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New York, State Assembly, District 146

New York State Assembly District 146
Current incumbentKaren McMahon Democratic Party

New York's one hundred and forty-sixth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Karen McMahon.

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

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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 146

Karen McMahon (D) defeated incumbent Raymond Walter (R) and Danilo Lawvere (G) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 146 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Karen McMahon (D)
53.0
27,616

Raymond Walter (R)
46.4
24,160

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Danilo Lawvere (G)
0.7
346
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
3

Total votes: 52,125
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 146

Karen McMahon advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 146 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Karen McMahon (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 146

Incumbent Raymond Walter advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 146 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Raymond Walter (R)

Green Party primary election
Green primary for New York State Assembly District 146

Danilo Lawvere advanced from the green primary for New York State Assembly District 146 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Danilo Lawvere (G)

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 Raymond Walter defeated Steven G. Meyer in the New York State Assembly District 146 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 146 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent 51.18% 30,560
Democratic Steven G. Meyer 48.82% 29,146
Total Votes 59,706
Source: New York Board of Elections

Steven G. Meyer ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 146 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steven G. Meyer (unopposed)
Meyer also ran on the Green, Working Families, and Women's Equality Party tickets. Incumbent Raymond Walter ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 146 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 146 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent (unopposed)
Walter also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets.

Incumbent Raymond Walter defeated Douglas B. Lippert in the New York State Assembly District 146 Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 146 Conservative Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent 69.83% 162
Conservative Douglas B. Lippert 30.17% 70
Total Votes 232

Steven G. Meyer defeated Dorothy Sobczyk in the New York State Assembly District 146 Green primary.

New York State Assembly, District 146 Green Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Green Party Green check mark transparent.png Steven G. Meyer 52.94% 9
Green Party Dorothy Sobczyk 47.06% 8
Total Votes 17
Steven G. Meyer defeated William P. Kracker in the New York State Assembly District 146 Working Families primary.

New York State Assembly, District 146 Working Families Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Working Families Green check mark transparent.png Steven G. Meyer 80.95% 34
Working Families William P. Kracker 19.05% 8
Total Votes 42

Incumbent Raymond Walter defeated Rachel L. Obenauer in the New York State Assembly District 146 Independence primary.

New York State Assembly, District 146 Independence Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Independence Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent 62.03% 147
Independence Rachel L. Obenauer 37.97% 90
Total Votes 237

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. Steven G. Meyer defeated Ken Smith in the Democratic primary, while Incumbent Raymond Walter was unopposed in the Republican primary. Meyer ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Walter ran on the Conservative Party, SCC-Stop Common Core and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Walter defeated Meyer in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 146 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Walter Incumbent 58.7% 20,852
Democratic Steven G. Meyer 41.3% 14,641
Total Votes 35,493

New York State Assembly, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven G. Meyer 70.3% 2,929
Ken Smith 29.7% 1,236
Total Votes 4,165

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 Raymond Walter (R) defeated Joanne A. Schultz (D) in the general election. Walter -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Republican primary. Schultz was unopposed in the Democratic primary; she also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 146, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Walter Incumbent 54.2% 30,393
Democratic Joanne A. Schultz 45.8% 25,711
Total Votes 56,104

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 146 raised a total of $1,253,067. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $46,410 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 146

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $134,082 6 $22,347
2014 $175,675 3 $58,558
2012 $59,912 3 $19,971
2010 $177,787 3 $59,262
2008 $143,438 2 $71,719
2006 $154,669 2 $77,335
2004 $207,051 3 $69,017
2002 $116,069 2 $58,035
2000 $84,384 3 $28,128
Total $1,253,067 27 $46,410