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# Rhoda Jacobs Wins 42nd Assembly District Democratic Primary Race
- URL: https://bklyner.com/the-election-day-roundup-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2012-09-14T02:55:24.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-30T19:51:26.000Z
- Author: Patrick
- Tags: 42nd Assembly District, Ed Powell, Rhoda Jacobs, State Assembly, #API-Imported

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/RSJ-head-shot-edit.jpg "Rhoda Jacobs")

[Rhoda Jacobs](/blog/tag/rhoda-jacobs) has won the Democratic primary race for the 42nd State Assembly District ([map](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/42ad.jpg)) by a significant margin.

With 91% of precincts reporting, Jacobs captured 69.7% of the vote (3,182) to [Rodneyse Bichotte](/blog/tag/rodneyse-bichotte)‘s 30.3% (1,381) according to the [Times](http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/state-legislature/new-york?ref=bklyner.com). There is no Republican opposition to Jacobs slated for the general election.

After a heated race in a district where the demographics have changed enormously in the decades since Jacobs was first elected in 1978, Rhoda’s win and margin of victory came as a surprise to New York Observer political reporter Colin Campbell who [tweeted](https://twitter.com/BKcolin/status/246454502734053377?ref=bklyner.com), “Rhoda Jacobs amazingly looks like she’s gonna hold on. 15% white district. Wow.”

Here is Bichotte’s [concession](http://myemail.constantcontact.com/District-Leader-Rodneyse-Bichotte-Statement-on-42nd-Assembly-Election.html?soid=1103413547828&aid=HBg5Mup57ZY&ref=bklyner.com).

Ed Powell won his bid for District Leader according to [Yaacov Schapiro](https://twitter.com/Yaacovschapiro/status/246455161789239296?ref=bklyner.com), Jacobs’ Community Liaison.

In the 44th Assembly District ([map](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/44ad.jpg)), Assemblyman James Brennan won the Democratic and Working Families Party primaries unopposed.

Browse the full results [here](http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/state-legislature/new-york?ref=bklyner.com). Check out [Community Board 14’s website](http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/community-directory/maps/?ref=bklyner.com) to see exactly where your districts are.