New York's 5th State Assembly district

New York's 5th
State Assembly district
New York's 5th; State Assembly district
Assemblymember
	Douglas Smith; R–Holbrook
Demographics	79.1% White; 2.6% Black; 12.2% Hispanic; 4.2% Asian; 0% Native American; 0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.5% Other; 1.3% Multiracial
Population (2020)	127,191

New York's 5th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly.^[2] It has been represented by Republican Assemblyman Douglas M. Smith since 2018.^[3]

Geography

District 5 is in Suffolk County, and includes portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Islip.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 5^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Smith	36,953
	Conservative	Douglas Smith	4,521
	Total	Douglas Smith (incumbent)	41,474	64.5
	Democratic	Michael Reynolds	22,783	35.4
	Write-in		47	0.1
Total votes			64,304	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 5^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Smith	28,974
	Conservative	Douglas Smith	4,269
	Total	Douglas Smith (incumbent)	33,243	67.1
	Democratic	James Anthony	16,278	32.9
	Write-in		5	0.0
Total votes			49,526	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 5^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Smith	32,737
	Conservative	Douglas Smith	3,728
	Independence	Douglas Smith	745
	Total	Douglas Smith (incumbent)	37,210	61.3
	Democratic	Alfred Ianacci	23,516	38.7
	Write-in		7	0.0
Total votes			60,733	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 5^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Smith	21,745
	Conservative	Douglas Smith	2,551
	Independence	Douglas Smith	653
	Reform	Douglas Smith	126
	Total	Douglas Smith (incumbent)	25,075	58.7
	Democratic	Timothy Hall	17,668	41.3
	Write-in		13	0.0
Total votes			42,756	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 special

2018 New York State Assembly special election, District 5^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Smith	2,212
	Conservative	Douglas Smith	621
	Independence	Douglas Smith	177
	Reform	Douglas Smith	21
	Total	Douglas Smith	3,031	63.1
	Democratic	Deborah Slinkosky	1,767	36.8
	Write-in		5	0.1
Total votes			4,803	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 5^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Graf	27,949
	Conservative	Al Graf	4,097
	Independence	Al Graf	1,190
	Reform	Al Graf	148
	Total	Al Graf (incumbent)	33,384	63.5
	Democratic	Deborah Slinkosky	18,313	34.9
	Libertarian	James Smith	824	1.6
	Write-in		26	0.0
Total votes			52,547	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 5^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Graf	12,883
	Conservative	Al Graf	2,892
	Independence	Al Graf	829
	Stop Common Core	Al Graf	364
	Total	Al Graf (incumbent)	16,968	67.0
	Democratic	Deborah Slinkosky	8,365	33.0
	Write-in		3	0.0
Total votes			25,336	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 17^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Graf	19,265
	Conservative	Al Graf	4,007
	Independence	Al Graf	1,221
	Total	Al Graf (incumbent)	24,493	58.7
	Democratic	Victor Salamone	17,183	41.2
	Write-in		29	0.1
Total votes			41,705	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 5^[12]^[13]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth Mangan	1,575	50.9
	Democratic	Ginny Fields (incumbent)	1,519	49.1
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			3,094	100
General election
	Republican	Al Graf	14,268
	Conservative	Al Graf	3,542
	Total	Al Graf	17,810	49.5
	Democratic	Kenneth Mangan	10,588	29.4
	Independence	Ginny Fields	6,041
	Working Families	Ginny Fields	1,538
	Total	Ginny Fields (incumbent)	7,579	21.1
	Write-in		4	0.0
Total votes			35,981	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Members

John Cashmore (1923)

References

^ "Overview of Assembly District 5". Census Reporter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "First Dem in 40 years wins district's Assembly seat". Newsday. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
^ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
^ "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
^ "2018 Special Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
^ "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
^ "2010 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "2010 Primary Results". Suffolk County Board of Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

[1] "Overview of Assembly District 5". Census Reporter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[2] "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[:1-3] "First Dem in 40 years wins district's Assembly seat". Newsday. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

[4] "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2024.

[5] "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[6] "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

[7] "2018 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

[8] "2018 Special Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

[9] "2016 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[10] "2014 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[11] "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

[12] "2010 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[13] "2010 Primary Results". Suffolk County Board of Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

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