New York State Assembly District 5
| New York State Assembly District 5 | ||
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| Current incumbent | Doug Smith  | |
New York's fifth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Doug Smith. Smith was elected to replace Alfred Graf in a special election on April 24, 2018.
New York state assembly members represent an average of 129,187 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 126,510 residents.[2]
About the office
Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New York legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.[3]
Qualifications
Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states:[4]
| “ | 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.[5] | ” |
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[6] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $142,000/year | $203/day |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the New York Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. A special election can be held as long as the vacancy occurred before April 1 of the last year of the former officeholder's term. If a special session is called in the state legislature after this date, a special election may be called to fill the seat.[7] The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[8]
See sources: New York Public Officers Law § 42
2016 pivot county
This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties were located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. At that time, the partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[9]
Elections
2020
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
Elections for the office of New York State Assembly took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 23, 2020. The filing deadline was April 2, 2020.
2018
Regular election
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 5
Incumbent Doug Smith defeated Tim Hall in the general election for New York State Assembly District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Smith (R) | 58.6 | 25,075 |
| Tim Hall (D) | 41.3 | 17,668 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 42,756 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 5
Tim Hall advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 5 on September 13, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 5
Incumbent Doug Smith advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 5 on September 13, 2018.
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Special election
A special election for the position of New York State Assembly District 5 was held on April 24, 2018.
The seat was left vacant after the resignation of Alfred Graf (R). Graf resigned in January 2018 to become a judge on the Fifth District Court in Islip.
Doug Smith (R) defeated Deb Slinkosky (D) in the special election.
| New York State Assembly, District 5 Special Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Doug Smith |
63.1% | 2,840 | |
| Democratic | Deb Slinkosky | 36.9% | 1,658 | |
| Total Votes | 4,498 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections | ||||
2016
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016
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.
Incumbent Alfred Graf defeated Deborah Slinkosky and James Smith in the New York State Assembly District 5 general election.[10][11]
| New York State Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alfred Graf Incumbent |
63.56% | 33,384 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Slinkosky | 34.87% | 18,313 | |
| Libertarian | James Smith | 1.57% | 824 | |
| Total Votes | 52,521 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Deborah Slinkosky ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 5 Democratic primary.[12][13]
| New York State Assembly, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Deborah Slinkosky (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Alfred Graf ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 5 Republican primary.[12][13]
| New York State Assembly, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Alfred Graf Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Graf also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets.
2014
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Deborah Slinkosky was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Alfred Graf was unopposed in the Republican primary. Graf also ran on the Conservative Party, SCC- Stop Common Core and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Graf defeated Slinkosky in the general election.[14][15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alfred Graf Incumbent |
67% | 16,968 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Slinkosky | 33% | 8,365 | |
| Total Votes | 25,333 | |||
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Elections for the office of New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 13, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 12, 2012. Incumbent Alfred Graf (R) defeated Victor E. Salamone (D) in the general election. Graf -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Republican primary. Salamone ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[17][18][19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alfred Graf Incumbent |
58.8% | 24,438 | |
| Democratic | Victor E. Salamone | 41.2% | 17,128 | |
| Total Votes | 41,566 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 5 raised a total of $826,212. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $43,485 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
| Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
| 2016 | $60,925 | 2 | $30,463 | |
| 2014 | $71,443 | 2 | $35,722 | |
| 2012 | $57,545 | 2 | $28,773 | |
| 2010 | $244,887 | 3 | $81,629 | |
| 2008 | $48,694 | 2 | $24,347 | |
| 2006 | $82,344 | 2 | $41,172 | |
| 2004 | $61,970 | 2 | $30,985 | |
| 2002 | $104,127 | 2 | $52,064 | |
| 2000 | $94,277 | 2 | $47,139 | |
| Total | $826,212 | 19 | $43,485 | |
See also
- New York State Legislature
- New York State Senate
- New York State Assembly
- New York state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ www.census.gov/, "Population in 2000 of the American states," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ New York Senate, "New York Constitution, Article XIII, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ New York Constitution, "Article III, Section 7," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 42. Filling vacancies in elective offices," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 42 (4))
- ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 38. Terms of officers chosen to fill vacancies," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 38)
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2012 general election results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ ABC News, "New York unofficial 2012 primary election results," accessed September 13, 2012
