New York's 42nd State Assembly district

New York's 42nd State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn D–Flatbush

New York's 42nd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn since 2015.

Geography

The district includes portions of East Flatbush, Flatbush, Ditmas Park, and Midwood, in Brooklyn.

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 42

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent)	22,255	98.6
	Write-in		326	1.4
Total votes			22,581	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 42

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent)	39,649	99.4
	Write-in		235	0.6
Total votes			39,884	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 42

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent)	10,821	71.6
	Democratic	Victor Jordan	4,233	28.0
	Write-in		65	0.4
Total votes			15,119	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte	26,773
	Working Families	Rodneyse Bichotte	1,839
	Total	Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent)	28,612	90.6
	Republican	Matthew Williams	1,985
	Conservative	Matthew Williams	279
	Total	Matthew Williams	2,264	7.2
	Green	Anthony Beckford	689	2.2
	Write-in		22	0.0
Total votes			31,587	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 42

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent)	2,471	78.6
	Democratic	Victor Jordan	666	21.2
	Write-in		8	0.2
Total votes			3,145	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte (incumbent)	34,379	90.5
	Republican	Matthew Williams	2,857
	Conservative	Matthew Williams	705
	Total	Matthew Williams	3,562	9.4
	Write-in		44	0.1
Total votes			37,985	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 42

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte	2,471	48.8
	Democratic	L. Rickie Tulloch	1,696	30.0
	Democratic	Michele Adolphe	843	14.9
	Democratic	Victor Jordan	340	6.0
	Write-in		12	0.3
Total votes			5,649	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte	11,342
	Working Families	Rodneyse Bichotte	1,374
	Total	Rodneyse Bichotte	12,716	90.1
	Republican	Matthew Williams	837	5.9
	Conservative	Brian Kelly	536	3.8
	Write-in		20	0.2
Total votes			14,109	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 42

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rhoda Jacobs (incumbent)	3,923	67.5
	Democratic	Rodneyse Bichotte	1,882	32.4
	Write-in		5	0.9
Total votes			5,810	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rhoda Jacobs	30,649
	Working Families	Rhoda Jacobs	1,242
	Total	Rhoda Jacobs (incumbent)	31,891	99.8
	Write-in		61	0.2
Total votes			31,952	100.0
	Democratic hold