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New York, State Assembly, District 77

New York State Assembly District 77
Current incumbentLatoya Joyner Democratic Party

New York's seventy-seventh state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Latoya Joyner.

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 77

Incumbent Latoya Joyner (D) defeated Tanya Carmichael (R) and Benjamin Eggleston (Conservative Party) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 77 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Latoya Joyner (D)
96.4
21,859

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Tanya Carmichael (R)
3.1
714

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Benjamin Eggleston (Conservative Party)
0.4
95
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
8

Total votes: 22,676
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 77

Incumbent Latoya Joyner advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 77 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Latoya Joyner (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 77

Tanya Carmichael advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 77 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Tanya Carmichael (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 Latoya Joyner defeated Benjamin Eggleston in the New York State Assembly District 77 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 77 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Latoya Joyner Incumbent 98.69% 27,986
Conservative Benjamin Eggleston 1.31% 371
Total Votes 28,357
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Latoya Joyner ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 77 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Latoya Joyner Incumbent (unopposed)
Joyner also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Benjamin Eggleston ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 77 Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 77 Conservative Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Benjamin Eggleston (unopposed)

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. Latoya Joyner defeated Carlton A. Curry, Verdell Mack and Sherisse Palomino in the Democratic primary, while Esperanza Reyes Acosta was unopposed in the Republican primary. Benjamin Eggleston ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Joyner also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Joyner defeated Acosta and Eggleston in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 77 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLatoya Joyner 95.2% 10,028
Republican Esperanza Reyes Acosta 4% 421
Conservative Benjamin Eggleston 0.8% 81
Total Votes 10,530

New York State Assembly, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLatoya Joyner 70.2% 2,600
Sherisse Palomino 15.6% 578
Carlton A. Curry 8.1% 299
Verdell Mack 6.1% 227
Total Votes 3,704

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 Vanessa Gibson (D) defeated Tanya Carmichael (R) and Devon Morrison (C) in the general election. Gibson ran and defeated Anthony Curry in the Democratic primary. She also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Carmichael was unopposed in the Republican primary. Morrison ran unopposed in the Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 77, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Gibson Incumbent 97.7% 26,551
Republican Tanya Carmichael 1.7% 470
Conservative Devon Morrison 0.5% 142
Total Votes 27,163

New York State Assembly, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Gibson Incumbent 90.2% 3,066
Anthony Curry 9.8% 334
Total Votes 3,400

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 77 raised a total of $441,843. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $15,236 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 77

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $36,481 2 $18,241
2014 $61,324 6 $10,221
2012 $124,754 5 $24,951
2010 $43,100 3 $14,367
2008 $35,770 2 $17,885
2006 $33,025 3 $11,008
2004 $35,502 2 $17,751
2002 $44,307 3 $14,769
2000 $27,580 3 $9,193
Total $441,843 29 $15,236