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New York, State Assembly, District 24

New York State Assembly District 24
Current incumbentDavid Weprin Democratic Party

New York's twenty-fourth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative David Weprin.

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 24

Incumbent David Weprin (D) won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Weprin (D)
99.3
22,410
Other/Write-in votes
0.7
148

Total votes: 22,558
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 24

Incumbent David Weprin advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 24 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

David Weprin (D)

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 David Weprin defeated Ira I. Harris in the New York State Assembly District 24 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Weprin Incumbent 82.65% 30,036
Republican Ira I. Harris 17.35% 6,304
Total Votes 36,340
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent David Weprin ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 24 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Weprin Incumbent (unopposed)
Ira I. Harris ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 24 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ira I. Harris (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 David Weprin was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Weprin also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Weprin was unchallenged in the general election.

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 David Weprin (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary. He also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets.

New York State Assembly, District 24, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Weprin Incumbent 100% 26,357
Total Votes 26,357

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 24 raised a total of $1,607,406. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $114,815 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 24

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $223,843 2 $111,922
2014 $168,979 1 $168,979
2012 $186,071 1 $186,071
2010 $261,294 3 $87,098
2008 $222,576 1 $222,576
2006 $222,423 1 $222,423
2004 $149,250 1 $149,250
2002 $117,649 2 $58,825
2000 $55,321 2 $27,661
Total $1,607,406 14 $114,815