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New York, State Assembly, District 68

New York State Assembly District 68
Current incumbentRobert Rodriguez Democratic Party

New York's sixty-eighth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Robert Rodriguez.

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.

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 68

Incumbent Robert Rodriguez (D) defeated Daby Carreras (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 68 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Robert Rodriguez (D)
93.1
32,140

Daby Carreras (R)
6.8
2,346
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
46

Total votes: 34,532
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 68

Incumbent Robert Rodriguez defeated John Ruiz in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 68 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Robert Rodriguez (D)
75.0
10,814

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John Ruiz (D)
25.0
3,612

Total votes: 14,426
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 68

Daby Carreras advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 68 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Daby Carreras (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 Robert Rodriguez defeated Daby Carreras in the New York State Assembly District 68 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 68 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert Rodriguez Incumbent 90.82% 38,759
Republican Daby Carreras 9.18% 3,920
Total Votes 42,679
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Robert Rodriguez ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 68 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 68 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert Rodriguez Incumbent (unopposed)
Rodriguez also ran on the Women's Equality Party ticket. Daby Carreras ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 68 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 68 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Daby Carreras (unopposed)
Carreras also ran on the Independence, Reform Party, and SDP-Stop de Blasio 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 Robert Rodriguez was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Ted Jones was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rodriguez also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Rodriguez defeated Jones in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 68 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Rodriguez Incumbent 91.3% 13,532
Republican Ted Jones 8.7% 1,292
Total Votes 14,824

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 Robert Rodriguez (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary. He also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 68, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Rodriguez Incumbent 100% 31,517
Total Votes 31,517

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 68 raised a total of $1,741,645. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $75,724 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 68

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $260,156 2 $130,078
2014 $213,190 2 $106,595
2012 $149,231 1 $149,231
2010 $270,856 3 $90,285
2008 $82,617 3 $27,539
2006 $74,495 2 $37,248
2004 $216,581 3 $72,194
2002 $279,635 3 $93,212
2000 $194,884 4 $48,721
Total $1,741,645 23 $75,724