.6 Write-in 25 0.3 Total votes 11,353 100.0 General election Democratic Chantel Jackson 33,008 89.8 Republican Donald Skinner 3,014 8.2 Conservative Dion Powell 682 1.9 Write-in 57 0.1 Total votes 36,761 100.0 Democratic hold
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