New York Assembly District 126
Cayuga, Onondaga counties. Population 133,919 (2020). Partisan lean R+20.
2026 candidates
Current assembly member: John Lemondes Jr. (R).
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 Lemondes Jr
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $1,580
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Ian Phillips
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $19,947
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 · 73,037 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
John Lemondes Jr.(R)winner By party line
| 40,164 | 55.0% |
Ian Phillips(D) By party line
| 32,842 | 45.0% |
Write-ins | 31 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+10.0
- All contested seats
- D+13.7
- Relative to chamber
- R+23.7
Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.
2024 President
Nov 5, 2024 · 75,375 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 37,511 | 49.8% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 37,492 | 49.7% |
Other candidates | 372 | 0.5% |
- District margin
- Even
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- R+12.7
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 · 76,351 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 38,212 | 50.0% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 36,427 | 47.7% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 879 | 1.2% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 458 | 0.6% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 313 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 62 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+2.4
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+21.1
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 · 57,494 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 31,000 | 53.9% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 26,468 | 46.0% |
Write-ins | 26 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+7.9
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- R+26.1
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, 9:15 PM ET.
2018 Governor
Nov 6, 2018 · 57,264 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner | 29,658 | 51.8% |
Andrew M. Cuomo(D) | 22,863 | 39.9% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 1,765 | 3.1% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 1,602 | 2.8% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 1,340 | 2.3% |
Write-ins | 36 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+12.9
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- R+37.4
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 · 57,098 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 32,679 | 57.2% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 23,432 | 41.0% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 523 | 0.9% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 452 | 0.8% |
Write-ins | 12 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+16.5
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- R+19.8
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.
2018 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 56,205 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Keith Wofford(R)winner | 28,371 | 50.5% |
Letitia James(D) | 26,356 | 46.9% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 623 | 1.1% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 601 | 1.1% |
Other candidate (O) | 234 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 20 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+3.7
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- R+31.6
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 · 66,071 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 42,049 | 63.6% |
Wendy Long(R) | 22,722 | 34.4% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 713 | 1.1% |
Alex Merced(L) | 557 | 0.8% |
Write-ins | 30 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+29.8
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- R+14.6
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 · 67,230 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 32,995 | 49.1% |
Hillary Clinton(D) | 29,806 | 44.3% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 3,048 | 4.5% |
Jill Stein(G) | 958 | 1.4% |
Write-ins | 423 | 0.6% |
- District margin
- R+5.1
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+28.6
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.