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New York, State Assembly, District 78

New York State Assembly District 78
Current incumbentJose Rivera Democratic Party

New York's seventy-eighth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Jose Rivera.

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 78

Incumbent Jose Rivera (D) defeated Michael Walters (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 78 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jose Rivera (D)
93.3
17,212

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Michael Walters (R)
6.6
1,209
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
23

Total votes: 18,444
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 78

Incumbent Jose Rivera advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 78 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Jose Rivera (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 78

Michael Walters advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 78 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Michael Walters (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 Jose Rivera defeated Luana G. Malavolta and William Sullivan in the New York State Assembly District 78 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 78 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jose Rivera Incumbent 93.44% 21,915
Republican Luana G. Malavolta 5.00% 1,172
Conservative William Sullivan 1.56% 366
Total Votes 23,453
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Jose Rivera defeated Ischia J. Bravo in the New York State Assembly District 78 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 78 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jose Rivera Incumbent 65.36% 2,236
Democratic Ischia J. Bravo 34.64% 1,185
Total Votes 3,421

Rivera also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Luana G. Malavolta ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 78 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 78 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Luana G. Malavolta (unopposed)
William Sullivan ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 78 Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 78 Conservative Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Conservative Green check mark transparent.png William Sullivan (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. Incumbent Jose Rivera defeated Fernando Tirado in the Democratic primary. Tirado also ran on the Republican and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Rivera defeated Tirado (R, IND) in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 78 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJose Rivera Incumbent 89.4% 6,965
Republican Fernando Tirado 10.6% 828
Total Votes 7,793

New York State Assembly, District 78 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJose Rivera Incumbent 77.8% 2,375
Fernando Tirado 22.2% 677
Total Votes 3,052

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 Jose Rivera (D) defeated Luana G. Malavolta (R) and Richard Retcho (C) in the general election. Rivera ran and defeated Ricardo Martinez in the Democratic primary. Malavolta was unopposed in the Republican primary. Retcho ran unopposed in the Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 78, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJose Rivera Incumbent 94% 20,241
Republican Luana G. Malavolta 4.6% 990
Conservative Richard Retcho 1.4% 301
Total Votes 21,532

New York State Assembly, District 78 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJose Rivera Incumbent 77.9% 1,813
Ricardo Martinez 22.1% 513
Total Votes 2,326

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 78 raised a total of $538,067. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $22,419 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 78

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $99,457 4 $24,864
2014 $49,507 2 $24,754
2012 $57,635 4 $14,409
2010 $14,800 2 $7,400
2008 $124,368 3 $41,456
2006 $85,100 2 $42,550
2004 $45,350 2 $22,675
2002 $49,950 2 $24,975
2000 $11,900 3 $3,967
Total $538,067 24 $22,419