New York's 3rd State Assembly district

New York's 3rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Joe DeStefano since 2019.

New York's 3rd State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Joe DeStefano R–Medford

Geography

2020s

District 3 is located entirely within Suffolk County. It includes portions of the town of Brookhaven, including the villages of Bellport, Mastic Beach, East Patchogue, Farmingville, Shirley, Medford, Middle Island, Ridge, Yaphank and the hamlet of Brookhaven.

The district overlaps New York's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and the 1st and 3rd districts of the New York State Senate.

2010s

District 3 is located entirely within Suffolk County. It includes portions of the town of Brookhaven, including the villages of Bellport, Mastic Beach, East Patchogue, Coram, Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Shirley, Medford, Middle Island, and Ridge.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 3^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe DeStefano	28,626
	Conservative	Joe DeStefano	4,008
	Total	Joe DeStefano (incumbent)	32,634	60.3
	Democratic	Trina Miles	21,451	39.7
	Write-in		14	0.0
Total votes			54,099	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 3^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe DeStefano	22,020
	Conservative	Joe DeStefano	3,606
	Total	Joe DeStefano (incumbent)	25,626	63.8
	Democratic	Trina Miles	14,555	36.2
	Write-in		6	0.0
Total votes			40,187	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe DeStefano	26,843
	Conservative	Joe DeStefano	3,277
	Independence	Joe DeStefano	686
	Total	Joe DeStefano (incumbent)	30,806	56.5
	Democratic	Steven Polgar	23,266	42.7
	Libertarian	Adam Martin	420	0.8
	Write-in		16	0.0
Total votes			54,508	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 3^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe DeStefano	18,068
	Conservative	Joe DeStefano	2,099
	Independence	Joe DeStefano	645
	Reform	Joe DeStefano	104
	Total	Joe DeStefano	20,916	54.0
	Democratic	Clyde Parker	17,822	46.0
	Write-in		8	0.0
Total votes			38,746	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 3^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Murray	23,957
	Conservative	Dean Murray	3,560
	Independence	Dean Murray	1,401
	Reform	Dean Murray	169
	Total	Dean Murray (incumbent)	29,087	62.5
	Democratic	Gregory Schoen	17,404	37.4
	Write-in		20	0.1
Total votes			46,511	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 3^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Murray	9,386
	Conservative	Dean Murray	2,271
	Independence	Dean Murray	576
	Total	Dean Murray	12,233	51.1
	Democratic	Edward Hennessey	10,352
	Working Families	Edward Hennessey	2,271
	Total	Edward Hennessey (incumbent)	11,709	48.9
	Write-in		9	0.4
Total votes			23,951	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 134^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Hennessey	19,379	50.3
	Republican	Dean Murray	14,830
	Conservative	Dean Murray	3,134
	Independence	Dean Murray	1,153
	Total	Dean Murray (incumbent)	19,117	49.6
	Write-in		16	0.1
Total votes			38,512	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 3^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Murray	13,068
	Conservative	Dean Murray	3,070
	School Tax Relief	Dean Murray	383
	Total	Dean Murray (incumbent)	16,521	53.3
	Democratic	Robert Calarco	12,311
	Working Families	Robert Calarco	1,258
	Independence	Robert Calarco	924
	Total	Robert Calarco	14,493	46.7
	Write-in		9	0.0
Total votes			31,024	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 special

2010 New York State Assembly special election, District 3^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Murray	3,305
	Conservative	Dean Murray	886
	School Tax Relief	Dean Murray	205
	Total	Dean Murray	4,396	50.9
	Democratic	Lauren Thoden	3,513
	Independence	Lauren Thoden	487
	Working Families	Lauren Thoden	236
	Total	Lauren Thoden	4,236	49.1
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			8,632	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic