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New York, State Assembly, District 98

New York State Assembly District 98
Current incumbentKarl A. Brabenec Republican Party

New York's ninety-eighth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Karl A. Brabenec.

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

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png

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 98

Incumbent Karl Brabenec (R) defeated Scott Martens (D) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 98 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Karl Brabenec (R)
62.7
24,985

Scott Martens (D)
37.2
14,834
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
25

Total votes: 39,844
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 98

Scott Martens advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 98 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Scott Martens (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 98

Incumbent Karl Brabenec advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 98 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Karl Brabenec (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 Karl Brabenec defeated Aron B. Wieder in the New York State Assembly District 98 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 98 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Karl Brabenec Incumbent 59.41% 29,105
Democratic Aron B. Wieder 40.59% 19,883
Total Votes 48,988
Source: New York Board of Elections

Aron B. Wieder defeated Krystal Z. Serrano in the New York State Assembly District 98 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 98 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Aron B. Wieder 58.76% 2,325
Democratic Krystal Z. Serrano 41.24% 1,632
Total Votes 3,957

Wieder also ran on the Conservative, Green, Independence, Women's Equality, and Reform Party tickets. Incumbent Karl Brabenec defeated John N. Allegro in the New York State Assembly District 98 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 98 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Karl Brabenec Incumbent 57.71% 2,766
Republican John N. Allegro 42.29% 2,027
Total Votes 4,793

Brabenec also ran on the TCN-Tax Cuts Now ticket. Aron B. Wieder defeated incumbent Karl Brabenec in the New York State Assembly District 98 Independence primary.

New York State Assembly, District 98 Independence Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Independence Green check mark transparent.png Aron B. Wieder 65.91% 290
Independence Karl Brabenec Incumbent 34.09% 150
Total Votes 440

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. Elisa A. Tutini defeated Krystal Z. Serrano and Aron B. Wieder in the Democratic primary, while Karl A. Brabenec defeated Michael T. Morgillo, Daniel G. Castricone and Kevin M. Hudson in the Republican primary. Jacqueline Boulin Romain (PHP) was removed from the ballot and was not listed on the candidate list for the general election. Tutini ran on the Working Families Party ticket, Castricone ran on the UMP-United Monroe ticket and Conservative Party tickets and Brabenec ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Brabenec defeated Tutini and Castricone (UMP) in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 98 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKarl A. Brabenec 37% 12,943
Democratic Elisa A. Tutini 36.9% 12,906
United Monroe ticket Daniel G. Castricone 26.1% 9,118
Total Votes 34,967

New York State Assembly, District 98 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngElisa A. Tutini 35.6% 1,189
Aron B. Wieder 33.8% 1,128
Krystal Z. Serrano 30.6% 1,023
Total Votes 3,340

New York State Assembly, District 98 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKarl A. Brabenec 44.2% 1,828
Daniel G. Castricone 35.5% 1,467
Michael T. Morgillo 15.9% 657
Kevin M. Hudson 4.4% 180
Total Votes 4,132

New York State Assembly, District 98 Conservative Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKarl A. Brabenec 55.4% 164
Daniel G. Castricone 44.6% 132
Total Votes 296

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 Ann Rabbitt (R) defeated Gerard T. McQuade, Jr. (D) in the general election. Rabbitt -- who also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket -- was unopposed in the Republican primary. McQuade ran and defeated Myrna Kemnitz and Aron B. Wieder in the Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 98, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Rabbitt Incumbent 55.5% 25,024
Democratic Gerard T. McQuade, Jr. 44.5% 20,064
Total Votes 45,088

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 98 raised a total of $1,078,155. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $38,506 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 98

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $201,053 4 $50,263
2014 $171,521 7 $24,503
2012 $148,795 6 $24,799
2010 $57,786 1 $57,786
2008 $119,522 1 $119,522
2006 $72,085 1 $72,085
2004 $181,858 1 $181,858
2002 $76,411 4 $19,103
2000 $49,124 3 $16,375
Total $1,078,155 28 $38,506