New York's 143rd State Assembly district

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

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.

Geography

As of 2022, the 143rd Assembly District is located entirely within Erie County. It contains parts of Buffalo's Ellicott, Fillmore, and Lovejoy wards, as well as the entire town of Cheektowaga, and part of the town of Lancaster.[1] Buffalo Niagara International Airport is located in this district.[2]

2010s

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

Recent election results

2026

2026 New York State Assembly election, District 143[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Chludzinski
Conservative Patrick Chludzinski
Total Patrick Chludzinski (incumbent)
Democratic Ryan Taughrin
Working Families Ryan Taughrin
Total Ryan Taughrin
Write-in
Total votes

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 143[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8][9]
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[10][11][12]
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[13]
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[14]
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

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Apportionment and Enrollment" (PDF). Erie County Board of Elections. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "New York State Assembly - Monica P. Wallace". nyassembly.gov.
  3. ↑ "04.10.26 Petitions" (PDF). Erie County Board of Elections. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2016 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Fairbanks, Phil (November 5, 2014). "Republican en route to taking 143rd Assembly seat in heavily Democratic Cheektowaga district" – via buffalonews.com.
  13. ↑ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2010 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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