New York Senate District 33

Bronx County. Population 319,016 (2020). Partisan lean D+36.

Open seatUncontested

2026 candidates

Current senator: Gustavo Rivera (D), first elected 2010. The incumbent is not on the ballot.

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Gustavo Rivera

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Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 69,132 votes

CandidateVotesShare
J. Gustavo Rivera(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 47,793
  • Working Families: 3,842
51,63574.7%
Dion J. Powell(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 15,868
  • Conservative: 1,435
17,30325.0%
Write-ins
1940.3%
District margin
D+49.8
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+41.7

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 33,183 votes

CandidateVotesShare
J. Gustavo Rivera(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 30,136
  • Working Families: 2,884
33,02099.5%
Write-ins
1630.5%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+0.2

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 76,830 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
52,73968.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
22,92729.8%
Other candidates
1,1641.5%
District margin
D+39.4
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+26.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2020 President

Nov 3, 2020 · 88,486 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
71,47580.8%
Donald J. Trump(R)
16,11518.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
3640.4%
Write-ins
2380.3%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
2150.2%
Brock Pierce(I)
790.1%
District margin
D+63.2
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+39.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 58,711 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
52,51289.4%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
6,14210.5%
Write-ins
570.1%
District margin
D+79.1
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+45.1

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 59,807 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
52,42387.7%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
6,02510.1%
Howie Hawkins(G)
8531.4%
Larry Sharpe(L)
2580.4%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
1670.3%
Write-ins
810.1%
District margin
D+79.4
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
D+55.0

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 58,162 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
51,59388.7%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
5,7369.9%
Mark Dunlea(G)
6621.1%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
1510.3%
Write-ins
190.0%
District margin
D+80.0
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+43.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 58,681 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
51,72088.1%
Keith Wofford(R)
6,00210.2%
Michael Sussman(G)
6011.0%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1860.3%
Other candidate (O)
1330.2%
Write-ins
380.1%
District margin
D+79.2
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+51.3

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 78,393 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
70,16289.5%
Wendy Long(R)
6,6708.5%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,2411.6%
Alex Merced(L)
2650.3%
Write-ins
540.1%
District margin
D+82.6
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+38.2

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 83,050 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
71,21485.7%
Donald J. Trump(R)
9,64311.6%
Jill Stein(G)
1,1601.4%
Gary Johnson(L)
6190.7%
Write-ins
4140.5%
District margin
D+76.1
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+52.6

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

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