New York's 145th State Assembly district

New York's 145th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Angelo Morinello R – Niagara Falls

New York's 145th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Angelo Morinello since 2017.

Geography

2020s

District 145 contains the town of Grand Island in Erie County and the western portion of Niagara County. It also includes a portion of the town of North Tonawanda.

2010s

District 145 contained the town of Grand Island in Erie County and the southern portion of Niagara County. ^[1]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 145 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angelo Morinello	32,411
	Conservative	Angelo Morinello	5,256
	Total	Angelo Morinello (incumbent)	37,667	61.3
	Democratic	Jeffrey Elder	22,001
	Working Families	Jeffrey Elder	1,773
	Total	Jeffrey Elder	23,774	38.7
	Write-in		22	0.0
Total votes			61,463	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 145 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angelo Morinello	24,730
	Conservative	Angelo Morinello	5,401
	Total	Angelo Morinello (incumbent)	30,131	63.4
	Democratic	Douglas Mooradian	17,347	36.6
	Write-in		17	0.0
Total votes			47,495	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 145 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angelo Morinello	32,581
	Conservative	Angelo Morinello	5,390
	Independence	Angelo Morinello	5,068
	Libertarian	Angelo Morinello	1,216
	Total	Angelo Morinello (incumbent)	44,255	99.3
	Write-in		330	0.7
Total votes			44,585	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 145 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angelo Morinello	23,443
	Conservative	Angelo Morinello	4,487
	Independence	Angelo Morinello	3,430
	Reform	Angelo Morinello	524
	Total	Angelo Morinello (incumbent)	31,884	99.4
	Write-in		187	0.6
Total votes			32,071	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

During the 2014-16 legislative session, then Republican-incumbent John Ceretto switched parties. ^[6]

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 145 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angelo Morinello	22,241
	Conservative	Angelo Morinello	4,404
	Independence	Angelo Morinello	1,483
	Reform	Angelo Morinello	253
	Total	Angelo Morinello	28,381	54.6
	Democratic	John Ceretto	21,642
	Working Families	John Ceretto	1,967
	Total	John Ceretto (incumbent)	23,609	45.4
	Write-in		30	0.0
Total votes			52,020	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 145 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Ceretto	15,986
	Conservative	John Ceretto	3,902
	Independence	John Ceretto	3,352
	Total	John Ceretto (incumbent)	23,240	99.8
	Write-in		58	0.2
Total votes			23,298	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 145 ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Working Families	Robert Restaino	43	84.3
	Working Families	John Ceretto (incumbent)	8	15.7
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			51	100.0
General election
	Republican	John Ceretto	21,263
	Conservative	John Ceretto	2,968
	Independence	John Ceretto	1,705
	Total	John Ceretto (incumbent)	25,936	50.9
	Democratic	Robert Restaino	22,951
	Working Families	Robert Restaino	2,025
	Total	Robert Restaino	24,976	49.0
	Write-in		32	0.1
Total votes			50,944	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. "New York State Assembly - Angelo J. Morinello". nyassembly.gov.
2. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
3. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
4. "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
5. "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
6. Omar Fetouh (August 18, 2015). "Assemblyman Ceretto switches from Republican to Democratic party". WBFO-NPR Buffalo. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
7. "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
8. "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
9. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
10. "2012 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2022.