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.^[1]

New York's 50th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Emily Gallagher D–Greenpoint

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.^[2]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[3][4]

Primary election
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		28	0.4
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		749	2.0
Total votes			37,347	100.0

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[5][6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emily Gallagher (incumbent)	6,634	79.5
	Democratic	Paddy O'Sullivan	1,672	20.0
	Write-in		37	0.4
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		636	2.3
Total votes			27,681	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[7][8]

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

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Lentol (incumbent)	29,147	99.2
	Write-in		238	0.8
Total votes			29,385	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Lentol (incumbent)	33,290	99.3
	Write-in		237	0.7
Total votes			33,527	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Lentol (incumbent)	9,789	89.7
	Republican	William Davidson Jr.	1,089	10.0
	Write-in		35	0.3
Total votes			10,913	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[12]

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		52	0.2
Total votes			28,538	100
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 50^[13][14]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Lentol (incumbent)	5,952	80.7
	Democratic	Andre Soleil	1,404	19.0
	Write-in		20	0.3
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		17	0.1
Total votes			17,845	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in Assembly District 50

Year	Office	Results[15][16]
2024	President	Harris 73.4 - 24.4%
	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%
	Senate	Schumer 85.3 - 9.3%
2012	President	Obama 81.2 - 16.3%
	Senate	Gillibrand 86.5 - 10.3%