New York's 33rd State Senate district

New York's 33rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gustavo Rivera since 2011, following his victory over corrupt incumbent Pedro Espada Jr. in the 2010 Democratic primary elections.[3]

New York's 33rd State Senate District
Senator	Gustavo Rivera D–University Heights, Bronx
Registration	78.1% Democratic 4.3% Republican 15.0% No party preference
Demographics	4% White 23% Black 69% Hispanic 2% Asian
Population (2017)	332,109[1]
Registered voters	169,523[2]

Geography

District 33 covers many neighborhoods in the central and south Bronx, including Kingsbridge Heights, Tremont, East Tremont, Crotona, Fordham, Belmont, Van Nest, and Morris Park.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 13th, 14th, and 15th congressional districts, and with the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 86th, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 33[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	67,268	88.0
	Republican	Dustin Martinez	8,288	10.8
	Conservative	Steven Stern	890	1.2
Total votes			76,446	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 33[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	46,533	95.0
	Republican	Nicole Torres	2,099	4.3
	Conservative	Steven Stern	302	0.6
Total votes			48,957	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 33[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	6,036	63.0
	Democratic	Fernando Cabrera	3,549	37.0
Total votes			9,585	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	61,953	97.9
	Conservative	Steven Stern	1,340	2.1
Total votes			63,293	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 33[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	5,516	59.3
	Democratic	Fernando Cabrera	3,785	40.7
Total votes			9,301	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	19,809	93.1
	Republican	Steven Stern	1,126	5.3
	Independence	Jose A. Padilla Jr.	342	1.6
Total votes			21,277	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 33[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	4,988	69.5
	Democratic	Manuel Tavarez	2,193	30.5
Total votes			7,181	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	57,167	96.1
	Republican	Michael E. Walters	2,296	3.9
Total votes			59,463	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 33

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Clinton 93.1 – 5.5%
2012	President	Obama 95.9 – 3.8%
	Senate	Gillibrand 96.2 – 3.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 33, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Gustavo Rivera, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. "New York State Senate District 33". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
6. "State Senator 33rd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 14, 2019.