Jo Anne Simon Wins 4th Term After Uncontested 52nd Assembly Race

BROOKLYN, NY — It's official — Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon will serve a fourth term representing Brooklyn's 52nd District.

Simon ran unopposed Tuesday for her seat, which she has held since 2015. The 52nd District stretches from Park Slope to Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene.

Before Election Day, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers had already cast their votes as the coronavirus crisis prompted an unprecedented level of mail-in and early voting.

Brooklyn saw the most early voters of any borough, with more than 373,000 people in the borough casting their ballots before Tuesday despite hours-long lines at overloaded poll sites. Mail-in ballots also went out to a large number of Brooklynites, albeit with some problems due to a printing error.

Some long lines and other polling site issues continued into Election Day, though most voters reported smooth sailing at the polls.