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New York, State Assembly, District 47

New York State Assembly District 47
Current incumbentWilliam Colton Democratic Party

New York's forty-seventh state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative William Colton.

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 47

Incumbent William Colton (D) defeated Florence LaSalle (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 47 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

William Colton (D)
69.4
12,525

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Florence LaSalle (R)
30.5
5,501
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
21

Total votes: 18,047
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 47

Incumbent William Colton advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 47 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

William Colton (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 47

Florence LaSalle advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 47 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Florence LaSalle (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 William Colton defeated Malka Shahar in the New York State Assembly District 47 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 47 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png William Colton Incumbent 88.65% 18,872
Conservative Malka Shahar 11.35% 2,416
Total Votes 21,288
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent William Colton ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 47 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png William Colton Incumbent (unopposed)
Colton also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Malka Shahar ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 47 Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 47 Conservative Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Malka Shahar (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 William Colton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Joseph D. Baranello was unopposed in the Republican primary. Colton ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Baranello ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Colton defeated Baranello in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 47 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Colton Incumbent 70.9% 6,447
Republican Joseph D. Baranello 29.1% 2,641
Total Votes 9,088

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 William Colton (D) defeated James M. Rippa (R) in the general election. Colton -- who also ran on the Working Families Party ticket -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Rippa was unopposed in the Republican primary; he also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 47, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Colton Incumbent 74.4% 14,370
Republican James M. Rippa 25.6% 4,942
Total Votes 19,312

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 47 raised a total of $887,319. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $46,701 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 47

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $174,567 2 $87,284
2014 $68,933 2 $34,467
2012 $142,247 2 $71,124
2010 $132,084 2 $66,042
2008 $140,097 2 $70,049
2006 $73,699 2 $36,850
2004 $67,462 2 $33,731
2002 $43,861 2 $21,931
2000 $44,369 3 $14,790
Total $887,319 19 $46,701