New York's 103rd State Assembly district

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New York's 103rd
State Assembly district
Assemblymember
  Sarahana Shrestha
D–Esopus

New York's 103rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Sarahana Shrestha since 2023, defeating then-incumbent Kevin Cahill.[1]

Geography

District 103 encompasses parts of Ulster and Dutchess counties. The city of Kingston, and the towns of Esopus, Gardiner, New Paltz and Rhinebeck are included in this district.

The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 18th and 19th congressional districts, as well as the 41st and 51st districts of the New York State Senate.

2010s

District 103 contains a majority of Ulster County and a portion of Dutchess County. The city of Kingston, and the towns of Esopus, Gardiner, New Paltz, Plattekill, Rhinebeck and Shandaken are included in this district.

Recent election results

2026

2026 New York State Assembly election, District 103[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarahana Shrestha
Working Families Sarahana Shrestha
Total Sarahana Shrestha (incumbent)
Republican Santos Lopez
Conservative Santos Lopez
Total Santos Lopez
Write-in
Total votes

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 103[3][4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarahana Shrestha (incumbent) 9,219 66.2
Democratic Gabi Madden 4,688 33.7
Write-in 11 0.1
Total votes 13,918 100.0
General election
Democratic Sarahana Shrestha 39,722
Working Families Sarahana Shrestha 7,271
Total Sarahana Shrestha (incumbent) 46,993 64.1
Republican Jack Hayes 22,203
Conservative Jack Hayes 3,973
Total Jack Hayes 26,176 35.7
Write-in 107 0.2
Total votes 73,276 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 103[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarahana Shrestha 7,907 51.8
Democratic Kevin Cahill (incumbent) 7,369 48.2
Write-in 6 0.0
Total votes 15,282 100.0
General election
Democratic Sarahana Shrestha 30,703
Working Families Sarahana Shrestha 5,902
Total Sarahana Shrestha 36,605 60.7
Republican Patrick Sheehan 19,908
Conservative Patrick Sheehan 3,646
Total Patrick Sheehan 23,554 39.1
Write-in 115 0.2
Total votes 60,274 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 103[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Cahill 41,898
Working Families Kevin Cahill 8,217
Independence Kevin Cahill 1,029
Total Kevin Cahill (incumbent) 51,234 69.9
Republican Rex Bridges 19,636
Conservative Rex Bridges 2,404
Total Rex Bridges 22,040 30.1
Write-in 62 0.0
Total votes 73,336 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 103[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Cahill 39,711
Working Families Kevin Cahill 6,468
Total Kevin Cahill (incumbent) 46,179 99.5
Write-in 219 0.5
Total votes 46,398 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 103[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Cahill 37,380
Working Families Kevin Cahill 6,376
Total Kevin Cahill (incumbent) 43,756 77.8
Conservative Jack Hayes 12,416 22.1
Write-in 37 0.1
Total votes 56,209 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 103[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Cahill 20,423
Working Families Kevin Cahill 5,114
Total Kevin Cahill (incumbent) 25,537 61.3
Republican Kevin Roberts 12,556
Conservative Kevin Roberts 3,496
Total Kevin Roberts 16,052 38.5
Write-in 64 0.2
Total votes 41,653 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 103[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Cahill 37,757
Working Families Kevin Cahill 5,406
Independence Kevin Cahill 4,189
Total Kevin Cahill 47,352 99.2
Write-in 375 0.8
Total votes 47,727 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. Philip Pantuso (June 28, 2018). "Sarahana Shrestha defeats incumbent Kevin Cahill in 103rd Assembly District primary". Times Union. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. "Certification for the June 23, 2026 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  3. "2024 Primary Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  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 January 28, 2023.
  6. "2022 State and Local Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  7. "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  9. "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  10. "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  11. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.