# New York's 125th State Assembly district

New York's 125th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Anna Kelles since 2021, succeeding Barbara Lifton.

## Geography

District 125 contains all of Tompkins County and the southwest portion of Cortland County. This includes the cities of Ithaca and Cortland. Cornell University's campus is also within this district.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 125 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Kelles | 35,673 | |
| | Working Families | Anna Kelles | 8,631 | |
| | Total | Anna Kelles (incumbent) | 44,304 | 97.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,131 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,435 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 125 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Kelles | 25,640 | |
| | Working Families | Anna Kelles | 6,681 | |
| | Total | Anna Kelles (incumbent) | 32,321 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 192 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,513 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 125 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Kelles | 5,509 | 36.0 |
| | Democratic | Seph Murtagh | 3,340 | 21.8 |
| | Democratic | Jordan Lesser | 2,245 | 14.7 |
| | Democratic | Sujata Gibson | 1,756 | 11.5 |
| | Democratic | Jason Leifer | 948 | 6.2 |
| | Democratic | Beau Harbin | 767 | 5.0 |
| | Democratic | Lisa Hoeschele | 734 | 4.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,311 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Anna Kelles | 31,979 | |
| | Working Families | Anna Kelles | 5,694 | |
| | Total | Anna Kelles | 37,673 | 68.8 |
| | Republican | Matthew McIntyre | 15,997 | |
| | Libertarian | Matthew McIntyre | 1,031 | |
| | Total | Matthew McIntyre | 17,028 | 31.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,746 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 125 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lifton (incumbent) | 35,459 | 98.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 395 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,854 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 125 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lifton | 30,974 | |
| | Working Families | Barbara Lifton | 4,442 | |
| | Total | Barbara Lifton (incumbent) | 35,416 | 69.8 |
| | Republican | Herbert Masser Jr. | 13,101 | |
| | Conservative | Herbert Masser Jr. | 1,737 | |
| | Reform | Herbert Masser Jr. | 426 | |
| | Total | Herbert Masser Jr. | 15,264 | 30.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 39 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,719 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 125 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lifton | 17,321 | |
| | Working Families | Barbara Lifton | 4,014 | |
| | Total | Barbara Lifton (incumbent) | 21,335 | 66.8 |
| | Republican | Herbert Masser Jr. | 10,581 | 33.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,934 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 125 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lifton | 30,796 | |
| | Working Families | Barbara Lifton | 6,100 | |
| | Total | Barbara Lifton (incumbent) | 36,896 | 99.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 36 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,932 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |