New York's 54th State Assembly district

New York's 54th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Erik Martin Dilan since 2015.

New York's 54th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Erik Martin Dilan D–Cypress Hills

Geography

2020s

2022

District 54 is in Brooklyn. It encompasses Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and portions of East New York.

2010s

District 54 is in Brooklyn. It encompassed Cypress Hills and portions of Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, and East New York.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 54

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Dilan (incumbent)
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 54^[1][2]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Dilan (incumbent)	2,524	52.1
	Democratic	Samy Olivares	2,313	47.7
	Write-in		8	0.2
Total votes			4,845	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Erik Dilan (incumbent)	12,163	85.9
	Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	1,932	13.6
	Write-in		65	0.5
Total votes			14,160	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 54^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Dilan (incumbent)	29,619	85.6
	Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	3,211	9.3
	Green	Scott Hutchins	1,693	4.9
	Write-in		52	0.2
Total votes			34,575	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 54^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Dilan (incumbent)	22,659	95.2
	Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	885
	Conservative	Khorshed Chowdhury	198
	Total	Khorshed Chowdhury	1,083	4.6
	Write-in		51	0.2
Total votes			23,793	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 54^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Dilan	28,424
	Independence	Erik Dilan	728
	Total	Erik Dilan (incumbent)	29,152	95.0
	Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	1,513	4.9
	Write-in		38	0.1
Total votes			30,703	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 54^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Dilan	1,955	59.8
	Democratic	Kimberly Council	1,305	39.9
	Write-in		11	0.3
Total votes			3,271	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Erik Dilan	7,514	85.8
	Working Families	Kimberly Council	859	9.8
	Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	289
	Conservative	Khorshed Chowdhury	92
	Total	Khorshed Chowdhury	381	4.3
	Write-in		7	0.1
Total votes			8,761	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 54^[8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rafael Espinal (incumbent)	2,245	65.9
	Democratic	Juan Rodriguez	1,152	33.8
	Write-in		9	0.3
Total votes			3,406	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rafael Espinal	23,959
	Conservative	Rafael Espinal	283
	Total	Rafael Espinal (incumbent)	24,242	96.5
	Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	858	3.4
	Write-in		17	0.1
Total votes			25,117	100.0
	Democratic hold

2011 special

2011 New York State Assembly special election, District 54^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rafael Espinal	2,301
	Conservative	Rafael Espinal	187
	United We Can	Rafael Espinal	41
	Total	Rafael Espinal	2,529	46.2
	Working Families	Jesus Gonzalez	1,894	34.6
	Community First	Deidra Towns	1,047	19.1
	Write-in		3	0.1
Total votes			5,473	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 54^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darryl Towns	10,338
	Working Families	Darryl Towns	482
	Total	Darryl Towns (incumbent)	10,820	94.6
	Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	489
	Conservative	Khorshed Chowdhury	127
	Total	Khorshed Chowdhury	616	5.4
	Write-in		3	0.0
Total votes			11,439	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 54rd Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
2. "General Election 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
3. "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
4. "General Election 2018 - Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
5. "General Election 2016 - Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
6. "Primary Election 2014 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
7. "General Election 2014 - Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
8. "Primary Election 2012 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
9. "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
10. "Special Election 2011 - Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
11. "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2022.