New York's 126th State Assembly district

New York's 126th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican John Lemondes Jr. since 2021, succeeding Gary Finch.

New York's 126th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	John Lemondes Jr. R–Jamesville

Geography

District 126 contains portions of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland and Onondaga counties.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 126^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lemondes Jr.	35,169
	Conservative	John Lemondes Jr.	4,995
	Total	John Lemondes Jr. (incumbent)	40,164	55.0
	Democratic	Ian Phillips	30,301
	Working Families	Ian Phillips	2,541
	Total	Ian Phillips	32,842	45.0
	Write-in		31	0.0
Total votes			73,037	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 126^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lemondes Jr.	27,813
	Conservative	John Lemondes Jr.	4,901
	Total	John Lemondes Jr. (incumbent)	32,714	58.0
	Democratic	Bruce McBain	23,674	42.0
	Write-in		23	0.0
Total votes			56,411	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 126^[3][4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lemondes Jr.	3,494	56.9
	Republican	Daniel Fitzpatrick	2,622	42.7
	Write-in		27	0.4
Total votes			6,143	100
General election
	Republican	John Lemondes Jr.	33,136
	Conservative	John Lemondes Jr.	4,192
	Independence	John Lemondes Jr.	1,164
	Total	John Lemondes Jr.	38,492	57.2
	Democratic	Dia Carabajal	26,779
	Working Families	Dia Carabajal	1,998
	Total	Dia Carabajal	28,777	42.8
	Write-in		14	0.0
Total votes			67,297	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 126^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Finch	25,730
	Conservative	Gary Finch	3,443
	Independence	Gary Finch	1,154
	Reform	Gary Finch	178
	Total	Gary Finch (incumbent)	30,505	56.7
	Democratic	Keith Batman	21,698
	Working Families	Keith Batman	1,087
	Women's Equality	Keith Batman	532
	Total	Keith Batman	23,317	43.3
	Write-in		14	0.0
Total votes			53,836	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 126^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Finch	30,634
	Conservative	Gary Finch	4,189
	Independence	Gary Finch	1,968
	Reform	Gary Finch	287
	Total	Gary Finch (incumbent)	37,078	61.6
	Democratic	Diane Dwire	20,857
	Working Families	Diane Dwire	1,576
	Women's Equality	Diane Dwire	614
	Total	Diane Dwire	23,047	38.3
	Write-in		33	0.1
Total votes			60,158	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 126^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Finch	18,688
	Conservative	Gary Finch	3,396
	Independence	Gary Finch	1,239
	Total	Gary Finch (incumbent)	23,323	55.0
	Democratic	Diane Dwire	16,714
	Working Families	Diane Dwire	2,305
	Total	Diane Dwire	19,019	44.9
	Write-in		30	0.1
Total votes			42,371	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 126^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Finch	32,823
	Independence	Gary Finch	6,522
	Conservative	Gary Finch	4,867
	Total	Gary Finch (incumbent)	44,212	99.0
	Write-in		431	1.0
Total votes			44,643	100.0
	Republican hold