New York's 108th State Assembly district

New York's 108th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	John McDonald III D–Cohoes

New York's 108th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by John McDonald III since 2013.

Geography

2020s

District 108 includes portions of Albany, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. It contains the city of Troy.^[1]

2010s

District 108 contains portions of Albany, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. It contains the eastern and central parts of the city of Albany and most of the city of Troy.^[2]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 108^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John McDonald III (incumbent)	35,851	98.8
	Write-in		432	1.2
Total votes			36,283	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 108^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John McDonald III (incumbent)	25,418	99.3
	Write-in		181	0.7
Total votes			25,599	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 108^[5]^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John McDonald III (incumbent)	6,016	58.0
	Democratic	Sam Fein	4,289	41.3
	Write-in		70	0.7
Total votes			10,375	100
General election
	Democratic	John McDonald III	29,885
	Independence	John McDonald III	1,623
	Total	John McDonald III (incumbent)	31,508	65.5
	Republican	Petros Papanicolaou	10,797
	Conservative	Petros Papanicolaou	1,545
	Total	Petros Papanicolaou	12,342	25.7
	Working Families	Sam Fein	4,233	8.8
	Write-in		27	0.0
Total votes			48,110	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 108^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John McDonald III	24,586
	Independence	John McDonald III	3,286
	Total	John McDonald III (incumbent)	27,872	99.4
	Write-in		159	0.6
Total votes			28,031	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 108^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John McDonald III	29,744
	Independence	John McDonald III	4,820
	Total	John McDonald III (incumbent)	34,564	99.5
	Write-in		170	0.5
Total votes			34,734	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 108^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John McDonald III	15,803
	Independence	John McDonald III	2,081
	Total	John McDonald III (incumbent)	17,884	73.4
	Republican	Carl Gottstein Jr.	4,797
	Conservative	Carl Gottstein Jr.	1,447
	Law & Justice	Carl Gottstein Jr.	206
	Total	Carl Gottstein Jr.	6,450	26.5
	Write-in		21	0.1
Total votes			24,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 108^[10]^[11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John McDonald III	5,045	55.2
	Democratic	Carolyn McLaughlin	4,094	44.8
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			9,139	100
General election
	Democratic	John McDonald III	25,773
	Independence	John McDonald III	2,424
	Total	John McDonald III	28,197	76.2
	Working Families	Carolyn McLaughlin	7,646	20.7
	Libertarian	James Campbell	1,147	3.0
	Write-in		21	0.1
Total votes			36,981	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "2022 Assembly District 108" (PDF). NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
2. "2012 Assembly District 108" (PDF). NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
3. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
4. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
5. "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
6. "2020 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
7. "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
8. "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
9. "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
10. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
11. "2012 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2022.