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New York, State Assembly, District 84

New York State Assembly District 84
Current incumbentCarmen Arroyo Democratic Party

New York's eighty-fourth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Carmen Arroyo.

New York state assembly members represent an average of 129,187 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 126,510 residents.

About the office

Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New York legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January. When the first Wednesday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet the next Wednesday.

Qualifications

Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states: "No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election. No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,000/year$174/day (including overnight) or $59/day (no overnight).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. An election can be held as long the vacancy happened before April 1st in an election year. The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New York State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 23, 2020. The filing deadline is April 2, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 84

Incumbent Carmen Arroyo (D) defeated Amanda Septimo (Working Families Party), Rosaline Nieves (R), and Oswald Denis (Conservative Party) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 84 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Carmen Arroyo (D)
89.8
19,689

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Amanda Septimo (Working Families Party)
5.5
1,209

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Rosaline Nieves (R)
3.8
842

Oswald Denis (Conservative Party)
0.8
180
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
14

Total votes: 21,934
(93.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 84

Incumbent Carmen Arroyo defeated Amanda Septimo in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 84 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Carmen Arroyo (D)
62.8
6,142

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Amanda Septimo (D)
37.2
3,640

Total votes: 9,782
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 84

Rosaline Nieves advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 84 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Rosaline Nieves (R)

2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Carmen Arroyo defeated Rosaline Nieves in the New York State Assembly District 84 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 84 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carmen Arroyo Incumbent 94.32% 26,652
Republican Rosaline Nieves 5.68% 1,606
Total Votes 28,258
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Carmen Arroyo defeated Jackson Strong in the New York State Assembly District 84 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 84 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carmen Arroyo Incumbent 68.12% 2,154
Democratic Jackson Strong 31.88% 1,008
Total Votes 3,162

Rosaline Nieves ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 84 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 84 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rosaline Nieves (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Carmen Arroyo was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Angel Molina was unopposed in the Republican primary. Franklin Chidi Oleh ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Arroyo defeated Molina and Oleh in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 84 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCarmen Arroyo Incumbent 91.4% 8,775
Republican Angel Molina 7.2% 691
Conservative Franklin Chidi Oleh 1.4% 135
Total Votes 9,601

2012

Elections for the office of New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 13, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 12, 2012. Incumbent Carmen Arroyo (D) defeated Franklin Chidi Oleh (C) in the general election. Arroyo ran and defeated Maximino Rivera and Charles R. Serrano in the Democratic primary. Chidi Oleh was unopposed in the Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 84, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCarmen Arroyo Incumbent 97.6% 25,298
Conservative Franklin Chidi Oleh 2.4% 616
Total Votes 25,914

New York State Assembly, District 84 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCarmen Arroyo Incumbent 53.2% 1,370
Maximino Rivera 25.1% 647
Charles Serrano 21.7% 560
Total Votes 2,577

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 84 raised a total of $388,308. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $15,532 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 84

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $40,796 3 $13,599
2014 $54,997 3 $18,332
2012 $36,049 4 $9,012
2010 $16,730 2 $8,365
2008 $26,320 2 $13,160
2006 $12,025 3 $4,008
2004 $102,493 3 $34,164
2002 $60,867 3 $20,289
2000 $38,031 2 $19,016
Total $388,308 25 $15,532