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New York, State Assembly, District 82

New York State Assembly District 82
Current incumbentMichael Benedetto Democratic Party

New York's eighty-second state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Michael Benedetto.

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 82

Incumbent Michael Benedetto (D) defeated Elizabeth English (R) and William Britt Jr. (Conservative Party) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 82 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Michael Benedetto (D)
81.7
28,227

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Elizabeth English (R)
15.9
5,509

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William Britt Jr. (Conservative Party)
2.3
787
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
21

Total votes: 34,544
(98.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 82

Incumbent Michael Benedetto advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 82 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Michael Benedetto (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 82

Elizabeth English advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 82 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Elizabeth English (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 Michael Benedetto defeated Noel Lopez and William E. Britt, Jr. in the New York State Assembly District 82 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 82 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Benedetto Incumbent 81.01% 31,091
Republican Noel Lopez 14.95% 5,737
Conservative William E. Britt, Jr. 4.04% 1,549
Total Votes 38,377
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Michael Benedetto ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 82 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 82 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Benedetto Incumbent (unopposed)
Noel Lopez ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 82 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 82 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Noel Lopez (unopposed)
William E. Britt, Jr. ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 82 Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 82 Conservative Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Conservative Green check mark transparent.png William E. Britt, Jr. (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 Michael Benedetto was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Michael J. Eginton was unopposed in the Republican primary. William E. Britt, Jr. ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Benedetto defeated Eginton and Britt in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 82 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Benedetto Incumbent 82.2% 15,214
Republican Michael J. Eginton 13.1% 2,417
Conservative William E. Britt, Jr. 4.7% 868
Total Votes 18,499

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 Michael Benedetto (D) defeated William E. Britt, Jr. (C) in the general election. Benedetto ran and defeated Egidio Sementilli in the Democratic primary. He also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Britt was unopposed in the Republican primary; he also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 82, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Benedetto Incumbent 84.7% 32,082
Conservative William E. Britt, Jr. 15.3% 5,804
Total Votes 37,886

New York State Assembly, District 82 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Benedetto Incumbent 88.8% 3,125
Egidio Sementilli 11.2% 396
Total Votes 3,521

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 82 raised a total of $819,557. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $35,633 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 82

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $122,108 3 $40,703
2014 $95,310 3 $31,770
2012 $63,175 3 $21,058
2010 $174,234 2 $87,117
2008 $63,034 2 $31,517
2006 $51,105 2 $25,553
2004 $40,822 4 $10,206
2002 $124,139 2 $62,070
2000 $85,630 2 $42,815
Total $819,557 23 $35,633