New York's 8th State Assembly district

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New York's 8th
State Assembly district
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Assemblymember
  Michael Fitzpatrick
R St. James

New York's 9th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican Michael Fitzpatrick since 2003.

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Geography

District 8 is in Suffolk County. The district includes portions of Islip and Smithtown, including Kings Park, Smithtown, Nesconset, St. James, Village of the Branch, Head of the Harbor and Nissequogue.

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 8 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Fitzpatrick 40,760
Conservative Michael Fitzpatrick 4,951
Independence Michael Fitzpatrick 760
Safe Neighborhoods Michael Fitzpatrick 144
Total Michael Fitzpatrick 46,615 64.4
Democratic Dylan Rice25,80935.6
Write-in 120.0
Total votes72,436 100.0
Republican hold

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References

  1. "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 21, 2022.