# New York's 82nd State Assembly district

New York's 82nd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Michael Benedetto since 2005.

## Geography

District 82 is in The Bronx. It encompasses Co-op City, Throggs Neck, Westchester Square, City Island, Country Club, and Pelham Bay.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 5,868 | 61.7 |
| | Democratic | Jonathan Soto | 3,612 | 38.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 27 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,507 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 29,668 | 68.8 |
| | Republican | Juan de la Cruz | 11,957 | |
| | Conservative | Juan de la Cruz | 1,405 | |
| | Total | Juan de la Cruz | 13,362 | 31.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 87 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,117 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 4,933 | 56.2 |
| | Democratic | Jonathan Soto | 3,167 | 36.1 |
| | Democratic | Algernon Quattlebaum | 661 | 7.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,782 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 19,197 | 66.2 |
| | Republican | John Greaney Jr. | 9,080 | |
| | Conservative | John Greaney Jr. | 695 | |
| | Total | John Greaney Jr. | 9,775 | 33.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,990 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 13,304 | 86.8 |
| | Democratic | Egidio Sementilli | 1,963 | 12.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,330 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 38,120 | 74.3 |
| | Republican | John DeStefano | 11,744 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative | William Britt Jr. | 1,383 | 2.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 84 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,311 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 28,227 | 81.7 |
| | Republican | Elizabeth English | 5,509 | 16.0 |
| | Conservative | William Britt Jr. | 787 | 2.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,544 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 31,091 | 81.0 |
| | Republican | Noel Lopez | 5,737 | 14.9 |
| | Conservative | William Britt Jr. | 1,549 | 4.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,407 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 15,214 | 82.2 |
| | Republican | Michael Eginton | 2,417 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | William Britt Jr. | 868 | 4.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,517 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 3,125 | 88.2 |
| | Democratic | Egidio Sementilli | 396 | 11.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,541 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto | 30,687 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Benedetto | 1,395 | |
| | Total | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 32,082 | 84.7 |
| | Republican | William Britt Jr. | 4,840 | |
| | Conservative | William Britt Jr. | 964 | |
| | Total | William Britt Jr. | 5,804 | 15.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 15 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,901 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 4,325 | 72.5 |
| | Democratic | Herbert Moreira-Brown | 831 | 13.9 |
| | Democratic | Rafael Dominguez | 799 | 13.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,964 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto | 15,741 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Benedetto | 1,294 | |
| | Total | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 17,035 | 73.1 |
| | Republican | Michael Rendino | 4,901 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Rendino | 875 | |
| | Independence | Michael Rendino | 481 | |
| | Total | Michael Rendino | 6,257 | 26.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,303 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 82 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Benedetto | 28,402 | |
| | Working Families | Michael Benedetto | 1,217 | |
| | Total | Michael Benedetto (incumbent) | 29,619 | 82.9 |
| | Republican | Raymond Capone | 5,368 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Capone | 724 | |
| | Total | Raymond Capone | 6,092 | 17.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,712 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |