# New York's 146th State Assembly district

New York's 146th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Karen McMahon since 2019.

## Geography
### 2020s

District 146 contains the town of Amherst in Erie County.
The district is entirely within New York's 26th congressional district, and entirely within New York's 61st State Senate district.

### 2010s

District 146 contained the village of Williamsville, the town of Amherst in Erie County and the town of Pendleton in Niagara County.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 146 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karen McMahon | 34.720 | |
| | Working Families | Karen McMahon | 2,650 | |
| | Total | Karen McMahon (incumbent) | 37,370 | 60.0 |
| | Republican | Deborah Kilbourn | 21,055 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Kilbourn | 3,826 | |
| | Total | Deborah Kilbourn | 24,881 | 39.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 60 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,311 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 146 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karen McMahon | 28,088 | |
| | Integrity | Karen McMahon | 355 | |
| | Total | Karen McMahon (incumbent) | 28,443 | 58.1 |
| | Republican | Katrina Zeplowitz | 16,334 | |
| | Conservative | Katrina Zeplowitz | 4,184 | |
| | Total | Katrina Zeplowitz | 20,518 | 41.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,983 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 146 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Robin Wolfgang | 439 | 67.7 |
| | Independence | Jonathan Lavell | 197 | 30.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 648 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Karen McMahon | 35,391 | |
| | Working Families | Karen McMahon | 2,700 | |
| | Total | Karen McMahon (incumbent) | 38,091 | 55.2 |
| | Republican | Robin Wolfgang | 24,888 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Wolfgang | 4,277 | |
| | Independence | Robin Wolfgang | 982 | |
| | Total | Robin Wolfgang | 30,147 | 43.7 |
| | Green | Ruben Cartagena Jr. | 753 | 1.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,028 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 146 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karen McMahon | 26,002 | |
| | Working Families | Karen McMahon | 1,050 | |
| | Women's Equality | Karen McMahon | 564 | |
| | Total | Karen McMahon | 27,616 | 52.9 |
| | Republican | Raymond Walter | 19,410 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Walter | 3,867 | |
| | Independence | Raymond Walter | 740 | |
| | Reform | Raymond Walter | 143 | |
| | Total | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 24,160 | 46.4 |
| | Green | Danilo Lawvere | 346 | 0.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,125 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 146 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 147 | 62.0 |
| | Independence | Rachel Obenauer | 90 | 38.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 237 | 100 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 162 | 69.8 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Lippert | 70 | 30.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 232 | 100 |
| | Working Families | Steven Meyer | 34 | 81.0 |
| | Working Families | William Kracker | 8 | 19.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42 | 100 |
| | Green | Steven Meyer | 9 | 53.0 |
| | Green | Dorothy Sobczyk | 8 | 47.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17 | 100 |
| | Reform | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 11 | 91.7 |
| | Reform | Steven Meyer | 1 | 8.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Raymond Walter | 24,359 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Walter | 4,717 | |
| | Independence | Raymond Walter | 1,322 | |
| | Reform | Raymond Walter | 162 | |
| | Total | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 30,560 | 51.2 |
| | Democratic | Steven Meyer | 26,351 | |
| | Working Families | Steven Meyer | 1,378 | |
| | Green | Steven Meyer | 909 | |
| | Women's Equality | Steven Meyer | 508 | |
| | Total | Steven Meyer | 29,146 | 48.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,706 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 146 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steven Meyer | 2,929 | 53.8 |
| | Democratic | Ken Smith | 1,236 | 46.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,165 | 100 |
| | Independence | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 202 | 72.7 |
| | Independence | Steven Meyer | 75 | 27.0 |
| | Independence | Ken Smith | 1 | 0.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 278 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Raymond Walter | 15,316 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Walter | 3,905 | |
| | Independence | Raymond Walter | 1,432 | |
| | Stop Common Core | Raymond Walter | 199 | |
| | Total | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 20,852 | 58.7 |
| | Democratic | Steven Meyer | 12,956 | |
| | Working Families | Steven Meyer | 1,685 | |
| | Total | Steven Meyer | 14,641 | 41.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,493 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 146 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 123 | 52.6 |
| | Independence | Joanne Schultz | 111 | 47.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 234 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Raymond Walter | 25,413 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Walter | 3,358 | |
| | Independence | Raymond Walter | 1,622 | |
| | Total | Raymond Walter (incumbent) | 30,393 | 54.2 |
| | Democratic | Joanne Schultz | 25,711 | 45.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,110 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |