New York's 142nd State Assembly district

New York's 142nd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Patrick B. Burke since 2019.

New York's 142nd State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Patrick B. Burke D–South Buffalo

Geography

District 142 is in Erie County. It contains South Buffalo, the City of Lackawanna, and the towns of West Seneca, Ellicott and Orchard Park.

2010s

District 142 is in Erie County. It contains South Buffalo, the City of Lackawanna, and the towns of West Seneca, Ellicott, Duells Corner and Orchard Park.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 142^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Burke (incumbent)	29,192	50.6
	Republican	Marc Priore	23,463
	Conservative	Marc Priore	4,912
	Total	Marc Priore	28,375	49.2
	Write-in		83	0.2
Total votes			57,650	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 142^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Burke (incumbent)	24,163	53.0
	Republican	Sandra Magnano	16,767
	Conservative	Sandra Magnano	4,606
	Total	Sandra Magnano	21,373	46.9
	Write-in		38	0.1
Total votes			45,574	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 142^[3][4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Patrick Burke (incumbent)	520	52.9
	Independence	Matthew Szalkowski	458	46.6
	Write-in		5	0.5
Total votes			983	100
	Working Families	Patrick Burke (incumbent)	46	79.3
	Working Families	Madison Klimowicz	11	19.0
	Write-in		1	1.7
Total votes			58	100
General election
	Democratic	Patrick Burke	32,296
	Working Families	Patrick Burke	3,302
	Independence	Patrick Burke	1,160
	Total	Patrick Burke (incumbent)	36,758	56.0
	Republican	Matthew Szalkowski	24,081
	Conservative	Matthew Szalkowski	4,717
	Total	Matthew Szalkowski	28,798	43.9
	Write-in		51	0.1
Total votes			65,607	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 142^[5][6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Bohen (incumbent)	1,454	57.1
	Republican	Timothy Nolan	1,092	42.9
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			2,546	100
	Independence	Michelle Kennedy	213	52.2
	Independence	Erik Bohen (incumbent)	195	47.8
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			408	100
	Conservative	Erik Bohen (incumbent)	250	75.5
	Conservative	Thomas Mescall Jr.	81	24.5
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			331	100
General election
	Democratic	Patrick Burke	23,154
	Working Families	Patrick Burke	1,415
	Reform	Patrick Burke	266
	Total	Patrick Burke	25,195	51.9
	Republican	Erik Bohen	17,650
	Conservative	Erik Bohen	4,411
	Total	Erik Bohen (incumbent)	22,061	45.4
	Independence	Michelle Kennedy	1,308	2.7
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			48,564	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018 special

2018 New York State Assembly special election, District 142^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Bohen	4,107
	Conservative	Erik Bohen	1,229
	Independence	Erik Bohen	742
	Total	Erik Bohen	6,078	51.5
	Democratic	Patrick Burke	5,157
	Working Families	Patrick Burke	432
	Reform	Patrick Burke	94
	Total	Patrick Burke	5,683	48.2
	Write-in		30	0.3
Total votes			11,791	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 142^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Kearns	29,996
	Republican	Michael Kearns	18,156
	Conservative	Michael Kearns	4,766
	Independence	Michael Kearns	2,629
	Total	Michael Kearns (incumbent)	55,547	100.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			55,547	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 142^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Kearns	16,651
	Republican	Michael Kearns	9,840
	Conservative	Michael Kearns	3,876
	Independence	Michael Kearns	2,082
	Total	Michael Kearns (incumbent)	32,449	100.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			32,449	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 142^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Kearns	30,372
	Republican	Michael Kearns	15,848
	Conservative	Michael Kearns	3,440
	Working Families	Michael Kearns	2,755
	Total	Michael Kearns (incumbent)	52,415	100.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			52,415	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
3. "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
4. "2020 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
5. "2018 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
6. "2018 State and Local Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
7. "April 24, 2018 Special Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
8. "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
9. "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
10. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2022.