New York's 117th State Assembly district

New York's 117th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Ken Blankenbush R – Black River

New York's 117th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Ken Blankenbush since 2011.

Geography

2020s

District 117 contains a majority of St. Lawrence County, all of Lewis County, and portions of Oneida and Jefferson counties. It includes the towns of Diana, Croghan, Lowville, New Bremen, Watson, Harrisburg, Denmark, Pinckney, Montague, Martinsburg, Greig, Turin, West Turin, Osceola, Lewis, Lyonsdale, Leyden, Fine, Clifton, Pierrepont, Clare, Russell, DeKalb, Gouverneur, Fowler, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, Parishville, Colton, Hopkinton, Piercefield, Lawrence, Stockholm, Norfolk, Brasher, Ava, Vienna, Camden, Florence, Annsville, Boonville, Forestport, Lee, Rodman, Rutland, Champion, Le Ray, and Wilna.

The district (partially) overlaps with New York's 21st and 24th congressional districts, as well as the 45th, 49th and 53rd districts of the New York State Senate.

2010s

District 117 contains a majority of Jefferson County, all of Lewis County, and portions of Oneida and St. Lawrence counties. It included the towns of Diana, Croghan, Lowville, New Bremen, Watson, Harrisburg, Denmark, Pinckney, Montague, Martinsburg, Greig, Turin, West Turin, Osceola, Lewis, Lyonsdale, Leyden, Fowler, Hermon, Edwards, Pitcairn, Russell, DeKalb, Ava, Vienna, Camden, Florence, Annsville, Verona, Forestport, Westmoreland, Remsen, Kirkland, Rodman, Rutland, Champion, Le Ray, Wilna, Adams, Lorraine, Worth, Henderson and Watertown.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 117 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Blankenbush	36,222
	Conservative	Ken Blankenbush	5,225
	Total	Ken Blankenbush (incumbent)	41,447	99.6
	Write-in		155	0.4
Total votes			41,602	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 117 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Blankenbush	29,119
	Conservative	Ken Blankenbush	4,102
	Total	Ken Blankenbush (incumbent)	33,221	99.7
	Write-in		101	0.3
Total votes			33,322	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 117 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Blankenbush	36,515
	Conservative	Ken Blankenbush	4,237
	Independence	Ken Blankenbush	3,320
	Total	Ken Blankenbush (incumbent)	44,072	99.5
	Write-in		209	0.5
Total votes			44,281	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 117 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Blankenbush	25,769
	Conservative	Ken Blankenbush	2,982
	Independence	Ken Blankenbush	2,822
	Total	Ken Blankenbush (incumbent)	31,573	99.6
	Write-in		139	0.4
Total votes			31,712	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 117 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Blankenbush	29,884
	Independence	Ken Blankenbush	3,820
	Conservative	Ken Blankenbush	3,714
	Total	Ken Blankenbush (incumbent)	37,418	99.7
	Write-in		106	0.3
Total votes			37,524	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 117 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Blankenbush	18,118
	Conservative	Ken Blankenbush	2,564
	Independence	Ken Blankenbush	2,544
	Total	Ken Blankenbush (incumbent)	23,226	99.6
	Write-in		102	0.4
Total votes			23,328	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 117 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Blankenbush	25,788
	Independence	Ken Blankenbush	4,054
	Conservative	Ken Blankenbush	3,150
	Total	Ken Blankenbush (incumbent)	32,992	99.7
	Write-in		113	0.3
Total votes			33,105	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
3. "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
4. "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
5. "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
6. "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
7. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.