Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
New York State Assembly elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 12
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m.
|
2020 →
← 2016
|
|
| 2018 New York Assembly elections | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General | November 6, 2018 |
| Primary | September 13, 2018 |
| Past election results |
| 2016・2014・2012・2010・2008 2006・2004・2002・2000 |
| 2018 elections | |
|---|---|
| Choose a chamber below: | |
Democrats held their veto-proof majority in the 2018 elections for New York State Assembly, winning 106 seats to Republicans' 43 and the Independence Party's one. All 150 Assembly seats were up for election in 2018. At the time of the election, Democrats held a 104-41 majority.
The Democratic Party gained a trifecta in New York in 2018 by winning control of the state senate, maintaining a veto-proof majority in the state assembly, and by retaining the governorship. Prior to the election, Democrats held a numerical majority in the Senate, but the Republican-IDC-Felder coalition controlled the chamber.[1]
The New York State Assembly was one of 87 state legislative chambers with elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
New York State Assembly members serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years.
For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here
Post-election analysis
- See also: State legislative elections, 2018
The Democratic Party gained control of both chambers of the New York State Legislature in the 2018 election after increasing their majority in the state Senate. The New York State Senate was identified as a battleground chamber. All 63 seats were up for election. Democrats increased their majority in the New York State Senate from 32-31 to 40-23. Seven Democratic incumbents were defeated in the primary, but six of the defeated incumbents advanced to the general election as Independence Party candidates. All six lost their bids for re-election in the general election. Five Republican incumbents were also defeated in the general election.
The New York State Assembly held elections for all 150 seats. The Democratic supermajority in the State Assembly increased. Before the election, Democrats held 104 seats, Republicans held 41 seats, an independent held one seat, and four seats were vacant. Following the election, Democrats held 106 seats, Republicans held 43 seats, and an independent held one seat. Three incumbents were defeated in the primary, two Democrats and one Republican. One defeated Democratic incumbent and one defeated Republican incumbent advanced to the general election as a Women's Equality Party candidate and an Independence Party candidate, respectively. They both lost their bids for re-election. Three Democratic incumbents and three Republican incumbents were also defeated in the general election.
National background
On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.
- Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.
Want more information?
- Incumbents defeated in 2018's state legislative elections
- 2018 election analysis: Partisan balance of state legislative chambers
- 2018 election analysis: Number of state legislators by party
- 2018 election analysis: State legislative supermajorities
Candidates
General election candidates
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Tax Revolt Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
Fusion voting candidates
- District 1: Fred Thiele
- District 1: Patrick O'Connor
- District 2: Anthony Palumbo
- District 3: Joseph DeStefano
- District 4: Steven Englebright
- District 4: Christian Kalinowski
- District 5: Doug Smith
- District 6: Philip Ramos
- District 7: Tom Murray
- District 7: Andrew Garbarino
- District 8: Michael Fitzpatrick
- District 9: Christine Pellegrino
- District 9: Michael LiPetri
- District 10: Steve Stern
- District 10: Jeremy Williams
- District 11: Kimberly Jean-Pierre
- District 11: Kevin Sabella
- District 12: Andrew Raia
- District 13: Charles Lavine
- District 13: Andrew Monteleone
- District 14: Michael F. Reid
- District 14: David McDonough
- District 15: Allen Foley
- District 15: Michael Montesano
- District 16: Anthony D'Urso
- District 16: Byron Divins Jr.
- District 17: Kimberly L. Snow
- District 17: John Mikulin
- District 18: Taylor Raynor
- District 18: James Lamarre
- District 19: William Carr
- District 19: Edward Ra
- District 20: Melissa L. Miller
- District 20: John Vobis Jr.
- District 21: Judy Griffin
- District 21: Brian Curran
- District 22: Michaelle C. Solages
- District 22: Gonald Moncion
- District 23: Stacey G. Pheffer Amato
- District 25: Nily Rozic
- District 26: Edward Braunstein
- District 26: David L. Bressler
- District 27: Daniel Rosenthal
- District 28: Andrew Hevesi
- District 28: Danniel Maio
- District 29: Alicia Hyndman
- District 30: Eric Butkiewicz
- District 31: Michele Titus
- District 33: Clyde Vanel
- District 33: Lalita Etwaroo
- District 36: Aravella Simotas
- District 37: Catherine Nolan
- District 38: Michael Miller
- District 39: Ari Espinal
- District 40: Ron Kim
- District 41: Helene Weinstein
- District 42: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
- District 42: Matthew Williams
- District 43: Diana Richardson
- District 44: Robert C. Carroll
- District 44: Yevgeny Goldberg
- District 45: Steven Cymbrowitz
- District 46: Steven Saperstein
- District 47: William Colton
- District 47: Florence LaSalle
- District 48: Simcha Eichenstein
- District 49: Peter Abbate
- District 52: Jo Anne Simon
- District 53: Maritza Davila
- District 54: Khorshed Chowdhury
- District 55: Latrice Walker
- District 56: Tremaine S. Wright
- District 57: Walter Mosley
- District 58: N. Nick Perry
- District 59: Jaime Williams
- District 59: Brandon Washington
- District 61: Charles Fall
- District 62: Michael Reilly
- District 63: Michael Cusick
- District 64: Nicole Malliotakis
- District 65: Yuh-Line Niou
- District 67: Linda Rosenthal
- District 68: Daby Carreras
- District 71: Alfred Taylor
- District 72: Carmen N. De La Rosa
- District 73: Dan Quart
- District 73: Jeff Ascherman
- District 74: Harvey Epstein
- District 75: Richard Gottfried
- District 76: Rebecca Seawright
- District 78: Michael E. Walters
- District 79: Michael Blake
- District 80: Louis Perri
- District 81: Jeffrey Dinowitz
- District 81: Alan H. Reed
- District 86: Victor Pichardo
- District 87: Karines Reyes
- District 88: Amy Paulin
- District 90: Nader Sayegh
Green Party - District 90: Joe Pinion
- District 91: Steven Otis
- District 92: Thomas Abinanti
- District 93: David Buchwald
- District 93: John Nuculovic
- District 94: Vedat Gashi
- District 94: Kevin M. Byrne
- District 95: Sandra Galef
- District 95: Lawrence Chiulli
- District 96: Kenneth Zebrowski
- District 97: Ellen Jaffee
- District 97: Rosario Presti Jr.
- District 98: Scott Martens
- District 98: Karl Brabenec
- District 99: Matthew Rettig
- District 99: Colin J. Schmitt
- District 100: Aileen Gunther
- District 101: Chad McEvoy
- District 101: Brian Miller
- District 102: Aidan O'Connor Jr.
- District 102: Christopher Tague
- District 103: Kevin Cahill
- District 104: Scott Manley
- District 105: Laurette Giardino
- District 105: Kieran Michael Lalor
- District 106: Didi Barrett
- District 106: William Truitt
- District 107: Tistrya Houghtling Green Party
- District 107: Jacob Ashby
- District 108: John T. McDonald III
- District 109: Patricia Fahy
- District 110: Phil Steck
- District 110: Christopher Carey
- District 111: Angelo Santabarbara
- District 111: Brian McGarry Green Party
- District 112: Mary Beth Walsh
- District 113: Carrie Woerner
- District 113: Morgan Zegers
- District 114: Dan Stec
- District 115: D. Billy Jones
- District 116: Addie Jenne
- District 116: Mark Walczyk
- District 117: Kenneth Blankenbush
- District 118: Keith Rubino
- District 118: Robert Smullen
- District 119: Marianne Buttenschon
- District 119: Dennis Bova Jr.
- District 120: Gail Tosh
- District 120: William Barclay
- District 121: John J. Salka
- District 122: Clifford Crouch
- District 124: Bill Batrowny
- District 124: Christopher Friend
- District 126: Keith Batman
- District 126: Gary Finch
- District 127: Al Stirpe
- District 127: Nicholas Paro
- District 128: Pamela Hunter
- District 129: William Magnarelli
- District 130: Scott Comegys
- District 130: Brian Manktelow
- District 131: Brian Kolb
- District 132: Philip Palmesano
- District 133: Barbara A. Baer
- District 133: Marjorie Byrnes
- District 133: Joseph Errigo
- District 134: Peter Lawrence
- District 135: Andrew Gilchrist
- District 135: Mark Johns
- District 136: Jamie Romeo
- District 138: Harry Bronson
- District 138: Patsy Iacovangelo
- District 139: Stephen Hawley
- District 140: Robin Schimminger
- District 142: Patrick Burke
- District 142: Erik Bohen
- District 143: Monica P. Wallace
- District 144: Joseph DiPasquale
- District 144: Michael J. Norris
- District 145: Angelo J. Morinello
- District 146: Karen McMahon
- District 146: Raymond Walter
- District 147: Luke Wochensky
- District 147: David DiPietro
- District 148: Joseph Giglio
- District 149: Sean Ryan
- District 150: Judith Einach
- District 150: Andrew Goodell
Write-in candidates
- District 146: Jonathan Makeley
Primary candidates
Margins of victory
A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 New York State Assembly races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.
The table below presents the following figures for each party:
- Elections won
- Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
- Elections won without opposition
- Average margin of victory[2]
| New York State Assembly: 2018 Margin of Victory Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Elections won | Elections won by less than 10% | Unopposed elections | Average margin of victory[2] |
| Democratic |
||||
| Republican |
||||
 Other |
||||
| Total | ||||
The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).
Seats flipped
The below map displays each seat in the New York State Assembly which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.
| State legislative seats flipped in 2018, New York State Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District | Incumbent | 2018 winner | Direction of flip |
| New York State Assembly District 116 | Addie Jenne |
Mark Walczyk |
D to R |
| New York State Assembly District 21 | Brian Curran |
Judy Griffin |
R to D |
| New York State Assembly District 9 | Christine Pellegrino |
Michael LiPetri |
D to R |
| New York State Assembly District 99 | James Skoufis |
Colin Schmitt |
D to R |
Incumbents retiring
Thirteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2018.[3] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Murray | Republican |
Assembly District 3 |
| Pamela Harris | Democratic |
Assembly District 46 |
| Dov Hikind | Democratic |
Assembly District 48 |
| Matthew Titone | Democratic |
Assembly District 61 |
| Ronald Castorina Jr. | Republican |
Assembly District 62 |
| Luis Sepulveda | Democratic |
Assembly District 87 |
| Shelley Mayer | Democratic |
Assembly District 90 |
| James G. Skoufis | Democratic |
Assembly District 99 |
| Frank Skartados | Democratic |
Assembly District 104 |
| Marc Butler | Republican |
Assembly District 118 |
| Anthony Brindisi | Democratic |
Assembly District 119 |
| Robert Oaks | Republican |
Assembly District 130 |
| Joseph Morelle | Democratic |
Assembly District 136 |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Article 6 of the New York Election Law
For political party candidates
Political party candidates seeking placement on the primary ballot must be nominated via designating petitions. Sample forms are provided by the New York State Board of Elections. A party may nominate a non-enrolled member by filing a certificate of authorization, signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the meeting at which such authorization was given. Only enrolled party members may sign designating petitions. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought. Generally speaking, a candidate must collect signatures equaling at least 5 percent of the number of active enrolled voters in the political unit (e.g., the state for statewide offices, such as governor; the legislative district for state senate or assembly districts; etc.), or a fixed total established by statute, whichever is less.[4][5][6][7][8]
Designating petitions must be submitted to the appropriate county board of elections, with the following exceptions:[9]
- If the political unit of the office being sought lies entirely within New York City, the petition must be filed with the city board of elections.
- If the political unit of the office being sought comprises more than one county or portions of two or more counties, the petition must be filed with the New York State Board of Elections.
Designating petitions must be filed between the 13th Monday prior to the primary election and 12th Thursday after it. A candidate must file a certificate of acceptance or declination of the designation no later than the fourth day after the last day to file designating petitions.[10]
Enrolled party members may also circulate petitions to allow for the opportunity to write in a candidate for an office for which there is no contest for the party nomination at the primary. These are called opportunity to ballot petitions and are substantially the same as designating petitions (i.e., the petitions are held to the same signature and filing requirements, etc.), except that they do not require a candidate to be named.[4][11]
For independent candidates
Independent candidates seeking placement on the general election ballot must be nominated via nominating petitions. Sample forms are provided by the New York State Board of Elections.[4][12]
The group of voters making the nomination may designate a name for themselves, provided the name is rendered in English and does not suggest similarity with an existing political party or a political organization that has already filed a nominating petition.[13]
Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought. Generally speaking, candidates must collect signatures equaling at least 5 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor within the political unit at the last gubernatorial election, or a fixed total established by statute, whichever is less.[14]
Nominating petitions must be submitted to the appropriate county board of elections, with the following exceptions:[9]
- If the political unit of the office being sought lies entirely within New York City, the petition must be filed with the city board of elections.
- If the political unit of the office being sought comprises more than one county or portions of two or more counties, the petition must be filed with the New York State Board of Elections.
According to New York election law, "A petition for an independent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general election shall be filed not earlier than twenty-four weeks and not later than twenty-three weeks preceding such election.”[10] A certificate of acceptance or declination of an independent nomination for an office that will be filled in the general election must be filed by the third day after the deadline for nominating petitions.[10]
Write-in candidates
A write-in candidate for president or vice-president must file a certificate of candidacy with the New York State Board of Elections. Write-in candidates for other federal or state offices do not have to submit any filing paperwork.[15]
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.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[16] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $142,000/year | The exact amount members receive for per diem is unknown. |
When sworn in
New York legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.[17]
New York political history
Party control
2018
In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the New York State Assembly from 104-41 to 106-43.
| New York State Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 104 | 106 | |
| Republican Party | 41 | 43 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacancy | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
2016
In the 2016 elections, Democrats maintained control of the New York State Assembly.
| New York State Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 105[18] | 107[19] | |
| Republican Party | 42 | 43 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Democrats in New York held a state government trifecta for two years between 1992 and 2017.
New York Party Control: 1992-2025
Nine years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Assembly | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Wave election analysis
- See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)
The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?
Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.
Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.
The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.
| State legislative wave elections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | President | Party | Election type | State legislative seats change | Elections analyzed[20] | |
| 1932 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -1,022 | 7,365 | |
| 1922 | Harding | R | First midterm | -907 | 6,907 | |
| 1966 | Johnson | D | First midterm[21] | -782 | 7,561 | |
| 1938 | Roosevelt | D | Second midterm | -769 | 7,179 | |
| 1958 | Eisenhower | R | Second midterm | -702 | 7,627 | |
| 2010 | Obama | D | First midterm | -702 | 7,306 | |
| 1974 | Ford | R | Second midterm[22] | -695 | 7,481 | |
| 1920 | Wilson | D | Presidential | -654 | 6,835 | |
| 1930 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -640 | 7,361 | |
| 1954 | Eisenhower | R | First midterm | -494 | 7,513 | |
Competitiveness
Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.
Results from 2016
Click here to read the full study »
Historical context
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.
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.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Eighteen of 62 New York counties—29 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Broome County, New York | 2.01% | 5.31% | 8.02% | ||||
| Cayuga County, New York | 11.64% | 11.40% | 8.48% | ||||
| Cortland County, New York | 5.58% | 9.11% | 9.96% | ||||
| Essex County, New York | 1.14% | 18.77% | 13.32% | ||||
| Franklin County, New York | 5.45% | 26.07% | 22.23% | ||||
| Madison County, New York | 14.20% | 0.89% | 0.87% | ||||
| Niagara County, New York | 17.75% | 0.84% | 1.00% | ||||
| Orange County, New York | 5.50% | 5.65% | 4.13% | ||||
| Oswego County, New York | 21.99% | 7.93% | 2.44% | ||||
| Otsego County, New York | 11.13% | 2.72% | 5.91% | ||||
| Rensselaer County, New York | 1.41% | 12.19% | 9.34% | ||||
| St. Lawrence County, New York | 8.82% | 16.71% | 16.33% | ||||
| Saratoga County, New York | 3.21% | 2.44% | 3.40% | ||||
| Seneca County, New York | 11.01% | 9.08% | 2.60% | ||||
| Suffolk County, New York | 6.84% | 3.69% | 5.99% | ||||
| Sullivan County, New York | 11.23% | 9.02% | 9.46% | ||||
| Warren County, New York | 8.47% | 2.32% | 2.64% | ||||
| Washington County, New York | 18.40% | 1.90% | 0.81% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New York with 59 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 36.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, New York voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 35 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New York voted Democratic all five times.[23]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in New York. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[24][25]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 114 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 99 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 50.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 36 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 10.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 51 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 17.6 points. Trump won 13 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District ' | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 54.04% | 44.82% | D+9.2 | 48.70% | 47.90% | D+0.8 | D |
| 2 | 46.01% | 52.77% | R+6.8 | 38.67% | 58.09% | R+19.4 | R |
| 3 | 55.11% | 43.52% | D+11.6 | 41.78% | 54.70% | R+12.9 | R |
| 4 | 53.31% | 45.30% | D+8 | 48.48% | 48.05% | D+0.4 | D |
| 5 | 47.32% | 51.31% | R+4 | 36.36% | 60.40% | R+24 | R |
| 6 | 78.89% | 20.28% | D+58.6 | 72.98% | 24.24% | D+48.7 | D |
| 7 | 47.06% | 51.56% | R+4.5 | 39.08% | 57.31% | R+18.2 | R |
| 8 | 39.57% | 59.23% | R+19.7 | 36.18% | 60.77% | R+24.6 | R |
| 9 | 43.39% | 55.49% | R+12.1 | 36.87% | 59.96% | R+23.1 | D[26] |
| 10 | 51.06% | 47.80% | D+3.3 | 52.08% | 44.85% | D+7.2 | R |
| 11 | 64.66% | 34.40% | D+30.3 | 55.00% | 42.21% | D+12.8 | D |
| 12 | 47.31% | 51.62% | R+4.3 | 44.00% | 52.67% | R+8.7 | R |
| 13 | 58.37% | 40.78% | D+17.6 | 60.78% | 36.72% | D+24.1 | D |
| 14 | 46.14% | 52.73% | R+6.6 | 41.36% | 55.64% | R+14.3 | R |
| 15 | 45.71% | 53.03% | R+7.3 | 44.85% | 52.11% | R+7.3 | R |
| 16 | 52.05% | 47.10% | D+5 | 56.95% | 40.38% | D+16.6 | D |
| 17 | 45.79% | 53.00% | R+7.2 | 39.11% | 57.86% | R+18.7 | R |
| 18 | 91.22% | 8.41% | D+82.8 | 87.68% | 10.41% | D+77.3 | D |
| 19 | 42.58% | 56.33% | R+13.7 | 43.26% | 53.52% | R+10.3 | R |
| 20 | 48.06% | 51.13% | R+3.1 | 47.00% | 50.24% | R+3.2 | R |
| 21 | 52.67% | 46.29% | D+6.4 | 51.99% | 45.07% | D+6.9 | R |
| 22 | 65.29% | 33.82% | D+31.5 | 63.90% | 33.38% | D+30.5 | D |
| 23 | 61.90% | 37.47% | D+24.4 | 53.34% | 44.39% | D+9 | D |
| 24 | 78.38% | 20.78% | D+57.6 | 76.56% | 21.44% | D+55.1 | D |
| 25 | 67.95% | 31.02% | D+36.9 | 64.73% | 32.56% | D+32.2 | D |
| 26 | 60.52% | 38.40% | D+22.1 | 57.04% | 40.31% | D+16.7 | D |
| 27 | 66.10% | 32.78% | D+33.3 | 65.49% | 31.64% | D+33.8 | D |
| 28 | 64.51% | 34.05% | D+30.5 | 64.36% | 32.54% | D+31.8 | D |
| 29 | 96.48% | 3.31% | D+93.2 | 93.79% | 4.84% | D+89 | D |
| 30 | 69.24% | 29.36% | D+39.9 | 66.29% | 30.73% | D+35.6 | D |
| 31 | 94.67% | 5.11% | D+89.6 | 90.76% | 7.84% | D+82.9 | D |
| 32 | 98.08% | 1.76% | D+96.3 | 94.74% | 4.01% | D+90.7 | D |
| 33 | 91.02% | 8.63% | D+82.4 | 87.81% | 10.57% | D+77.2 | D |
| 34 | 83.56% | 15.45% | D+68.1 | 81.22% | 16.12% | D+65.1 | D |
| 35 | 87.16% | 12.34% | D+74.8 | 83.53% | 14.41% | D+69.1 | D |
| 36 | 79.87% | 18.03% | D+61.8 | 77.61% | 18.78% | D+58.8 | D |
| 37 | 83.87% | 14.68% | D+69.2 | 81.38% | 15.40% | D+66 | D |
| 38 | 80.79% | 18.38% | D+62.4 | 76.29% | 20.96% | D+55.3 | D |
| 39 | 84.83% | 14.30% | D+70.5 | 82.52% | 15.37% | D+67.2 | D |
| 40 | 73.69% | 25.42% | D+48.3 | 67.21% | 30.28% | D+36.9 | D |
| 41 | 64.24% | 34.88% | D+29.4 | 60.37% | 37.52% | D+22.9 | D |
| 42 | 88.34% | 11.08% | D+77.3 | 87.37% | 10.69% | D+76.7 | D |
| 43 | 92.71% | 6.67% | D+86 | 89.50% | 8.18% | D+81.3 | D |
| 44 | 75.88% | 22.30% | D+53.6 | 78.35% | 18.67% | D+59.7 | D |
| 45 | 39.57% | 59.45% | R+19.9 | 38.92% | 58.66% | R+19.7 | D |
| 46 | 57.36% | 41.53% | D+15.8 | 52.25% | 44.97% | D+7.3 | D |
| 47 | 57.51% | 41.30% | D+16.2 | 52.70% | 44.71% | D+8 | D |
| 48 | 23.67% | 75.67% | R+52 | 28.29% | 69.34% | R+41 | D |
| 49 | 63.97% | 34.98% | D+29 | 56.74% | 40.36% | D+16.4 | D |
| 50 | 81.31% | 16.33% | D+65 | 83.62% | 13.09% | D+70.5 | D |
| 51 | 85.66% | 12.87% | D+72.8 | 83.02% | 13.97% | D+69.1 | D |
| 52 | 90.09% | 8.07% | D+82 | 91.91% | 5.33% | D+86.6 | D |
| 53 | 92.91% | 5.37% | D+87.5 | 91.06% | 6.07% | D+85 | D |
| 54 | 96.13% | 3.35% | D+92.8 | 92.39% | 5.36% | D+87 | D |
| 55 | 98.83% | 0.99% | D+97.8 | 96.15% | 2.40% | D+93.7 | D |
| 56 | 98.41% | 0.96% | D+97.4 | 95.55% | 2.09% | D+93.5 | D |
| 57 | 96.67% | 1.84% | D+94.8 | 95.21% | 2.19% | D+93 | D |
| 58 | 98.43% | 1.45% | D+97 | 96.16% | 2.69% | D+93.5 | D |
| 59 | 79.70% | 19.86% | D+59.8 | 74.78% | 23.64% | D+51.1 | D |
| 60 | 97.18% | 2.69% | D+94.5 | 95.26% | 3.68% | D+91.6 | D |
| 61 | 73.38% | 25.49% | D+47.9 | 66.08% | 31.15% | D+34.9 | D |
| 62 | 33.53% | 65.59% | R+32.1 | 23.48% | 74.50% | R+51 | R |
| 63 | 52.73% | 46.28% | D+6.4 | 44.62% | 52.97% | R+8.3 | D |
| 64 | 48.50% | 50.32% | R+1.8 | 40.32% | 56.79% | R+16.5 | R |
| 65 | 81.18% | 17.32% | D+63.9 | 82.52% | 14.32% | D+68.2 | D |
| 66 | 82.48% | 15.83% | D+66.6 | 88.65% | 8.07% | D+80.6 | D |
| 67 | 79.90% | 18.81% | D+61.1 | 86.93% | 10.33% | D+76.6 | D |
| 68 | 93.24% | 6.07% | D+87.2 | 91.42% | 6.29% | D+85.1 | D |
| 69 | 89.05% | 9.58% | D+79.5 | 90.82% | 6.34% | D+84.5 | D |
| 70 | 97.06% | 2.16% | D+94.9 | 94.78% | 2.82% | D+92 | D |
| 71 | 94.24% | 4.79% | D+89.4 | 92.52% | 4.99% | D+87.5 | D |
| 72 | 92.83% | 6.15% | D+86.7 | 90.73% | 6.93% | D+83.8 | D |
| 73 | 66.15% | 32.87% | D+33.3 | 78.99% | 17.96% | D+61 | D |
| 74 | 82.49% | 15.93% | D+66.6 | 85.40% | 11.22% | D+74.2 | D |
| 75 | 81.59% | 16.96% | D+64.6 | 86.45% | 10.67% | D+75.8 | D |
| 76 | 71.08% | 27.66% | D+43.4 | 80.57% | 16.33% | D+64.2 | D |
| 77 | 97.58% | 2.20% | D+95.4 | 94.60% | 4.19% | D+90.4 | D |
| 78 | 93.63% | 5.85% | D+87.8 | 91.24% | 6.90% | D+84.3 | D |
| 79 | 97.75% | 2.07% | D+95.7 | 94.79% | 4.02% | D+90.8 | D |
| 80 | 84.17% | 15.09% | D+69.1 | 81.92% | 15.88% | D+66 | D |
| 81 | 80.56% | 18.48% | D+62.1 | 81.08% | 16.20% | D+64.9 | D |
| 82 | 77.59% | 21.72% | D+55.9 | 72.94% | 25.01% | D+47.9 | D |
| 83 | 97.51% | 2.29% | D+95.2 | 95.42% | 3.44% | D+92 | D |
| 84 | 96.67% | 3.01% | D+93.7 | 93.79% | 4.84% | D+88.9 | D |
| 85 | 96.67% | 3.09% | D+93.6 | 93.54% | 5.11% | D+88.4 | D |
| 86 | 96.98% | 2.77% | D+94.2 | 93.95% | 4.68% | D+89.3 | D |
| 87 | 94.79% | 4.94% | D+89.8 | 91.38% | 7.06% | D+84.3 | D |
| 88 | 58.31% | 40.76% | D+17.6 | 65.37% | 31.47% | D+33.9 | D |
| 89 | 85.20% | 14.17% | D+71 | 82.85% | 15.16% | D+67.7 | D |
| 90 | 61.30% | 37.80% | D+23.5 | 60.47% | 37.11% | D+23.4 | D |
| 91 | 61.44% | 37.46% | D+24 | 67.67% | 29.24% | D+38.4 | D |
| 92 | 63.32% | 35.59% | D+27.7 | 67.46% | 29.61% | D+37.8 | D |
| 93 | 55.29% | 43.50% | D+11.8 | 63.29% | 33.24% | D+30 | D |
| 94 | 43.95% | 54.77% | R+10.8 | 42.07% | 54.54% | R+12.5 | R |
| 95 | 60.73% | 37.96% | D+22.8 | 60.71% | 35.75% | D+25 | D |
| 96 | 55.79% | 43.29% | D+12.5 | 53.99% | 43.30% | D+10.7 | D |
| 97 | 55.96% | 42.95% | D+13 | 56.12% | 41.13% | D+15 | D |
| 98 | 42.17% | 56.42% | R+14.3 | 37.01% | 59.04% | R+22 | R |
| 99 | 48.43% | 50.22% | R+1.8 | 42.54% | 53.63% | R+11.1 | D |
| 100 | 58.43% | 40.15% | D+18.3 | 48.34% | 47.78% | D+0.6 | D |
| 101 | 46.72% | 51.54% | R+4.8 | 37.09% | 57.64% | R+20.6 | R |
| 102 | 46.17% | 51.68% | R+5.5 | 36.02% | 58.61% | R+22.6 | R |
| 103 | 63.55% | 33.96% | D+29.6 | 58.26% | 36.29% | D+22 | D |
| 104 | 63.92% | 34.66% | D+29.3 | 58.16% | 37.80% | D+20.4 | D |
| 105 | 44.96% | 53.53% | R+8.6 | 40.21% | 55.76% | R+15.5 | R |
| 106 | 54.56% | 43.55% | D+11 | 48.51% | 46.87% | D+1.6 | D |
| 107 | 53.05% | 44.89% | D+8.2 | 44.90% | 49.10% | R+4.2 | R |
| 108 | 70.55% | 27.28% | D+43.3 | 61.59% | 32.95% | D+28.6 | D |
| 109 | 65.84% | 31.84% | D+34 | 64.15% | 30.37% | D+33.8 | D |
| 110 | 58.81% | 39.29% | D+19.5 | 55.68% | 39.07% | D+16.6 | D |
| 111 | 52.50% | 45.71% | D+6.8 | 41.48% | 53.27% | R+11.8 | D |
| 112 | 48.89% | 49.13% | R+0.2 | 44.94% | 48.94% | R+4 | R |
| 113 | 52.68% | 45.50% | D+7.2 | 45.69% | 47.82% | R+2.1 | D |
| 114 | 51.63% | 46.49% | D+5.1 | 41.02% | 52.47% | R+11.4 | R |
| 115 | 61.84% | 36.53% | D+25.3 | 46.11% | 47.66% | R+1.6 | D |
| 116 | 54.55% | 43.93% | D+10.6 | 42.31% | 51.66% | R+9.4 | D |
| 117 | 45.01% | 53.43% | R+8.4 | 31.76% | 62.47% | R+30.7 | R |
| 118 | 43.83% | 54.51% | R+10.7 | 31.43% | 63.31% | R+31.9 | R |
| 119 | 51.36% | 46.95% | D+4.4 | 41.04% | 53.84% | R+12.8 | D |
| 120 | 51.15% | 46.82% | D+4.3 | 37.11% | 57.05% | R+19.9 | R |
| 121 | 49.52% | 48.41% | D+1.1 | 39.87% | 53.28% | R+13.4 | D |
| 122 | 45.53% | 52.49% | R+7 | 34.61% | 59.78% | R+25.2 | R |
| 123 | 55.57% | 42.04% | D+13.5 | 52.23% | 41.96% | D+10.3 | D |
| 124 | 46.07% | 52.15% | R+6.1 | 37.50% | 56.97% | R+19.5 | R |
| 125 | 66.01% | 31.04% | D+35 | 64.17% | 29.17% | D+35 | D |
| 126 | 52.22% | 45.79% | D+6.4 | 43.09% | 50.74% | R+7.7 | R |
| 127 | 53.56% | 44.89% | D+8.7 | 47.85% | 46.23% | D+1.6 | D |
| 128 | 67.41% | 30.84% | D+36.6 | 62.44% | 32.51% | D+29.9 | D |
| 129 | 67.56% | 30.34% | D+37.2 | 61.81% | 32.63% | D+29.2 | D |
| 130 | 46.79% | 51.25% | R+4.5 | 34.92% | 59.04% | R+24.1 | R |
| 131 | 49.38% | 48.73% | D+0.6 | 42.69% | 50.88% | R+8.2 | R |
| 132 | 43.99% | 54.12% | R+10.1 | 33.52% | 60.54% | R+27 | R |
| 133 | 44.81% | 53.27% | R+8.5 | 41.66% | 52.66% | R+11 | R |
| 134 | 46.94% | 51.52% | R+4.6 | 40.25% | 54.77% | R+14.5 | R |
| 135 | 48.95% | 49.37% | R+0.4 | 49.07% | 45.18% | D+3.9 | R |
| 136 | 65.47% | 32.54% | D+32.9 | 63.46% | 31.09% | D+32.4 | D |
| 137 | 82.06% | 16.74% | D+65.3 | 76.04% | 20.42% | D+55.6 | D |
| 138 | 63.64% | 33.69% | D+30 | 60.14% | 33.54% | D+26.6 | D |
| 139 | 39.87% | 58.03% | R+18.2 | 30.20% | 63.82% | R+33.6 | R |
| 140 | 57.07% | 40.83% | D+16.2 | 49.45% | 45.32% | D+4.1 | D |
| 141 | 90.73% | 8.28% | D+82.5 | 87.56% | 9.85% | D+77.7 | D |
| 142 | 54.21% | 43.95% | D+10.3 | 44.65% | 50.57% | R+5.9 | D |
| 143 | 53.02% | 45.22% | D+7.8 | 43.36% | 52.14% | R+8.8 | D |
| 144 | 41.30% | 56.97% | R+15.7 | 33.65% | 61.58% | R+27.9 | R |
| 145 | 51.63% | 46.76% | D+4.9 | 41.99% | 53.80% | R+11.8 | R |
| 146 | 50.81% | 47.67% | D+3.1 | 51.71% | 43.66% | D+8.1 | R |
| 147 | 40.61% | 57.59% | R+17 | 30.82% | 64.29% | R+33.5 | R |
| 148 | 39.92% | 58.13% | R+18.2 | 28.76% | 65.82% | R+37.1 | R |
| 149 | 64.10% | 33.69% | D+30.4 | 58.11% | 37.05% | D+21.1 | D |
| 150 | 45.20% | 53.09% | R+7.9 | 35.59% | 58.89% | R+23.3 | R |
| Total | 63.43% | 35.22% | D+28.2 | 59.48% | 36.81% | D+22.7 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2018
- New York state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018
- New York state legislative Republican primaries, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Spectrum News, "Analysis: Eyes on Senate in Albany power struggle and these 5 races," September 5, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Excludes unopposed elections
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Running for Office," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 118," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 132," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 120," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 136," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 144," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 158," accessed April 29, 2025 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "nyfilingdate" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 164," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 140," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 138," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, Section 142," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Article 6, 153," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ New York Senate, "New York Constitution, Article XIII, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Independence member caucuses with Democrats and was included in the count.
- ↑ Independence member caucuses with Democrats and was included in the count.
- ↑ The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
- ↑ Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
- ↑ Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
- ↑ 270towin.com, "New York," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
- ↑ Democrats won Assembly District 9 in a special election on May 23, 2017. The seat was previously held by a Republican.
