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New York, State Assembly, District 117

New York State Assembly District 117
Current incumbentKenneth Blankenbush Republican Party

New York's one hundred and seventeenth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Kenneth Blankenbush.

New York state assembly members represent an average of 129,187 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 126,510 residents.

About the office

Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New York legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January. When the first Wednesday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet the next Wednesday.

Qualifications

Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states: "No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election. No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,000/year$174/day (including overnight) or $59/day (no overnight).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. An election can be held as long the vacancy happened before April 1st in an election year. The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.

2016 pivot county

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New York State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 23, 2020. The filing deadline is April 2, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 117

Incumbent Kenneth Blankenbush (R) won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 117 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kenneth Blankenbush (R)
99.6
31,573
Other/Write-in votes
0.4
139

Total votes: 31,712
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 117

Incumbent Kenneth Blankenbush advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 117 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Kenneth Blankenbush (R)

2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Kenneth Blankenbush ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 117 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 117 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kenneth Blankenbush Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Kenneth Blankenbush ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 117 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 117 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kenneth Blankenbush Incumbent (unopposed)
Blankenbush also ran on the Conservative and Independence Party tickets.

2014

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Kenneth Blankenbush was unopposed in the Republican primary. Blankenbush also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Blankenbush was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

Elections for the office of New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 13, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 12, 2012. Incumbent Kenneth Blankenbush (R) was unopposed in both the general election and Republican primary. He also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets.

New York State Assembly, District 117, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Blankenbush Incumbent 100% 32,992
Total Votes 32,992

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 117 raised a total of $512,475. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $42,706 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 117

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $38,433 1 $38,433
2014 $37,608 1 $37,608
2012 $44,103 1 $44,103
2010 $38,946 1 $38,946
2008 $53,335 2 $26,668
2006 $43,484 1 $43,484
2004 $62,023 2 $31,012
2002 $54,929 1 $54,929
2000 $139,614 2 $69,807
Total $512,475 12 $42,706