New York's 55th State Assembly district

New York's 55th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Latrice Walker since 2015.

New York's 55th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Latrice Walker D–Brownsville

Geography

2020s

District 55 is in Brooklyn, encompassing most of Brownsville and Ocean Hill, and portions of Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights and East New York.

The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 7th, 8th and 9th congressional districts, the 19th, 20th and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 36th, 37th, 41st and 42nd districts of the New York City Council.

2010s

District 55 is in Brooklyn, encompassing portions of Brownsville and Ocean Hill.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Latrice Walker (incumbent)	28,825	91.5
	Republican	Berneda Jackson	2,068
	Conservative	Berneda Jackson	544
	Total	Berneda Jackson	2,612	8.3
	Write-in		51	0.2
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[2][3]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Latrice Walker (incumbent)	5,008	90.4
	Democratic	Tracey Cashaw	507	9.2
	Write-in		23	0.4
Total votes			5,538	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Latrice Walker	15,687
	Working Families	Latrice Walker	1,079
	Total	Latrice Walker (incumbent)	16,766	92.9
	Republican	Berneda Jackson	830	4.6
	Rent Is Too Damn High	Anthony Jones	430	2.4
	Write-in		12	0.1
Total votes			18,038	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Latrice Walker (incumbent)	37,501	95.3
	Republican	Berneda Jackson	1,826	4.6
	Write-in		34	0.1
Total votes			39,361	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Latrice Walker	27,045
	Working Families	Latrice Walker	865
	Total	Latrice Walker (incumbent)	27,910	98.1
	Republican	Berneda Jackson	513	1.8
	Write-in		14	0.1
Total votes			28,437	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Latrice Walker (incumbent)	4,276	74.2
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy	1,475	25.6
	Write-in		9	0.2
Total votes			5,760	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Latrice Walker	34,172
	Working Families	Latrice Walker	1,180
	Total	Latrice Walker (incumbent)	35,352	97.6
	Republican	Berneda Jackson	869	2.4
	Write-in		17	0.0
Total votes			36,238	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[8][9][10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Latrice Walker	1,930	39.9
	Democratic	Lori Boozer	1,078	22.2
	Democratic	Anthony Jones	532	11.0
	Democratic	Ineisha Williford	520	10.7
	Democratic	Anthony Herbert	397	8.2
	Democratic	David Miller	278	5.7
	Democratic	Bilal Malik	102	2.1
	Write-in		8	0.2
Total votes			4,845	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Latrice Walker	10,640	92.4
	Working Families	Lori Boozer	597	5.2
	Republican	Berneda Jackson	272	2.4
	Write-in		10	0.0
Total votes			11,519	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Boyland Jr. (incumbent)	1,595	36.9
	Democratic	Anthony Jones	638	14.8
	Democratic	Royston Antoine	564	13.0
	Democratic	Anthony Herbert	510	11.8
	Democratic	Nathan Bradley	509	11.8
	Democratic	David Miller	289	6.7
	Democratic	Christopher Durosinmi	207	4.8
	Write-in		12	0.2
Total votes			4,324	100.0
General election
	Democratic	William Boyland Jr. (incumbent)	30,847	94.5
	Independence	Bilal Malik	979	3.0
	Republican	Jonathan Anderson	656	2.0
	Write-in		171	0.5
Total votes			32,653	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Boyland Jr.	14,685
	Working Families	William Boyland Jr.	647
	Total	William Boyland Jr. (incumbent)	15,332	96.6
	Republican	Robert Marshall	418
	Conservative	Robert Marshall	125
	Total	Robert Marshall	543	3.4
	Write-in		3	0.0
Total votes			15,878	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 55^[14][15]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Boyland Jr. (incumbent)	2,838	63.8
	Democratic	Royston Antoine	883	19.8
	Democratic	Leonard Hatter Jr.	728	16.4
	Write-in		2	0.0
Total votes			4,451	100.0
General election
	Democratic	William Boyland Jr.	26,774
	Working Families	William Boyland Jr.	552
	Total	William Boyland Jr. (incumbent)	27,326	98.1
	Republican	Jonathan Anderson	516	1.9
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			27,842	100.0
	Democratic hold