New York's 149th State Assembly district
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New York's 149th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Jonathan Rivera since 2021. In 2026, he announced that he would not seek re-election.[1]
District 149 is in Erie County. It contains parts of the cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna, the town of Hamburg, including the villages of Blasdell and Hamburg, and the hamlet of Lake View.[2]
The district overlaps New York's 23rd and 26th congressional districts, as well as the 60th, 61st and 63rd districts of the New York State Senate.
Recent election results
2026
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Bojak | |||
| Democratic | Kevin Deese | |||
| Democratic | Karen Hoak | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | ||||
| Working Families | ||||
| Republican | Daniel O'Connell | |||
| Conservative | Daniel O'Connell | |||
| Total | Daniel O'Connell | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jonathan Rivera | 30,507 | ||
| Working Families | Jonathan Rivera | 7,584 | ||
| Total | Jonathan Rivera (incumbent) | 38,091 | 98.8 | |
| Write-in | 449 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jonathan Rivera | 20,651 | ||
| Working Families | Jonathan Rivera | 3,141 | ||
| Total | Jonathan Rivera (incumbent) | 23,792 | 59.1 | |
| Republican | Ralph Hernandez | 12,983 | ||
| Conservative | Ralph Hernandez | 3,453 | ||
| Total | Ralph Hernandez | 16,436 | 40.8 | |
| Write-in | 42 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 40,270 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Rivera | 8,066 | 52.9 | |
| Democratic | Adam Bojak | 4,638 | 30.4 | |
| Democratic | Robert Quintana | 2,432 | 15.9 | |
| Write-in | 118 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 15,254 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jonathan Rivera | 33,144 | ||
| Working Families | Jonathan Rivera | 4,400 | ||
| Independence | Jonathan Rivera | 1,067 | ||
| Total | Jonathan Rivera | 38,611 | 65.8 | |
| Republican | Joseph Totaro | 19,922 | 34.0 | |
| Write-in | 111 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 58,644 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean Ryan | 27,724 | ||
| Working Families | Sean Ryan | 1,782 | ||
| Independence | Sean Ryan | 1,056 | ||
| Women's Equality | Sean Ryan | 671 | ||
| Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 31,233 | 72.1 | |
| Republican | Joseph Totaro | 12,062 | 27.9 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 43,295 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean Ryan | 32,819 | ||
| Working Families | Sean Ryan | 3,738 | ||
| Independence | Sean Ryan | 3,114 | ||
| Women's Equality | Sean Ryan | 854 | ||
| Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 40,525 | 100.0 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 40,525 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Green | Charley Tarr | 3 | 100.0 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 3 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sean Ryan | 15,067 | ||
| Working Families | Sean Ryan | 2,281 | ||
| Independence | Sean Ryan | 1,895 | ||
| Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 19,243 | 68.0 | |
| Republican | Jacob Bratek | 8,216 | 29.0 | |
| Green | Charley Tarr | 852 | 3.0 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 28,311 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 5,135 | 64.4 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Gaughan | 2,274 | 28.5 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Mascia | 563 | 7.1 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 7,972 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sean Ryan | 31,605 | ||
| Working Families | Sean Ryan | 4,250 | ||
| Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 35,855 | 82.8 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Mascia | 7,431 | 17.2 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 43,286 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ Campbell, Brian (October 9, 2025). "Assemblymember Jon Rivera to run for State Senate's 61st District". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ↑ "New York State Assembly - Jonathan Rivera". nyassembly.gov.
- ↑ "04.10.26 Petitions" (PDF). Erie County Board of Elections. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ↑ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ↑ "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ↑ "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ↑ "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ↑ "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ↑ "2014 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ↑ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ "2012 Democratic Primary Results" (PDF). Erie County Board of Elections. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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