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New York Assembly District 117

Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence counties. Population 131,488 (2020). Partisan lean R+56.

Open seat

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: Ken Blankenbush (R). The incumbent is not on the ballot.

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

Dennis Gordon

Challenger · provisional

Democratic

Matching funds $41.2K

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

Campaign finance

Dennis Gordon

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$41,160

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

Tammy Nabywaniec

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$26,920

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

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 · 41,482 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth Blankenbush(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 36,221
  • Conservative: 5,225
41,44699.9%
Write-ins
360.1%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+13.7

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 51,836 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
35,64668.8%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
15,94630.8%
Other candidates
2440.5%
District margin
R+38.2
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+50.9

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 · 51,672 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
33,66665.2%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
16,97132.8%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
5621.1%
Brock Pierce(I)
2010.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1970.4%
Write-ins
750.1%
District margin
R+33.0
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+56.4

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 35,392 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
19,72655.7%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
15,65444.2%
Write-ins
120.0%
District margin
R+11.5
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+45.5

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.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 36,306 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
24,44367.3%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
9,07825.0%
Larry Sharpe(L)
1,7344.8%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
5421.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
4971.4%
Write-ins
120.0%
District margin
R+45.8
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+70.3

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 · 35,292 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan Trichter(R)
19,23854.5%
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
15,37643.6%
Mark Dunlea(G)
3641.0%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
3080.9%
Write-ins
60.0%
District margin
R+11.2
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+47.4

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 · 34,600 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)
21,64562.6%
Letitia James(D)
11,93234.5%
Christopher Garvey(L)
4321.2%
Michael Sussman(G)
4021.2%
Other candidate (O)
1820.5%
Write-ins
70.0%
District margin
R+28.9
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+56.8

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 · 42,691 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
22,19252.0%
Wendy Long(R)
19,58445.9%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
5141.2%
Alex Merced(L)
3880.9%
Write-ins
130.0%
District margin
D+6.2
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+38.2

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 · 44,985 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
28,08462.4%
Hillary Clinton(D)
13,91830.9%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,8894.2%
Jill Stein(G)
6311.4%
Write-ins
4631.0%
District margin
R+33.7
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+57.3

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.