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New York, State Assembly, District 94

New York State Assembly District 94
Current incumbentKevin M. Byrne Republican Party

New York's ninety-fourth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Kevin M. Byrne.

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 94

Incumbent Kevin M. Byrne (R) defeated Vedat Gashi (D) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 94 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kevin M. Byrne (R)
56.0
29,491

Vedat Gashi (D)
44.0
23,162
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
10

Total votes: 52,663
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 94

Vedat Gashi advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 94 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Vedat Gashi (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Kevin M. Byrne advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 94 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Kevin M. Byrne (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 Steve Katz (R) did not seek re-election.

Kevin M. Byrne defeated Brian M. Higbie in the New York State Assembly District 94 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 94 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin M. Byrne 61.41% 36,760
Democratic Brian M. Higbie 38.59% 23,097
Total Votes 59,857
Source: New York Board of Elections

Brian M. Higbie ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 94 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 94 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian M. Higbie (unopposed)
Higbie also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Kevin M. Byrne defeated Suzanne F. McDonough in the New York State Assembly District 94 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 94 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin M. Byrne 60.13% 2,663
Republican Suzanne F. McDonough 39.87% 1,766
Total Votes 4,429

Byrne 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. Andrew I. Falk was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Steve Katz was unopposed in the Republican primary. Falk ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets and Katz ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Katz defeated Falk in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 94 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Katz Incumbent 53% 19,620
Democratic Andrew I. Falk 47% 17,432
Total Votes 37,052

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 Steve Katz (R) defeated Andrew I. Falk (D) in the general election. Katz -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- defeated Dario Gristina in the Republican primary. Falk was unopposed in the Democratic primary; he also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 94, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Katz 54.3% 29,578
Democratic Andrew I. Falk 45.7% 24,903
Total Votes 54,481

New York State Assembly, District 94 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Katz Incumbent 64.3% 1,623
Dario Gristina 35.7% 900
Total Votes 2,523

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 94 raised a total of $1,590,529. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $79,526 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 94

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $116,149 3 $38,716
2014 $432,564 2 $216,282
2012 $410,379 4 $102,595
2010 $92,439 2 $46,220
2008 $28,604 1 $28,604
2006 $106,384 2 $53,192
2004 $41,447 1 $41,447
2002 $303,923 2 $151,962
2000 $58,640 3 $19,547
Total $1,590,529 20 $79,526