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New York, State Assembly, District 10

New York State Assembly District 10
Current incumbentSteve Stern Democratic Party

New York's tenth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Steve Stern. Stern was elected to replace former Republican Representative Chad Lupinacci in a special election on April 24, 2018.

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

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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

Regular election

General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 10

Incumbent Steve Stern (D) defeated Jeremy Williams (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Steve Stern (D)
59.9
28,559

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Jeremy Williams (R)
40.1
19,135
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
6

Total votes: 47,700
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 10

Incumbent Steve Stern advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 10 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Steve Stern (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 10

Jeremy Williams advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 10 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Jeremy Williams (R)

Special election

NY Assembly District 10

A special election for the position of New York State Assembly District 10 was held on April 24, 2018.

The seat was left vacant after the resignation of Chad Lupinacci (R). Lupinacci resigned to become supervisor of Huntington.

Steve Stern (D) defeated Janet Smitelli (R) in the special election. Unofficial results showed Stern winning with 59.1 percent of the vote.

New York State Assembly, District 10 Special Election, 2018

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Stern 59.1% 5,748
Republican Janet Smitelli 40.8% 3,969
N/A Other 0.1% 6
Total Votes 9,723
Source: New York State Board of Elections

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 Chad Lupinacci defeated Edwin Perez in the New York State Assembly District 10 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chad Lupinacci Incumbent 58.77% 32,671
Democratic Edwin Perez 41.23% 22,923
Total Votes 55,594
Source: New York Board of Elections

Edwin Perez ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 10 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Edwin Perez (unopposed)

Incumbent Chad Lupinacci ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 10 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chad Lupinacci Incumbent (unopposed)
Lupinacci also ran on the Conservative, Working Families, 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. Dominick Feeney, Jr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Chad Lupinacci was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lupinacci also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Lupinacci defeated Feeney in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad Lupinacci Incumbent 62.7% 17,457
Democratic Dominick Feeney, Jr. 37.3% 10,367
Total Votes 27,824

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. Chad Lupinacci (R) defeated Joseph S. Dujmic, Jr. (D) in the general election. Lupinacci -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Republican primary. Dujmic ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 10, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChad A. Lupinacci 55.3% 26,310
Democratic Joseph S. Dujmic, Jr. 44.7% 21,241
Total Votes 47,551

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 10 raised a total of $674,966. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $32,141 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 10

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $101,613 2 $50,807
2014 $66,845 2 $33,423
2012 $116,947 2 $58,474
2010 $46,849 2 $23,425
2008 $61,235 2 $30,618
2006 $121,624 2 $60,812
2004 $87,582 3 $29,194
2002 $42,331 3 $14,110
2000 $29,940 3 $9,980
Total $674,966 21 $32,141