New York's 143rd State Assembly district

New York's 143rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican Patrick Chludzinski since 2025. It was previously represented by Democrat Monica Wallace since 2017.

New York's 143rd State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Patrick Chludzinski R–Cheektowaga

Geography

District 143 is located entirely within Erie County. It contains towns east of Buffalo, such as Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Depew and Sloan. Buffalo Niagara International Airport is located in this district.^[1]

2010s

District 143 is located entirely within Erie County. It contains towns east of Buffalo, such as Cheektowaga, Lancaster, East Lancaster, Depew and Sloan.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Chludzinski	25,802
	Conservative	Patrick Chludzinski	4,607
	Total	Patrick Chludzinski	30,409	51.8
	Democratic	Monica Wallace	26,176
	Working Families	Monica Wallace	2,032
	Total	Monica Wallace (incumbent)	28,208	48.1
	Write-in		64	0.1
Total votes			58,681	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Wallace	21,385
	Integrity	Monica Wallace	420
	Total	Monica Wallace (incumbent)	22,255	52.6
	Republican	Frank Smerciak II	15,861
	Conservative	Frank Smerciak II	4,174
	Total	Frank Smerciak II	20,035	47.4
	Write-in		20	0.0
Total votes			42,310	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Wallace	31,187
	Working Families	Monica Wallace	2,975
	Independence	Monica Wallace	1,047
	Total	Monica Wallace (incumbent)	35,209	52.4
	Republican	Frank Smerciak II	26,968
	Conservative	Frank Smerciak II	4,927
	Total	Frank Smerciak II	31,895	47.5
	Write-in		63	0.1
Total votes			67,167	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Wallace	23,903
	Working Families	Monica Wallace	1,240
	Independence	Monica Wallace	1,094
	Women's Equality	Monica Wallace	460
	Total	Monica Wallace (incumbent)	26,697	58.1
	Republican	Daniel Centinello Sr.	19,246	41.9
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			45,943	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Wallace	4,430	74.8
	Democratic	Kristy Mazurek	1,496	25.2
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			5,926	100
General election
	Democratic	Monica Wallace	27,738
	Working Families	Monica Wallace	2,473
	Women's Equality	Monica Wallace	666
	Total	Monica Wallace	30,877	55.0
	Republican	Russell Sugg	19,262
	Conservative	Russell Sugg	4,605
	Independence	Russell Sugg	1,210
	Reform	Russell Sugg	176
	Total	Russell Sugg	25,253	45.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			56,130	100.0
	Democratic gain from Conservative

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[8][9][10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Mazurek	4,435	53.8
	Democratic	Camille Brandon	3,804	46.2
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			8,239	100
General election
	Republican	Angela Wozniak	13,608
	Conservative	Angela Wozniak	4,055
	Independence	Angela Wozniak	1,881
	Total	Angela Wozniak	19,544	59.3
	Democratic	Mark Mazurek	11,891	36.0
	Working Families	Camille Brandon	1,546	4.7
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			32,981	100.0
	Conservative gain from Democratic

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Gabryszak	32,372
	Conservative	Dennis Gabryszak	4,563
	Independence	Dennis Gabryszak	2,577
	Total	Dennis Gabryszak (incumbent)	39,512	72.3
	Republican	Frank DeCarlo	12,884	23.7
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			54,314	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 143^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Gabryszak	20,839
	Conservative	Dennis Gabryszak	2,326
	Independence	Dennis Gabryszak	2,236
	Working Families	Dennis Gabryszak	1,531
	Total	Dennis Gabryszak (incumbent)	26,932	65.6
	Republican	Patrick Mandia	14,107	34.4
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			41,039	100.0
	Democratic hold