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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]
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[ 4] [ 5]
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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