New York's 68th State Assembly district
New York's 68th State Assembly district
Edward Gibbs D –Harlem
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 .
Geography 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 .
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 2024 2024 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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 2022 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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 2022 New York State Assembly special election, District 68 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 2020 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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 2018 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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 2016 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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 2014 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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 2012 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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 2010 New York State Assembly election, District 68 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