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.

New York's 146th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Karen McMahon D–Williamsville

Geography

2020s

District 146 contains the town of Amherst in Erie County.^[1]

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.^[2]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 146^[3]

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		60	0.1
Total votes			62,311	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 146^[4]

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		22	0.0
Total votes			48,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 146^[5][6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Robin Wolfgang	439	67.7
	Independence	Jonathan Lavell	197	30.4
	Write-in		12	1.9
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		37	0.0
Total votes			69,028	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 146^[7]

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		3	0.0
Total votes			52,125	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 146^[8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Raymond Walter (incumbent)	147	62.0
	Independence	Rachel Obenauer	90	38.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			237	100
	Conservative	Raymond Walter (incumbent)	162	69.8
	Conservative	Douglas Lippert	70	30.2
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			232	100
	Working Families	Steven Meyer	34	81.0
	Working Families	William Kracker	8	19.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			42	100
	Green	Steven Meyer	9	53.0
	Green	Dorothy Sobczyk	8	47.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			17	100
	Reform	Raymond Walter (incumbent)	11	91.7
	Reform	Steven Meyer	1	8.3
	Write-in		12	0.0
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		0	0.0
Total votes			59,706	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 146^[10][11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Meyer	2,929	53.8
	Democratic	Ken Smith	1,236	46.2
	Write-in		0	0.0
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		0	0.0
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		0	0.0
Total votes			35,493	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 146^[12][13]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Raymond Walter (incumbent)	123	52.6
	Independence	Joanne Schultz	111	47.4
	Write-in		0	0.0
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		6	0.0
Total votes			56,110	100.0
	Republican hold