New York State Assembly elections, 2016

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2016 New York
Assembly Elections
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PrimarySeptember 13, 2016
GeneralNovember 8, 2016
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All 150 seats in the New York State Assembly were up for election in 2016. No significant changes occurred to political control in the state after the November 2016 election.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Democrats were guaranteed election in 48 seats and Republicans were guaranteed election in 17 seats barring unforeseen circumstances.
  • There were 14 open seats—seven Democratic and seven Republican—in 2016. Twelve of those seats had general election competition.
  • If Republicans were to make any gains, it would have been in the 84 districts that had general election competition between two major party candidates; only 12 seats were competitive or mildly competitive in 2014.[1]

    • Introduction

    Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

    Majority control

    See also: Partisan composition of state houses

    Heading into the election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the New York State Assembly:

    New York State Assembly
    Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
         Democratic Party 105[2] 107[3]
         Republican Party 42 43
         Vacancy 3 0
    Total 150 150

    Retired incumbents

    Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

    Name Party Current Office
    Michelle Schimel Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 16
    Phillip Goldfeder Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 23
    James Brennan Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 44
    Annette Robinson Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 56
    Keith Wright Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 70
    Steve Katz Ends.png Republican Assembly District 94
    Claudia Tenney Ends.png Republican Assembly District 101
    James Tedisco Ends.png Republican Assembly District 112
    Janet Duprey Ends.png Republican Assembly District 115
    Angela Wozniak Ends.png Republican Assembly District 143
    Jane Corwin Ends.png Republican Assembly District 144

    Note: District 20, District 33, and District 133 were vacant. Todd Kaminsky (D), Barbara Clark (D), and Bill Nojay (R) previously represented those seats.

    Note: Bill Nojay (R-133) died on September 9, 2016. He still appeared on the primary election ballot. Since he won the primary, the Monroe County Republican Committee replaced him on the general election ballot with Joseph Errigo.

    List of candidates

    District 1

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Fred Thiele: 35,246 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Heather Collins: 21,280

    District 2

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    Libertarian Party Libertarian candidate:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael Conroy: 19,575
    Republican Party Anthony Palumbo: 39,795 (I) Approveda
    Libertarian Party Jack McCarthy

    District 3

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Gregory D. Schoen: 17,404
    Republican Party Dean Murray: 29,087 (I) Approveda

    District 4

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Steven Englebright: 31,941 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Steven Weissbard: 21,994

    District 5

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    Libertarian Party Libertarian candidate:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Deborah Slinkosky: 18,313
    Republican Party Alfred Graf: 33,384 (I) Approveda
    Libertarian Party James Smith: 824

    District 6

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Philip Ramos (I) Approveda

    District 7

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Nicholas R. Gambini: 18,653
    Republican Party Andrew Garbarino: 38,235 (I) Approveda

    District 8

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Richard Macellaro: 19,121
    Republican Party Michael Fitzpatrick: 43,286 (I) Approveda

    District 9

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, TRP-Tax Revolt, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Brendan J. Cunningham: 18,841
    Republican Party Joseph Saladino: 41,341 (I) Approveda

    District 10

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Working Families, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Edwin Perez: 22,923
    Republican Party Chad Lupinacci: 32,671 (I) Approveda

    District 11

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Reform
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • Opportunity to ballot
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Kimberly Jean-Pierre: 26,129 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Shawn Cullinane: 17,369

    District 12

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Spencer B. Rumsey: 21,243
    Republican Party Andrew Raia: 39,021 (I) Approveda

    District 13

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Charles Lavine: 31,860 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Jeffrey S. Vitale: 18,570
    Green Party Jeffery J. Peress: 614

    District 14

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, Reform, and TRP-Tax Revolt
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael F. Reid: 23,591
    Republican Party David McDonough: 40,009 (I) Approveda

    District 15

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Dean E. Hart: 24,309
    Republican Party Michael Montesano: 30,704 (I) Approveda

    District 16

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Anthony D'Urso: 29,409 Approveda
    Republican Party Matthew Varvaro: 26,932

    District 17

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, Reform, and TRP-Tax Revolt
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Matthew W. Malin: 21,434
    Republican Party Thomas McKevitt: 35,953 (I) Approveda

    District 18

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Earlene Hill Hooper: 36,690 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Cornelius Smith: 5,000

    District 19

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, Reform, and TRP-Tax Revolt
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Gary B. Port: 21,331
    Republican Party Edward Ra: 34,344 (I) Approveda

    District 20

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Reform, and TRP-Tax Revolt
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Anthony P. Eramo: 26,056
    Republican Party Melissa L. Miller: 28,851 Approveda
    Green Party Joseph R. Naham: 872

    District 21

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Travis P. Bourgeois: 25,237
    Republican Party Brian Curran: 34,027 (I) Approveda

    District 22

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michaelle C. Solages: 36,598 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Robert M. Bogle: 18,637

    District 23

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Stacey G. Pheffer Amato: 27,042 Approveda
    Republican Party Alan N. Zwirn: 12,836

    District 24

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party David Weprin: 30,036 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Ira I. Harris: 6,304

    District 25

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Nily Rozic: 22,143 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Usman Ali Chohan: 6,856

    District 26

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Edward Braunstein (I) Approveda

    District 27

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Conservative and Republican
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael Simanowitz (I) Approveda

    District 28

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Andrew Hevesi (I) Approveda

    District 29

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Alicia Hyndman (I) Approveda

    District 30

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Brian Barnwell: 24,452 Approveda
    Republican Party Anthony Nunziato: 11,542

    District 31

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michele Titus (I) Approveda

    District 32

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Vivian Cook (I) Approveda

    District 33

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    Grey.png NIP-New Ideas candidate:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Clyde Vanel: 40,212 Approveda
    Republican Party Goldy-Francois Wellington: 4,450
    Grey.png Leroy Gadsden: 914

    District 34

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael DenDekker (I) Approveda

    District 35

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Jeffrion Aubry (I) Approveda

    District 36

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Aravella Simotas (I) Approveda

    District 37

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Catherine Nolan (I) Approveda

    District 38

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Conservative
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael Miller: 23,958 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Joseph Maldonado: 5,795

    District 39

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Francisco Moya (I) Approveda

    District 40

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Ron Kim: 16,479 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Miriam M. Rodriguez: 5,419

    District 41

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Helene Weinstein: 28,316 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Ramona Johnson: 7,828

    District 42

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn: 34,379 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Matthew Williams: 3,562

    District 43

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Diana Richardson (I) Approveda

    District 44

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Robert C. Carroll: 34,779 Approveda
    Republican Party Glenn Nocera: 5,921

    District 45

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Steven Cymbrowitz: 17,895 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Boris Gintchanski: 4,692

    District 46

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Pamela Harris: 20,061 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Lucretia Regina-Potter: 11,807
    Darkred.png Mikhail Usher: 1,699
    Green Party Patrick Dwyer: 1,252

    District 47

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party William Colton: 18,872 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Malka Shahar: 2,416

    District 48

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Conservative and Republican
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • Opportunity to ballot
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Dov Hikind (I) Approveda

    District 49

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Peter Abbate: 13,824 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Rosemary A. Mangino: 4,474

    District 50

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Joseph Lentol (I) Approveda

    District 51

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Felix Ortiz: 24,181 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Henry Lallave: 3,288

    District 52

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Jo Anne Simon: 57,578 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Daniel Ramos: 5,146

    District 53

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Maritza Davila (I) Approveda

    District 54

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Erik Dilan: 28,424 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Khorshed Chowdhury: 1,513

    District 55

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Latrice Walker: 35,352 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Berneda Jackson: 869

    District 56

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Tremaine S. Wright Approveda

    District 57

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Walter Mosley (I) Approveda

    District 58

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party N. Nick Perry (I) Approveda

    District 59

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Jaime Williams: 33,329 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Jeffrey J. Ferretti: 9,348

    District 60

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Charles Barron: 37,051 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Ernest Johnson: 1,343

    District 61

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Matthew Titone (I) Approveda

    District 62

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Ronald Castorina Jr. (I) Approveda

    District 63

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Conservative and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael Cusick (I) Approveda

    District 64

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Nicole Malliotakis (I) Approveda

    District 65

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Yuh-Line Niou: 29,716 Approveda
    Republican Party Bryan Jung: 5,761
    Green Party Manny Cavaco: 1,348
    Founding Fathers Party Alice Cancel: 2,171 (I) (Women's Equality)

    District 66

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Deborah Glick (I) Approveda

    District 67

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Linda Rosenthal: 52,482 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Hyman Drusin: 8,510

    District 68

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Independence, Reform, and SDP-Stop de Blasio
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Robert Rodriguez: 38,759 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Daby Carreras: 3,920

    District 69

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Daniel O'Donnell: 49,526 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Stephen Garrin: 5,334

    District 70

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Independence and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Inez E. Dickens: 45,048 Approveda
    Republican Party Heather Tarrant: 3,449

    District 71

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Herman Farrell: 43,183 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Vanessa Stanback: 3,516

    District 72

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Carmen N. De La Rosa Approveda

    District 73

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Independence, Women's Equality, Reform, SDP-Stop de Blasio, and Libertarian
    Green Party Green primary candidate:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Dan Quart: 35,535 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Rebecca Harary: 20,538
    Green Party Donal Butterfield: 584

    District 74

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Brian Kavanagh: 39,878 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Frank Scala: 7,362
    Green Party Scott Hutchins: 1,569

    District 75

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Richard Gottfried: 46,186 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Joseph A. Maffia: 8,462

    District 76

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Independence and SDP-Stop de Blasio
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Rebecca Seawright: 40,309 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Jonathan Kostakopoulos: 14,851

    District 77

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Latoya Joyner: 27,986 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Benjamin Eggleston: 371

    District 78

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Jose Rivera: 21,915 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Luana G. Malavolta: 1,172
    Darkred.png William J. Sullivan: 366

    District 79

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael Blake: 30,038 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Selsia Evans: 512

    District 80

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Mark Gjonaj: 24,959 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Nicholas Marricco: 3,391
    Darkred.png Robert Goodman: 953

    District 81

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Jeffrey Dinowitz: 33,431 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Alan H. Reed: 3,010

    District 82

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael Benedetto: 31,091 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Noel Lopez: 5,737
    Darkred.png William E. Britt, Jr.: 1,549

    District 83

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Carl Heastie (I) Approveda

    District 84

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Carmen Arroyo: 26,652 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Rosaline Nieves: 1,606

    District 85

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Marcos Crespo: 25,812 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Janelle King: 1,033
    Darkred.png Barbara Santander: 406
    Green Party Daniel Zuger: 419

    District 86

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Victor Pichardo: 23,196 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Jose Marte: 530

    District 87

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Luis Sepulveda: 30,128 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Michael Dennis: 1,218

    District 88

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Amy Paulin: 42,527 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Anthony Decintio Jr.: 7,643

    District 89

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party J. Gary Pretlow (I) Approveda

    District 90

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Shelley Mayer (I) Approveda

    District 91

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Steven Otis (I) Approveda

    District 92

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence and Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Thomas Abinanti (I) Approveda

    District 93

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party David Buchwald (I) Approveda

    District 94

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Brian M. Higbie: 23,097
    Republican Party Kevin M. Byrne: 36,760 Approveda

    District 95

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Sandra Galef: 35,377 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Gregory Purdy: 16,388

    District 96

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Women's Equality, and Reform
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Kenneth Zebrowski (I) Approveda

    District 97

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Green
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Ellen Jaffee: 29,782 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Joseph S. Chabot: 17,670
    Working Families Party Thomas M. Gulla: 1,088

    District 98

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Conservative, Green, Independence, Women's Equality, and Reform
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    TCN-Tax Cuts Now
    Independence Party of America Independence primary:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Aron B. Wieder: 19,883
    Republican Party Karl Brabenec: 29,105 (I) Approveda

    District 99

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party James G. Skoufis: 29,590 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Colin J. Schmitt: 26,541

    District 100

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Aileen Gunther (I) Approveda

    District 101

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    Independence
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Arlene G. Feldmeier: 17,665
    Republican Party Brian D. Miller: 27,405 Approveda
    Darkred.png Maria E. Kelso: 5,322

    District 102

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Peter Lopez (I) Approveda

    District 103

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Kevin Cahill: 41,997 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png Jack Hayes: 12,105

    District 104

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Frank Skartados: 27,945 (I) Approveda
    Darkred.png William Banuchi Sr.: 6,576

    District 105

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Joseph Torres: 21,471
    Republican Party Kieran Michael Lalor: 35,790 (I) Approveda

    District 106

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Didi Barrett: 30,325 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Terry Sullivan: 23,973

    District 107

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Steven McLaughlin (I) Approveda

    District 108

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party John T. McDonald III (I) Approveda

    District 109

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Patricia Fahy: 42,880 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Jesse D. Calhoun: 18,467

    District 110

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Phil Steck: 36,217 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Tom Murphy: 22,952

    District 111

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Angelo Santabarbara: 30,197 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Peter A. Vroman: 17,931

    District 112

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael R. Godlewski: 25,399
    Republican Party Mary Beth Walsh: 41,267 Approveda

    District 113

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Carrie Woerner: 33,630 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Christopher H. Boyark: 26,012

    District 114

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Dan Stec: 42,777 (I) Approveda
    Green Party Robin M. Barkenhagen: 7,562

    District 115

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Independence and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party D. Billy Jones: 25,972 Approveda
    Republican Party Kevin A. Mulverhill: 23,253

    District 116

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Addie Russell: 24,473 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party John Byrne, III: 21,509

    District 117

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Independence
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Kenneth Blankenbush (I) Approveda

    District 118

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Marc Butler (I) Approveda

    District 119

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Anthony Brindisi (I) Approveda

    District 120

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party William Barclay (I) Approveda

    District 121

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party William Magee: 27,117 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party John J. Salka: 24,667

    District 122

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Clifford Crouch (I) Approveda

    District 123

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Donna Lupardo: 32,613 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Dorollo Nixon Jr.: 19,073

    District 124

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Bill Batrowny: 18,219
    Republican Party Christopher Friend: 34,344 (I) Approveda

    District 125

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Barbara Lifton: 35,416 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Herbert Masser, Jr.: 15,264

    District 126

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Diane M. Dwire: 23,047
    Republican Party Gary Finch: 37,078 (I) Approveda

    District 127

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Reform
    Independence
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Al Stirpe: 36,604 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Vincent Giordano: 24,568
    Darkred.png Michael J. Becallo: 4,064

    District 128

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Pamela Hunter (I) Approveda

    District 129

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party William Magnarelli (I) Approveda

    District 130

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Bob Oaks (I) Approveda

    District 131

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Brian Kolb (I) Approveda

    District 132

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Philip Palmesano (I) Approveda

    District 133

    Note: Incumbent Bill Nojay (R) died on September 9, 2016.

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Barbara A. Baer: 26,353
    Republican Party Joseph Errigo: 34,420 Approveda

    District 134

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Peter Lawrence (I) Approveda

    District 135

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Dorothy A. Styk: 28,558
    Republican Party Mark Johns: 42,616 (I) Approveda

    District 136

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Joseph Morelle (I) Approveda

    District 137

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party David Gantt (I) Approveda

    District 138

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Harry Bronson: 32,166 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Bob Zinck: 17,934

    District 139

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Stephen Hawley (I) Approveda

    District 140

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Conservative and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Reform
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Robin Schimminger: 38,335 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Danielle M. Rotolo: 13,953
    Green Party Anthony Baney: 1,529

    District 141

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Crystal Peoples-Stokes: 41,179 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Ross M. Kostecky: 4,376

    District 142

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Republican, Conservative, and Independence
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Michael Kearns (I) Approveda

    District 143

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Monica P. Wallace: 30,877 Approveda
    Republican Party Russell W. Sugg: 25,253

    District 144

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Independence
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Michael J. Norris Approveda

    District 145

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party John Ceretto: 23,609 (I)
    Republican Party Angelo J. Morinello: 28,381 Approveda

    District 146

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Green, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    Darkred.png Conservative primary candidates:
    Green Party Green primary candidates:
    Working Families Party Working Families Party candidates:
    Independence Party of America Independence primary:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Steven G. Meyer: 29,146
    Republican Party Raymond Walter: 30,560 (I) Approveda

    District 147

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party David DiPietro (I) Approveda

    District 148

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    • No candidates filed for election.
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative, Independence, and Reform
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Republican Party Joseph Giglio (I) Approveda

    District 149

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Independence, Working Families, and Women's Equality
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Sean Ryan: 40,525 (I) Approveda
    Republican Party Arnold S. Kacalski

    District 150

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates:
    Working Families and Reform
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates:
    Conservative and Independence
    November 8 General election candidates:
    Democratic Party Jason A. Perdue: 13,397
    Republican Party Andrew Goodell: 38,272 (I) Approveda

    Margins of victory

    The average margin of victory for contested races in the New York State Assembly in 2016 was higher than the national average. Out of 150 races in the New York State Assembly in 2016, 95 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 45.8 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[7]

    Democratic candidates in the New York State Assembly saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 107 races. In the 68 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 54 percent. Republicans won 43 races in 2016. In the 27 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 25.1 percent.
    More Democratic candidates than Republican candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. Eight of the 95 contested races in 2016—8.4 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Three races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Democrats won five races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.
    The average margin of victory for incumbents in the New York State Assembly who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was higher than the national average. 132 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 80 winning New York State Assembly incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 48.4 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.
    Democratic incumbents in the New York State Assembly saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. 96 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 59 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 55.7 percent. 36 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 21 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 27.8 percent.
    New York State Assembly: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis
    Party Elections won Average margin of victory[8] Races with incumbent victories Average margin of victory for incumbents[8] Unopposed incumbents Unopposed races Percent unopposed
    Democratic 107 54.0 percent 96 55.7 percent 37 39 36.4 percent
    Republican 43 25.1 percent 36 27.8 percent 15 16 37.2 percent
    Total 150 45.8 percent 132 48.4 percent 52 55 36.7 percent

    Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in New York State Assembly districts in 2016.

    Competitiveness

    Candidates unopposed by a major party

    In 66 of the 150 seats up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 49 Democrats and 17 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

    Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 84 (56.0%) of the 150 seats up for election.

    Primary challenges

    Twenty-seven incumbents faced primary competition on September 13. Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election, two seats were vacant, and another 110 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition.

    Retired incumbents

    Eleven incumbents did not run for re-election, while 136 incumbents ran for re-election. Three seats are vacant. The retiring incumbents—five Democrats and seven Republicans—can be found above. Incumbent Bill Nojay (R) filed for re-election, but was replaced on the general election ballot after he died days before the primary election.

    Results from 2014

    See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

    There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

    Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

    Overall Competitiveness
    2010 2012 2014
    Competitiveness Index 36.2 35.8 31.4
    % Open Seats 18.6% 21.2% 17.0%
    % Incumbent with primary challenge 22.7% 24.6% 20.1%
    % Candidates with major party opposition 67.3% 61.7% 57.0%

    The following table details New York's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

    New York Legislature 2014 Competitiveness
    % Open Seats % Incumbent with primary challenge % Candidates with major party opposition Competitiveness Index Overall rank
    9.9% 15.1% 58.2% 27.7 28

    Historical context

    See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

    Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

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    Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

    Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

    Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

    Campaign contributions

    The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Assembly in New York in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Assembly races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[9]

    New York State Assembly Donations
    Year Candidates Amount
    2014 310 $23,027,143
    2012 360 $25,658,263
    2010 304 $23,112,804
    2008 303 $22,260,889
    2006 282 $21,916,226

    State comparison

    The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. New York, at $74,281 per candidate, is ranked ten of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[9][10]

    Qualifications

    Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states: "No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election. No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time."

    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent are considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent are considered mildly competitive.
    2. ↑ Independence member caucuses with Democrats and was included in the count.
    3. ↑ Independence member caucuses with Democrats and was included in the count.
    4. ↑ Unofficial results had Giordano winning by 48 votes.
    5. ↑ Nojay's posthumous victory meant that three Republican Party leaders whose jurisdictions intersect with District 133 had to select a candidate for the November ballot. Joseph Errigo was the candidate that was selected.
    6. ↑ Unofficial results showed Baney winning by 18 votes with 121 of 128 precincts reporting.
    7. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Excludes unopposed elections
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in New York," accessed July 28, 2015
    10. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.


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