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New York, State Assembly, District 87

New York State Assembly District 87
Current incumbentKarines Reyes Democratic Party

New York's eighty-seventh state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Karines Reyes.

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 87

Karines Reyes (D) defeated Alpheaus Marcus (R) and Michael Dennis (Conservative Party) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 87 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Karines Reyes (D)
94.3
23,730

Alpheaus Marcus (R)
4.8
1,196

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Michael Dennis (Conservative Party)
0.9
227
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
18

Total votes: 25,171
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87

Karines Reyes defeated John Perez and Farah Despeignes in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Karines Reyes (D)
66.8
7,304

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John Perez (D)
21.3
2,332

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Farah Despeignes (D)
11.8
1,290

Total votes: 10,926
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 87

Alpheaus Marcus advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 87 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Alpheaus Marcus (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 Luis Sepulveda defeated Michael Dennis in the New York State Assembly District 87 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 87 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Luis Sepulveda Incumbent 96.11% 30,128
Conservative Michael Dennis 3.89% 1,218
Total Votes 31,346
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Luis Sepulveda defeated Pamela Stewart-Martinez in the New York State Assembly District 87 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 87 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Luis Sepulveda Incumbent 72.76% 2,530
Democratic Pamela Stewart-Martinez 27.24% 947
Total Votes 3,477

Michael Dennis ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 87 Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 87 Conservative Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Michael Dennis (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 Luis Sepulveda was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Michael Dennis was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sepulveda ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Dennis ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Sepulveda defeated Dennis in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 87 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Sepulveda Incumbent 93.3% 11,095
Republican Michael Dennis 6.7% 792
Total Votes 11,887

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. Luis Sepulveda (D) defeated Michael Dennis (C) and Walter G. Nestler (G) in the general election. Sepulveda ran and defeated Daniel Figueroa III in the Democratic primary. He also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Nestler and Dennis were unopposed in the September 13 primary elections.

New York State Assembly, District 87, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis R. Sepulveda 96.9% 28,777
Conservative Michael Dennis 2.2% 646
Green Walter G. Nestler 0.9% 276
Total Votes 29,699

New York State Assembly, District 87 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Sepulveda 75.1% 3,162
Daniel Figueroa III 24.9% 1,046
Total Votes 4,208

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 87 raised a total of $810,288. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $36,831 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 87

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $95,934 3 $31,978
2014 $96,090 2 $48,045
2012 $138,422 5 $27,684
2010 $106,240 2 $53,120
2008 $67,250 3 $22,417
2006 $68,454 2 $34,227
2004 $56,846 2 $28,423
2002 $80,142 1 $80,142
2000 $100,910 2 $50,455
Total $810,288 22 $36,831