New York Assembly District 142

Erie County. Population 129,163 (2020). Partisan lean R+17.

Competitive

2026 candidates

Current assembly member: Patrick Burke (D).

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

Pat Burke

Incumbent · provisional

Democratic

Matching funds $127.8K

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

Campaign finance

Pat Burke

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$127,830

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

Gary Dickson

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 · 57,650 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Patrick B. Burke(D)winner
29,19250.6%
Marc D. Priore(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 23,463
  • Conservative: 4,912
28,37549.2%
Write-ins
830.1%
District margin
D+1.4
All contested seats
D+13.7
Relative to chamber
R+12.3

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 62,302 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
30,75149.4%
Donald J. Trump(R)
30,71449.3%
Other candidates
8371.3%
District margin
D+0.1
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+12.6

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 · 63,863 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
33,07151.8%
Donald J. Trump(R)
29,64946.4%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
5500.9%
Brock Pierce(I)
2930.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2600.4%
Write-ins
390.1%
District margin
D+5.5
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+18.0

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 · 44,791 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
26,84059.9%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
17,95140.1%
Write-ins
00.0%
District margin
D+19.8
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+14.1

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 · 45,887 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner
22,14948.3%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
21,73247.4%
Larry Sharpe(L)
8561.9%
Howie Hawkins(G)
7531.6%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
3970.9%
Write-ins
00.0%
District margin
R+1.0
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+25.4

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 · 45,005 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
28,12762.5%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
16,09635.8%
Mark Dunlea(G)
4631.0%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
3190.7%
Write-ins
00.0%
District margin
D+27.2
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+9.1

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 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 44,268 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)winner
21,87649.4%
Letitia James(D)
21,11247.7%
Michael Sussman(G)
5081.1%
Christopher Garvey(L)
4371.0%
Other candidate (O)
3350.8%
Write-ins
00.0%
District margin
R+1.8
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+29.7

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 55,488 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
39,10370.5%
Wendy Long(R)
15,31527.6%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
6391.2%
Alex Merced(L)
4310.8%
Write-ins
00.0%
District margin
D+43.7
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+0.7

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 · 57,259 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
28,07649.0%
Hillary Clinton(D)
26,34846.0%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,8083.2%
Jill Stein(G)
9051.6%
Write-ins
1230.2%
District margin
R+3.2
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+26.7

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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