# New York's 116th State Assembly district

New York's 116th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Scott Gray since 2023.

## Geography

District 116 contains portions of St. Lawrence and Jefferson counties. It largely borders the St. Lawrence River, hence the district being colloquially called the "River District".

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 116 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Scott Gray | 37,413 | |
| | Conservative | Scott Gray | 6,259 | |
| | Total | Scott Gray (incumbent) | 43,672 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 315 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,987 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 116 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Scott Gray | 3,473 | 53.0 |
| | Republican | Susan Duffy | 3,069 | 46.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,551 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Scott Gray | 25,288 | 70.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Duffy | 10,586 | 29.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 108 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,982 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 116 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Walczyk | 29,144 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Walczyk | 2,790 | |
| | Independence | Mark Walczyk | 1,089 | |
| | Total | Mark Walczyk (incumbent) | 33,023 | 62.8 |
| | Democratic | Alex Hammond | 19,603 | 37.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 19 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,645 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 116 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Walczyk | 18,259 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Walczyk | 1,804 | |
| | Independence | Mark Walczyk | 802 | |
| | Reform | Mark Walczyk | 133 | |
| | Total | Mark Walczyk | 20,998 | 53.2 |
| | Democratic | Addie Jenne | 17,326 | |
| | Working Families | Addie Jenne | 1,089 | |
| | Total | Addie Jenne (incumbent) | 18,415 | 46.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,441 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 116 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Byrne | 1,848 | 42.2 |
| | Republican | William Sheridan | 1,798 | 41.1 |
| | Republican | Russell Finley | 732 | 16.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,378 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Addie Jenne | 22,165 | |
| | Working Families | Addie Jenne | 2,308 | |
| | Total | Addie Jenne (incumbent) | 24,473 | 53.2 |
| | Republican | John Byrne | 18,412 | |
| | Conservative | John Byrne | 1,989 | |
| | Independence | John Byrne | 988 | |
| | Reform | John Byrne | 120 | |
| | Total | John Byrne | 21,509 | 46.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,034 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 116 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Byrne | 2,475 | 66.1 |
| | Republican | John Humphrey | 1,103 | 29.5 |
| | Republican | Russell Finley | 151 | 4.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,742 | 100 |
| | Conservative | Russell Finley | 68 | 48.9 |
| | Conservative | John Byrne | 59 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | John Humphrey | 10 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | John Finley | 1 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | John Bry | 1 | 0.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 139 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Addie Jenne | 13,227 | |
| | Working Families | Addie Jenne | 1,440 | |
| | Total | Addie Jenne (incumbent) | 14,667 | 47.7 |
| | Republican | John Byrne | 13,408 | |
| | Independence | John Byrne | 1,164 | |
| | Total | John Byrne | 14,572 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | Russell Finley | 1,529 | 5.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,779 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 116 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Addie Jenne | 28,018 | |
| | Working Families | Addie Jenne | 5,311 | |
| | Total | Addie Jenne (incumbent) | 33,329 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 138 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,467 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |