New York Assembly District 108

Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga counties. Population 130,315 (2020). Partisan lean R+5.

Competitive

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: John McDonald (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

John McDonald

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Joe Adamo III

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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 · 38,672 votes

CandidateVotesShare
John T. McDonald III(D)winner
27,51771.2%
Lee C. Kindlon(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 5,937
  • Working Families: 671
6,60817.1%
Ralph F. Ambrosio(R)
3,8369.9%
P. David Soares
3761.0%
Write-ins
3350.9%
District margin
D+79.8
All contested seats
D+13.7
Relative to chamber
D+66.1

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 52,989 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
29,86356.4%
Donald J. Trump(R)
22,46542.4%
Other candidates
6611.2%
District margin
D+14.1
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+1.5

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 · 54,768 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
31,89558.2%
Donald J. Trump(R)
21,52739.3%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
6441.2%
Brock Pierce(I)
2920.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2830.5%
Write-ins
1270.2%
District margin
D+19.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+4.0

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 · 39,784 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
25,56964.3%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
14,18835.7%
Write-ins
270.1%
District margin
D+28.6
Statewide
D+34.0
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 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 39,671 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
18,40146.4%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
18,23946.0%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,2063.0%
Larry Sharpe(L)
8942.3%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
8822.2%
Write-ins
480.1%
District margin
D+0.4
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+24.0

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 · 39,596 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
26,99868.2%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
11,51629.1%
Mark Dunlea(G)
7251.8%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
3470.9%
Write-ins
100.0%
District margin
D+40.2
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+3.9

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 · 38,405 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
22,01857.3%
Keith Wofford(R)
14,85738.7%
Michael Sussman(G)
7441.9%
Christopher Garvey(L)
4771.2%
Other candidate (O)
2940.8%
Write-ins
150.0%
District margin
D+19.4
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+8.5

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 · 47,729 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
33,43170.0%
Wendy Long(R)
12,84326.9%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
8901.9%
Alex Merced(L)
5311.1%
Write-ins
340.1%
District margin
D+44.5
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+0.1

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, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 49,385 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
25,69352.0%
Donald J. Trump(R)
20,18340.9%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,9914.0%
Jill Stein(G)
9371.9%
Write-ins
5801.2%
District margin
D+12.0
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+11.5

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.