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New York's 143rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican Patrick Chludzinski since 2025. It was previously represented by Democrat Monica Wallace since 2017.
District 143 is located entirely within Erie County. It contains towns east of Buffalo, such as Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Depew and Sloan. Buffalo Niagara International Airport is located in this district. [1]
District 143 is located entirely within Erie County. It contains towns east of Buffalo, such as Cheektowaga, Lancaster, East Lancaster, Depew and Sloan.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Chludzinski | 25,802 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Chludzinski | 4,607 | ||
| Total | Patrick Chludzinski | 30,409 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Monica Wallace | 26,176 | ||
| Working Families | Monica Wallace | 3,059 | ||
| Total | Monica Wallace (incumbent) | 28,208 | 48.1 | |
| Write-in | 64 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 58,681 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Monica Wallace | 21,385 | ||
| Integrity | Monica Wallace | 420 | ||
| Total | Monica Wallace (incumbent) | 22,255 | 52.6 | |
| Republican | Frank Smerciak II | 15,861 | ||
| Conservative | Frank Smerciak II | 4,174 | ||
| Total | Frank Smerciak II | 20,035 | 47.4 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 42,310 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Monica Wallace | 31,187 | ||
| Working Families | Monica Wallace | 2,975 | ||
| Independence | Monica Wallace | 1,047 | ||
| Total | Monica Wallace (incumbent) | 35,209 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Frank Smerciak II | 26,968 | ||
| Conservative | Frank Smerciak II | 4,927 | ||
| Total | Frank Smerciak II | 31,895 | 47.5 | |
| Write-in | 63 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 67,167 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Monica Wallace | 23,903 | ||
| Working Families | Monica Wallace | 1,240 | ||
| Independence | Monica Wallace | 1,094 | ||
| Women's Equality | Monica Wallace | 460 | ||
| Total | Monica Wallace (incumbent) | 26,697 | 58.1 | |
| Republican | Daniel Centinello Sr. | 19,246 | 41.9 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 45,943 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Monica Wallace | 4,430 | 74.8 | |
| Democratic | Kristy Mazurek | 1,496 | 25.2 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 5,926 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Monica Wallace | 27,738 | ||
| Working Families | Monica Wallace | 2,473 | ||
| Women's Equality | Monica Wallace | 666 | ||
| Total | Monica Wallace | 30,877 | 55.0 | |
| Republican | Russell Sugg | 19,262 | ||
| Conservative | Russell Sugg | 4,605 | ||
| Independence | Russell Sugg | 1,210 | ||
| Reform | Russell Sugg | 176 | ||
| Total | Russell Sugg | 25,253 | 45.0 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 56,130 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Conservative | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark Mazurek | 4,435 | 53.8 | |
| Democratic | Camille Brandon | 3,804 | 46.2 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 8,239 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Angela Wozniak | 13,608 | ||
| Conservative | Angela Wozniak | 4,055 | ||
| Independence | Angela Wozniak | 1,881 | ||
| Total | Angela Wozniak | 19,544 | 59.3 | |
| Democratic | Mark Mazurek | 11,891 | 36.0 | |
| Working Families | Camille Brandon | 1,546 | 4.7 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 32,981 | 100.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dennis Gabryszak | 32,372 | ||
| Conservative | Dennis Gabryszak | 4,563 | ||
| Independence | Dennis Gabryszak | 2,577 | ||
| Total | Dennis Gabryszak (incumbent) | 39,512 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | Frank DeCarlo | 12,884 | 23.7 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 54,314 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dennis Gabryszak | 20,839 | ||
| Conservative | Dennis Gabryszak | 2,326 | ||
| Independence | Dennis Gabryszak | 2,236 | ||
| Working Families | Dennis Gabryszak | 1,531 | ||
| Total | Dennis Gabryszak (incumbent) | 26,932 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Patrick Mandia | 14,107 | 34.4 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 41,039 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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