2016 New York State Assembly election

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2016 New York State Assembly election
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 2014November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  

150 seats from the New York State Assembly
Turnout53.04% [1]
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  CarlHeastie2017 (cropped).jpg Brian Kolb.jpg Fred Thiele.jpg
Leader Carl Heastie Brian Kolb Fred Thiele [lower-alpha 1]
Party Democratic Republican Independence
Leader's seat 83rd district 131st district 1st district
Seats before105421
Seats after106 [lower-alpha 2] 431
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,851,6542,041,214181,577
Percentage58.12%30.80%2.74%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Leader Diana Richardson
(Joined Democratic Caucus)
Angela Wozniak
(retired)
Party Working Families Conservative
Leader's seat 43rd district 143rd district
Seats before11
Seats after00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote169,524306,448
Percentage2.56%4.62%

New York State House elections 2016.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     Independence hold

Speaker before election

Carl Heastie
Democratic

Speaker

Carl Heastie
Democratic

The 2016 New York State Assembly elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on September 13, 2016. Voters in the 150 districts of the New York State Assembly elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state senate.

Contents

Overview

2016 New York State Assembly elections
General election — November 8, 2016 [2]
PartyVotesPercentageContestedBeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 3,851,65458.12%133105105Steady2.svg
Republican 2,041,21430.80%1034243Increase2.svg 1
Independence 181,5772.74%9411Steady2.svg
Working Families 169,5242.56%8511Steady2.svg
Conservative 306,4484.62%9110Decrease2.svg 1
Reform 26,2380.40%7000Steady2.svg
Women's Equality 25,1060.38%4200Steady2.svg
Green 19,2640.29%1200Steady2.svg
Stop de Blasio1,4990.02%300Steady2.svg
Tax Revolt 1,2220.02%300Steady2.svg
Libertarian 1,1490.02%200Steady2.svg
Tax Cuts Now 1,0470.02%100Steady2.svg
New Ideas9140.01%100Steady2.svg

Assembly Districts

DistrictMemberPartyFirst ElectedStatusWinner
1 Fred Thiele Dem1995+Incumbent re-elected. Fred Thiele
2 Anthony Palumbo Rep2013+Incumbent re-elected. Anthony Palumbo
3 L. Dean Murray Rep2014Incumbent re-elected. L. Dean Murray
4 Steve Englebright Dem1992+Incumbent re-elected. Steve Englebright
5 Al Graf Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Al Graf
6 Philip Ramos Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Philip Ramos
7 Andrew Garbarino Rep2012Incumbent re-elected. Andrew Garbarino
8 Michael J. Fitzpatrick Rep2002Incumbent re-elected. Michael J. Fitzpatrick
9 Joe Saladino Rep2004+Incumbent re-elected. Joe Saladino
10 Chad Lupinacci Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Chad Lupinacci
11 Kimberly Jean-Pierre Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Kimberly Jean-Pierre
12 Andrew Raia Rep2002Incumbent re-elected. Andrew Raia
13 Charles D. Lavine Dem2004Incumbent re-elected. Charles D. Lavine
14 David McDonough Rep2002+Incumbent re-elected. David McDonough
15 Michael Montesano Rep2010+Incumbent re-elected. Michael Montesano
16 Michelle Schimel Dem2007+Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

Anthony D'Urso
17 Thomas McKevitt Rep2006+Incumbent re-elected. Thomas McKevitt
18 Earlene Hooper Dem1988+Incumbent re-elected. Earlene Hooper
19 Ed Ra Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Ed Ra
20 Vacant, previously Todd Kaminsky Dem2014Incumbent resigned on May 3, 2016 to take office as a State Senator.

Republican gain.

Melissa Miller
21 Brian Curran Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Brian Curran
22 Michaelle C. Solages Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Michaelle C. Solages
23 Phil Goldfeder Dem2011+Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

Stacey Pheffer Amato
24 David Weprin Dem2010+Incumbent re-elected. David Weprin
25 Nily Rozic Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Nily Rozic
26 Edward Braunstein Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Edward Braunstein
27 Michael Simanowitz Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Michael Simanowitz
28 Andrew Hevesi Dem2005+Incumbent re-elected. Andrew Hevesi
29 Alicia Hyndman Dem2015+Incumbent re-elected. Alicia Hyndman
30 Margaret Markey Dem1998Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

Brian Barnwell
31 Michele Titus Dem2002+Incumbent re-elected. Michele Titus
32 Vivian E. Cook Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Vivian E. Cook
33 Clyde Vanel Dem2016+Incumbent re-elected. Clyde Vanel
34 Michael DenDekker Dem2008Incumbent re-elected. Michael DenDekker
35 Jeffrion L. Aubry Dem1992+Incumbent re-elected. Jeffrion L. Aubry
36 Aravella Simotas Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Aravella Simotas
37 Catherine Nolan Dem1984Incumbent re-elected. Catherine Nolan
38 Michael G. Miller Dem2009+Incumbent re-elected. Michael G. Miller
39 Francisco Moya Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Francisco Moya
40 Ron Kim Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Ron Kim
41 Helene Weinstein Dem1980Incumbent re-elected. Helene Weinstein
42 Rodneyse Bichotte Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Rodneyse Bichotte
43 Diana Richardson Dem2015+Incumbent re-elected. Diana Richardson
44 James Brennan Dem1984Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

Robert Carroll
45 Steven Cymbrowitz Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Steven Cymbrowitz
46 Pamela Harris Dem2015+Incumbent re-elected. Pamela Harris
47 William Colton Dem1996Incumbent re-elected. William Colton
48 Dov Hikind Dem1982Incumbent re-elected. Dov Hikind
49 Peter J. Abbate Jr. Dem1986Incumbent re-elected. Peter J. Abbate Jr.
50 Joe Lentol Dem1972Incumbent re-elected. Joe Lentol
51 Felix Ortiz Dem1994Incumbent re-elected. Felix Ortiz
52 Jo Anne Simon Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Jo Anne Simon
53 Maritza Davila Dem2013+Incumbent re-elected. Maritza Davila
54 Erik Martin Dilan Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Erik Martin Dilan
55 Latrice Walker Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Latrice Walker
56 Annette Robinson Dem1991+Incumbent retired.

Democratic hold.

Tremaine Wright
57 Walter Mosley Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Walter Mosley
58 N. Nick Perry Dem1992Incumbent re-elected. N. Nick Perry
59 Jaime Williams Dem2016+Incumbent re-elected. Jaime Williams
60 Charles Barron Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Charles Barron
61 Matthew Titone Dem2007+Incumbent re-elected. Matthew Titone
62 Ronald Castorina Rep2016+Incumbent re-elected. Ronald Castorina
63 Michael Cusick Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Michael Cusick
64 Nicole Malliotakis Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Nicole Malliotakis
65 Alice Cancel Dem2016+Incumbent lost renomination.

Democratic hold.

Yuh-Line Niou
66 Deborah J. Glick Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Deborah J. Glick
67 Linda Rosenthal Dem2006+Incumbent re-elected. Linda Rosenthal
68 Robert J. Rodriguez Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Robert J. Rodriguez
69 Daniel J. O'Donnell Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Daniel J. O'Donnell
70 Keith L. T. Wright Dem1992Incumbent retired to run for Congress.

Democratic hold.

Inez Dickens
71 Herman Farrell Dem1974Incumbent re-elected. Herman Farrell
72 Guillermo Linares Dem2014Incumbent lost renomination.

Democratic hold.

Carmen De La Rosa
73 Dan Quart Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Dan Quart
74 Brian Kavanagh Dem2006Incumbent re-elected. Brian Kavanagh
75 Richard N. Gottfried Dem1970Incumbent re-elected. Richard N. Gottfried
76 Rebecca Seawright Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Rebecca Seawright
77 Latoya Joyner Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Latoya Joyner
78 Jose Rivera Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Jose Rivera
79 Michael Blake Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Michael Blake
80 Mark Gjonaj Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Mark Gjonaj
81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Dem1994+Incumbent re-elected. Jeffrey Dinowitz
82 Michael Benedetto Dem2004Incumbent re-elected. Michael Benedetto
83 Carl Heastie Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Carl Heastie
84 Carmen Arroyo Dem1994+Incumbent re-elected. Carmen Arroyo
85 Marcos Crespo Dem2009+Incumbent re-elected. Marcos Crespo
86 Victor Pichardo Dem2013+Incumbent re-elected. Victor Pichardo
87 Luis Sepulveda Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Luis Sepulveda
88 Amy Paulin Dem2000Incumbent re-elected. Amy Paulin
89 J. Gary Pretlow Dem1992Incumbent re-elected. J. Gary Pretlow
90 Shelley Mayer Dem2012+Incumbent re-elected. Shelley Mayer
91 Steven Otis Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Steven Otis
92 Thomas J. Abinanti Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Thomas J. Abinanti
93 David Buchwald Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. David Buchwald
94 Steve Katz Rep2010Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

Kevin Byrne
95 Sandy Galef Dem1992Incumbent re-elected. Sandy Galef
96 Kenneth Zebrowski Jr. Dem2007+Incumbent re-elected. Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.
97 Ellen Jaffee Dem2006Incumbent re-elected. Ellen Jaffee
98 Karl A. Brabenec Rep2014Incumbent re-elected. Karl A. Brabenec
99 James Skoufis Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. James Skoufis
100 Aileen Gunther Dem2003+Incumbent re-elected. Aileen Gunther
101 Claudia Tenney Rep2010Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

Brian Miller
102 Pete Lopez Rep2006Incumbent re-elected. Pete Lopez
103 Kevin A. Cahill Dem1998Incumbent re-elected. Kevin A. Cahill
104 Frank Skartados Dem2008Incumbent re-elected. Frank Skartados
105 Kieran Lalor Rep2012Incumbent re-elected. Kieran Lalor
106 Didi Barrett Dem2012+Incumbent re-elected. Didi Barrett
107 Steven McLaughlin Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Steven McLaughlin
108 John T. McDonald III Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. John T. McDonald III
109 Patricia Fahy Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Patricia Fahy
110 Phillip Steck Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Phillip Steck
111 Angelo Santabarbara Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Angelo Santabarbara
112 Jim Tedisco Rep1982Incumbent retired to run for State Senate.

Republican hold.

Mary Beth Walsh
113 Carrie Woerner Dem2014Incumbent re-elected. Carrie Woerner
114 Dan Stec Rep2012Incumbent re-elected. Dan Stec
115 Janet Duprey Rep2006Incumbent retired.

Democratic gain.

Billy Jones
116 Addie Jenne Dem2008Incumbent re-elected. Addie Jenne
117 Ken Blankenbush Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Ken Blankenbush
118 Marc W. Butler Rep1995+Incumbent re-elected. Marc W. Butler
119 Anthony Brindisi Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Anthony Brindisi
120 William A. Barclay Rep2002Incumbent re-elected. William A. Barclay
121 Bill Magee Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Bill Magee
122 Clifford Crouch Rep1995+Incumbent re-elected. Clifford Crouch
123 Donna Lupardo Dem2004Incumbent re-elected. Donna Lupardo
124 Christopher S. Friend Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Christopher S. Friend
125 Barbara Lifton Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Barbara Lifton
126 Gary Finch Rep1999+Incumbent re-elected. Gary Finch
127 Albert A. Stirpe Jr. Dem2012Incumbent re-elected. Albert A. Stirpe Jr.
128 Pamela Hunter Dem2015+Incumbent re-elected. Pamela Hunter
129 William Magnarelli Dem1998Incumbent re-elected. William Magnarelli
130 Bob Oaks Rep1992Incumbent re-elected. Bob Oaks
131 Brian Kolb Rep2000+Incumbent re-elected. Brian Kolb
132 Phil Palmesano Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Phil Palmesano
133 Joseph Errigo Rep2016+Incumbent re-elected. Joseph Errigo
134 Peter Lawrence Rep2014Incumbent re-elected. Peter Lawrence
135 Mark Johns Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Mark Johns
136 Joseph Morelle Dem1990Incumbent re-elected. Joseph Morelle
137 David Gantt Dem1982Incumbent re-elected. David Gantt
138 Harry Bronson Dem2010Incumbent re-elected. Harry Bronson
139 Stephen Hawley Rep2006+Incumbent re-elected. Stephen Hawley
140 Robin Schimminger Dem1976Incumbent re-elected. Robin Schimminger
141 Crystal Peoples-Stokes Dem2002Incumbent re-elected. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
142 Michael Kearns Rep2012+Incumbent re-elected. Michael Kearns
143 Angela Wozniak Rep2014Incumbent retired.

Democratic gain.

Monica P. Wallace
144 Jane Corwin Rep2008Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

Michael Norris
145 John Ceretto Rep2010Incumbent retired.

Republican hold.

Angelo Morinello
146 Raymond Walter Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Raymond Walter
147 David DiPietro Rep2012Incumbent re-elected. David DiPietro
148 Joseph Giglio Rep2005+Incumbent re-elected. Joseph Giglio
149 Sean Ryan Dem2011+Incumbent re-elected. Sean Ryan
150 Andy Goodell Rep2010Incumbent re-elected. Andy Goodell

Notes

  1. Thiele caucuses with the Democrats.
  2. Includes Diana Richardson of the 43rd District, who was originally elected on the Working Families line but now considers herself a Democrat as well.

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