# New York's 3rd State Assembly district

New York's 3rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Joe DeStefano since 2019.

## Geography

District 3 is located entirely within Suffolk County. It includes portions of the town of Brookhaven, including the villages of Bellport, Mastic Beach, East Patchogue, Coram, Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Shirley, Medford, Middle Island, and Ridge.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe DeStefano | 28,626 | |
| | Conservative | Joe DeStefano | 4,008 | |
| | Total | Joe DeStefano (incumbent) | 32,634 | 60.3 |
| | Democratic | Trina Miles | 21,451 | 39.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,099 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe DeStefano | 22,020 | |
| | Conservative | Joe DeStefano | 3,606 | |
| | Total | Joe DeStefano (incumbent) | 25,626 | 63.8 |
| | Democratic | Trina Miles | 14,555 | 36.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,187 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe DeStefano | 26,843 | |
| | Conservative | Joe DeStefano | 3,277 | |
| | Independence | Joe DeStefano | 686 | |
| | Total | Joe DeStefano (incumbent) | 30,806 | 56.5 |
| | Democratic | Steven Polgar | 23,266 | 42.7 |
| | Libertarian | Adam Martin | 420 | 0.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 16 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,508 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe DeStefano | 18,068 | |
| | Conservative | Joe DeStefano | 2,099 | |
| | Independence | Joe DeStefano | 645 | |
| | Reform | Joe DeStefano | 104 | |
| | Total | Joe DeStefano | 20,916 | 54.0 |
| | Democratic | Clyde Parker | 17,822 | 46.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,746 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 23,957 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 3,560 | |
| | Independence | Dean Murray | 1,401 | |
| | Reform | Dean Murray | 169 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray (incumbent) | 29,087 | 62.5 |
| | Democratic | Gregory Schoen | 17,404 | 37.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,511 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 9,386 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 2,271 | |
| | Independence | Dean Murray | 576 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray | 12,233 | 51.1 |
| | Democratic | Edward Hennessey | 10,352 | |
| | Working Families | Edward Hennessey | 2,271 | |
| | Total | Edward Hennessey (incumbent) | 11,709 | 48.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,951 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 134 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward Hennessey | 19,379 | 50.3 |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 14,830 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 3,134 | |
| | Independence | Dean Murray | 1,153 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray (incumbent) | 19,117 | 49.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 16 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,512 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 13,068 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 3,070 | |
| | School Tax Relief | Dean Murray | 383 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray (incumbent) | 16,521 | 53.3 |
| | Democratic | Robert Calarco | 12,311 | |
| | Working Families | Robert Calarco | 1,258 | |
| | Independence | Robert Calarco | 924 | |
| | Total | Robert Calarco | 14,493 | 46.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,024 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010 special

2010 New York State Assembly special election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 3,305 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 886 | |
| | School Tax Relief | Dean Murray | 205 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray | 4,396 | 50.9 |
| | Democratic | Lauren Thoden | 3,513 | |
| | Independence | Lauren Thoden | 487 | |
| | Working Families | Lauren Thoden | 236 | |
| | Total | Lauren Thoden | 4,236 | 49.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,632 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |