New York Assembly District 131
Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Ontario, Seneca counties. Population 138,305 (2020). Partisan lean R+30.
Open seat2026 candidates
Current assembly member: Jeff Gallahan (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.
New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.
Campaign finance
Mark Benjamin
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $111,799
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Phillip Fleming
No campaign finance records matched yet.
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 · 49,633 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Jeff Gallahan(R)winner By party line
| 49,250 | 99.2% |
Write-ins | 383 | 0.8% |
- 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 · 68,833 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 37,612 | 54.6% |
Kamala D. Harris(D) | 30,692 | 44.6% |
Other candidates | 529 | 0.8% |
- District margin
- R+10.1
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- R+22.8
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 · 69,099 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 36,310 | 52.5% |
Joseph R. Biden(D) | 30,973 | 44.8% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 974 | 1.4% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 361 | 0.5% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 331 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 150 | 0.2% |
- District margin
- R+7.9
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+31.4
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 · 51,277 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 26,690 | 52.1% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 24,563 | 47.9% |
Write-ins | 25 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+4.2
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- R+29.8
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 Governor
Nov 6, 2018 · 51,560 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner | 28,591 | 55.5% |
Andrew M. Cuomo(D) | 18,687 | 36.2% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 2,216 | 4.3% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 1,160 | 2.2% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 873 | 1.7% |
Write-ins | 33 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+20.9
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- R+45.4
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 · 50,981 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 26,663 | 52.3% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 23,209 | 45.5% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 583 | 1.1% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 518 | 1.0% |
Write-ins | 9 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+6.9
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- R+29.4
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 · 50,160 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Keith Wofford(R)winner | 26,811 | 53.5% |
Letitia James(D) | 21,754 | 43.4% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 656 | 1.3% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 629 | 1.3% |
Other candidate (O) | 296 | 0.6% |
Write-ins | 14 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+10.4
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- R+38.3
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.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 59,980 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 35,202 | 58.7% |
Wendy Long(R) | 23,295 | 38.8% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 841 | 1.4% |
Alex Merced(L) | 627 | 1.0% |
Write-ins | 15 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+20.4
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- R+24.1
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 · 62,244 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 32,020 | 51.4% |
Hillary Clinton(D) | 25,578 | 41.1% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 2,914 | 4.7% |
Jill Stein(G) | 1,019 | 1.6% |
Write-ins | 712 | 1.1% |
- District margin
- R+11.2
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+34.7
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.
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