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New York, State Assembly, District 108

New York State Assembly District 108
Current incumbentJohn T. McDonald, III Democratic Party

New York's one hundred and eighth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative John T. McDonald, III.

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 108

Incumbent John McDonald III (D) won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 108 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John McDonald III (D)
99.4
27,872
Other/Write-in votes
0.6
159

Total votes: 28,031
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 108

Incumbent John McDonald III advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 108 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

John McDonald III (D)

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 John T. McDonald III ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 108 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 108 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John T. McDonald III Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent John T. McDonald III ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 108 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 108 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John T. McDonald III Incumbent (unopposed)
McDonald also ran on the Independence Party ticket.

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 John T. McDonald III was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Carl Gottstein, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. McDonald ran on the Independence Party of New York State and Gottstein ran on the Conservative Party and LAJ-Law and Justice tickets. McDonald defeated Gottstein in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 108 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn T. McDonald III Incumbent 73.5% 17,884
Republican Carl Gottstein, Jr. 26.5% 6,450
Total Votes 24,334

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. John T. McDonald, III (D) defeated Carolyn McLaughlin and James Campbell in the general election. McDonald defeated Carolyn McLaughlin -- who also ran on the Working Families Party ticket -- and Brian Scavo in the Democratic primary. McDonald also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 108, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn T. McDonald, III 76.3% 28,197
Working Families Party Carolyn McLaughlin 20.7% 7,646
Libertarian James Campbell 3% 1,117
Total Votes 36,960

New York State Assembly, District 108 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McDonald III 55.2% 5,045
Carolyn McLaughlin 44.8% 4,094
Total Votes 9,139

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 108 raised a total of $1,752,701. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $76,204 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 108

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $69,740 1 $69,740
2014 $93,447 2 $46,724
2012 $237,368 5 $47,474
2010 $543,968 2 $271,984
2008 $72,837 2 $36,419
2006 $483,702 6 $80,617
2004 $47,215 1 $47,215
2002 $164,414 2 $82,207
2000 $40,010 2 $20,005
Total $1,752,701 23 $76,204