CalledUnofficial results
New York Assembly District 142
New York State Assembly · New York
Pat Burke won re-election by 6.3 points over Gary Dickson.
Fusion voting
Pat BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%24,659
Gary DicksonRepublican
46.8%21,735
Write-inOther party
0.2%70
46,464 votes
Source: New York State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Pat BurkeGary Dickson
$123.5K
Raised by the campaign
$61K
$144.4K
Public matching funds
$175K
$374.4K
Spent by the campaign
$231.9K
45%
Individual money from small donors (≤$250)
49%
538
Contributions
416
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| MFM Contracting CorpTo Burke's campaign | $5K | |
| ADC Construction LLCTo Burke's campaign | $5K | |
| Gershon BarnettTo Burke's campaign | $3K | |
| Vote Cope Of NysutTo Burke's campaign | $3K | |
| PT II CONTRACTING CORPTo Burke's campaign | $3K | |
| Thomas RydzynskiTo Dickson's campaign | $3K | |
| Thomas CalabreseTo Dickson's campaign | $3K | |
| GARCIA FOR SHERIFFTo Dickson's campaign | $2K | |
| RESETARITS CONSTRUCTION CORPTo Dickson's campaign | $1K | |
| The 1791 Society PacTo Dickson's campaign | $1K |
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Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: New York State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Pat Burke
- 93%
- Gary Dickson
- 7%
- Projected margin
- D+10.8
The candidates
Pat Burke (D)
Incumbent assemblymemberGary Dickson (R)
West Seneca supervisor
Incumbent assemblymemberGary Dickson (R)
West Seneca supervisor
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.2%