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New York, State Assembly, District 8

New York State Assembly District 8
Current incumbentMichael Fitzpatrick Republican Party

New York's eighth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Michael Fitzpatrick.

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 8

Incumbent Michael Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Dave Morrissey (D) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Michael Fitzpatrick (R)
61.0
31,957

Dave Morrissey (D)
39.0
20,459
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
2

Total votes: 52,418
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 8

Dave Morrissey advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 8 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Dave Morrissey (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 8

Incumbent Michael Fitzpatrick advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 8 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Michael Fitzpatrick (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 Fitzpatrick defeated Richard Macellaro in the New York State Assembly District 8 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Fitzpatrick Incumbent 69.36% 43,286
Democratic Richard Macellaro 30.64% 19,121
Total Votes 62,407
Source: New York Board of Elections

Richard Macellaro ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 8 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Macellaro (unopposed)
Incumbent Michael Fitzpatrick ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 8 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Fitzpatrick Incumbent (unopposed)
Fitzpatrick also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets.

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. Jason Zove was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Incumbent Michael Fitzpatrick was unopposed in the Republican primary. Zove ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Fitzpatrick ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Fitzpatrick defeated Zove in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Fitzpatrick Incumbent 65.3% 22,184
Democratic Jason Zove 34.7% 11,770
Total Votes 33,954

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 Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Jesse A. Safer (D) in the general election. Fitzpatrick -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Republican primary. Safer ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 8, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Fitzpatrick Incumbent 69.7% 35,775
Democratic Jesse A. Safer 30.3% 15,558
Total Votes 51,333

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 8 raised a total of $603,872. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $28,756 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 8

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $36,335 2 $18,168
2014 $115,996 2 $57,998
2012 $74,598 3 $24,866
2010 $31,031 2 $15,516
2008 $53,025 2 $26,513
2006 $85,540 2 $42,770
2004 $96,420 2 $48,210
2002 $94,627 2 $47,314
2000 $16,300 4 $4,075
Total $603,872 21 $28,756