NY State Assembly · District 83
James Washington-Ward
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- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 83
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- Carl Heastie, projected winner
- Opponent
- Carl Heastie (D)
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James Washington-Ward, a Conservative Party district leader for the 83rd Assembly District, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 83 to Carl Heastie. Born and raised in the Bronx, he ran for New York City Council District 12 in 2025 on the Conservative and United Alliance Party lines. He has not held elected office.[1][2][3][4][5]
On the ballotNY State Assembly · 83
2026-11-03
| Carl Heastie D | incumbent |
| James Washington-Ward C | challenger |
Biography
James Washington-Ward, a Conservative Party district leader for the 83rd Assembly District, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 83 to Carl Heastie. Born and raised in the Bronx, he ran for New York City Council District 12 in 2025 on the Conservative and United Alliance Party lines. He has not held elected office.[1][2][3][4][5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
James Washington-Ward was born and raised in the Bronx, briefly lived in Pennsylvania before returning, and lives in the Baychester neighborhood.[2] He graduated from Samuel Gompers Vocational Technical High School and, as a youth, was a member of the Star of the Sea Sea Cadet Corps, a military youth organization in the Bronx.[2]
As of December 2024 Washington-Ward was the Conservative Party District Leader for the 83rd Assembly District.[2] A local news profile that month described his first campaign, for New York City Council District 12, as centered on police-community relations and youth and community programs.[2] He ran in the November 4, 2025 general election on the Conservative and United Alliance Party lines, finishing third behind incumbent Kevin Riley (D) and Franchie Muniz Sr. (R) with 873 votes (2.8%).[1]
The Bronx Conservative Party later endorsed Washington-Ward as its 2026 candidate for State Assembly District 83.[3] In the November 3, 2026 general election, Washington-Ward lost to Carl Heastie, according to unofficial results from the NYC Board of Elections and Wikipedia.[4][5]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.James Washington-Ward · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.James Washington Ward: A Visionary Leader for NYC Council District 12 · The Big Apple Gazette · 2024-12-07 News report
- 3.Bronx Conservatives Close Ranks: Party Endorses Its 2026 Slate · Bronx.com News report
- 4.NY State Assembly · District 83 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.NY State Assembly · District 83 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record