New York Assembly District 103

Dutchess, Ulster counties. Population 131,945 (2020). Partisan lean D+12.

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: Sarahana Shrestha (D).

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Sarahana Shrestha

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Santos Lopez

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Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2024 State Assembly

Nov 5, 2024 · 66,755 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Sarahana(D)winner
33,31949.9%
Jack Hayes(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 22,194
  • Conservative: 3,969
26,16339.2%
By party line
  • Democratic: 6,362
  • Working Families: 808
7,17010.7%
Write-ins
1030.2%
Shrestha(WF)
00.0%
District margin
D+21.5
All contested seats
D+13.7
Relative to chamber
D+7.8

Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 76,016 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
49,70765.4%
Donald J. Trump(R)
25,51833.6%
Other candidates
7911.0%
District margin
D+32.2
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+19.5

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2020 President

Nov 3, 2020 · 75,457 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
49,40265.5%
Donald J. Trump(R)
24,59232.6%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
6350.8%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5200.7%
Brock Pierce(I)
2630.3%
Write-ins
450.1%
District margin
D+33.5
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+10.1

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 62,551 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
43,56869.7%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
18,95230.3%
Write-ins
310.0%
District margin
D+39.4
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+5.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 63,293 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
35,87756.7%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
24,40238.6%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,6572.6%
Larry Sharpe(L)
9241.5%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
3610.6%
Write-ins
720.1%
District margin
D+19.0
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+5.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 62,010 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
42,64868.8%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
17,96929.0%
Mark Dunlea(G)
9701.6%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
4110.7%
Write-ins
120.0%
District margin
D+40.7
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+4.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 61,654 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
39,25663.7%
Keith Wofford(R)
20,07932.6%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,5052.4%
Christopher Garvey(L)
4970.8%
Other candidate (O)
2960.5%
Write-ins
210.0%
District margin
D+32.3
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+4.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 64,375 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
44,25568.7%
Wendy Long(R)
17,78027.6%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,7572.7%
Alex Merced(L)
5610.9%
Write-ins
220.0%
District margin
D+42.7
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+1.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 66,444 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
38,76058.3%
Donald J. Trump(R)
23,80135.8%
Jill Stein(G)
1,8332.8%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,8292.8%
Write-ins
2210.3%
District margin
D+23.9
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+0.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.