New York's 48th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat
Simcha Eichenstein since 2019.
Geography
District 48 is in Brooklyn. It covers the community of
Borough Park and portions of
Midwood
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in Brooklyn.
The district overlaps (partially) with New York's
9th and
10th congressional districts, the
21st and
22nd districts of the
New York State Senate
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, and the
38th,
39th,
40th,
44th and
45th districts of the
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs.
The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government mod ...
.
Recent election results
2024
2022
2020
Assemblyman
Simcha Eichenstein was elected to a second term, but received the most votes as the
Conservative
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candidate. Notably, this would be the first election (federal or state) since
1970
Events
January
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in which the party would receive the most votes.
2018
2016
2014
2012
2010
Federal results in Assembly District 48
References
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Politics of Brooklyn
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