# New York's 108th State Assembly district

New York's 108th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by John McDonald III since 2013.

## Geography
### 2020s

District 108 includes portions of Albany, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. It contains the city of Troy.

### 2010s

District 108 contains portions of Albany, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. It contains the eastern and central parts of the city of Albany and most of the city of Troy.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 108 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McDonald III (incumbent) | 35,851 | 98.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 432 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,283 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 108 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McDonald III (incumbent) | 25,418 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 181 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,599 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 108 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McDonald III (incumbent) | 6,016 | 58.0 |
| | Democratic | Sam Fein | 4,289 | 41.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 70 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,375 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | John McDonald III | 29,885 | |
| | Independence | John McDonald III | 1,623 | |
| | Total | John McDonald III (incumbent) | 31,508 | 65.5 |
| | Republican | Petros Papanicolaou | 10,797 | |
| | Conservative | Petros Papanicolaou | 1,545 | |
| | Total | Petros Papanicolaou | 12,342 | 25.7 |
| | Working Families | Sam Fein | 4,233 | 8.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 27 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,110 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 108 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McDonald III | 24,586 | |
| | Independence | John McDonald III | 3,286 | |
| | Total | John McDonald III (incumbent) | 27,872 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 159 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,031 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 108 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McDonald III | 29,744 | |
| | Independence | John McDonald III | 4,820 | |
| | Total | John McDonald III (incumbent) | 34,564 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 170 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,734 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 108 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McDonald III | 15,803 | |
| | Independence | John McDonald III | 2,081 | |
| | Total | John McDonald III (incumbent) | 17,884 | 73.4 |
| | Republican | Carl Gottstein Jr. | 4,797 | |
| | Conservative | Carl Gottstein Jr. | 1,447 | |
| | Law & Justice | Carl Gottstein Jr. | 206 | |
| | Total | Carl Gottstein Jr. | 6,450 | 26.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,355 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 108 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McDonald III | 5,045 | 55.2 |
| | Democratic | Carolyn McLaughlin | 4,094 | 44.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,139 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | John McDonald III | 25,773 | |
| | Independence | John McDonald III | 2,424 | |
| | Total | John McDonald III | 28,197 | 76.2 |
| | Working Families | Carolyn McLaughlin | 7,646 | 20.7 |
| | Libertarian | James Campbell | 1,147 | 3.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,981 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |