Look at the New York City ballots for North Brooklyn has there been any Republican candidates on the ballot for State Assembly

[Ralph Yozzo]

Historically and in recent cycles, it has been incredibly rare to see a Republican candidate on the ballot for the State Assembly in North Brooklyn. Because the area is a deep-blue stronghold, the Republican Party frequently declines to run a candidate at all, or nominees fail to qualify for the ballot.

The political reality for the specific Assembly districts that cover the North Brooklyn neighborhoods breaks down as follows:

District 50 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg)

• The Record: This seat has been held by Democrat Emily Gallagher since she won it in 2020. In both the 2022 and 2024 general elections, there was no Republican candidate on the ballot. Gallagher ran entirely unopposed outside of write-in votes (securing roughly 98% of the vote each time). For the upcoming November 2026 election, the Republican primary was canceled due to a lack of candidates, meaning the seat will remain a contest exclusively between Democrats and third-party lines like the Working Families Party.
• The Exception: The last time a Republican actually made the ballot here was in 2018, when Jacqueline Haro ran on the Republican and Conservative lines, pulling about 11% of the vote against long-time incumbent Joe Lentol.

District 53 (Bushwick, Williamsburg)

• The Record: Represented by Democrat Maritza Davila since 2013, this district has seen a similar absence of Republican presence. In 2020, 2022, and 2024, Davila won her general elections with over 99% of the vote because no Republican candidate filed or qualified for the ballot.
• For the upcoming 2026 general election, the Republican primary was again canceled because no candidate stepped forward.

District 54 (Bushwick, East New York)

• The Record: This district, currently represented by Democrat Erik Dilan (with a highly competitive 2026 challenge from Christian Celeste Tate), similarly lacks a Republican challenger on the ballot. General elections here are routinely decided during the Democratic primary, with the November ballot featuring either an uncontested Democrat or a split between the Democratic line and the Working Families Party line.

The Takeaway: If you are looking at a North Brooklyn general election ballot for the State Assembly, you will almost never see a Republican name. The real electoral contests in these neighborhoods happen during the June Democratic primaries or via progressive third-party challenges.