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NY State Assembly · District 83

Northeast Bronx, including Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester and Co-op City.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Carl Heastie, projected winner

As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. Wikipedia ↗NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Carl Heastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly since February 2015, is unopposed in the Democratic primary. James Washington-Ward, who ran unsuccessfully for New York City Council District 12 in 2025 on the Conservative and United Alliance Party lines (2.8% of the vote), is the Conservative Party nominee for this seat; his Republican primary bid was withdrawn or disqualified, and he advanced on the Conservative line only.[1][5]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Carl HeastieDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERSpeaker of the New York State Assembly; Assembly Member, District 83 (since 2001)Full profile →James Washington-WardCFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Stricter gun laws

  • Carl Heastie
    Supports[8]

    Passed a package of gun-safety laws including the Red Flag law, which lets courts issue risk protection orders to keep firearms from people found to pose a danger to themselves or others, a ban on bump stocks, expanded background-check requirements, and a 2018 law barring people convicted of domestic-violence crimes from purchasing or possessing firearms.

  • James Washington-Ward
    —

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Carl Heastie
    Supports[6]

    Negotiated and passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which made the state's rent regulations permanent, eliminated the vacancy bonus, limited rent increases for major capital improvements, and banned lease application fees.

  • James Washington-Ward
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Carl Heastie
    Supports[7]

    Negotiated and passed the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which set goals of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 85% by 2050 and reaching emissions-free electricity by 2040.

  • James Washington-Ward
    —

Keep congestion pricing in Manhattan

  • Carl Heastie
    Supports[3]

    Negotiated the dedicated MTA funding source in the 2019-20 state budget that established congestion pricing in Manhattan, the first such program in a U.S. city.

  • James Washington-Ward
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Carl Heastie
    Supports[3]

    As Assembly Labor Committee chair and later Speaker, was the principal negotiator of increases to the statewide minimum wage, including the 2016 law enacting a graduated $15 minimum wage.

  • James Washington-Ward
    —

Research notes & limits

Heastie's record draws on his official Assembly biography and his campaign issues pages, which describe his role as Speaker in negotiating and passing statewide legislation rather than individual bill sponsorships (Speakers rarely sponsor bills themselves); one specific sponsored bill (the 2010 Wage Theft Prevention Act, from before he became Speaker) is documented on Ballotpedia. Neither candidate completed a 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Washington-Ward has no campaign website or Assembly-specific policy statements; his entry adds biography from local news coverage of his 2025 City Council run and his 2026 Bronx Conservative Party endorsement.

Sources · 19

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.New York State Assembly District 83 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Carl Heastie · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Carl E. Heastie - Assembly District 83 · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Issues - Criminal Justice Reform · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
  5. 5.James Washington-Ward · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  6. 6.Issues - Affordable Housing · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Issues - Protecting the Environment · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Issues - Combating Gun Violence · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Issues - Investing in Education · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Carl Heastie · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.Carl E. Heastie - Assembly District 83 · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
  12. 12.Carl E. Heastie - Biography · New York State Assembly · 2026-10-21 Official record
  13. 13.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  14. 14.New York State Assembly election results 2026 (unofficial election night results) · NYC Board of Elections · 2026-11-03 Official record
  15. 15.James Washington-Ward · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  16. 16.James Washington Ward: A Visionary Leader for NYC Council District 12 · The Big Apple Gazette · 2024-12-07 News report
  17. 17.Bronx Conservatives Close Ranks: Party Endorses Its 2026 Slate · Bronx.com News report
  18. 18.NY State Assembly · District 83 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  19. 19.NY State Assembly · District 83 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record