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New York's 46th State Senate district

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New York's 46th
State Senate district

Senator
  Neil Breslin
DDelmar
Registration35.5% Democratic
27.4% Republican
27.2% No party preference
Demographics84% White
4% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2017)292,635[1]
Registered voters203,947[2]

New York's 46th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Neil Breslin since 2023.[3]

District 46 is the newest district in the legislature, having been drawn from pieces of existing Senate districts in 2012, increasing the size of the body from 62 seats to 63.

Geography

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District 46 is located in the western Capital District, including all of Montgomery County and parts of Albany and Schenectady.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 20th congressional districts, and with the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 109th, 111th, and 112nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 46
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Fahy
Working Families Patricia Fahy
Total Patricia Fahy
Republican Ted Danz Jr.
Conservative Ted Danz Jr.
Total Ted Danz Jr.
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2022

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 46[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Breslin 57,780
Working Families Neil Breslin 6,851
Total Neil Breslin 64,631 55.1
Republican Richard Amedure Jr. 43,777
Conservative Richard Amedure Jr. 8,793
Total Richard Amedure Jr. 52,570 44.8
Write-in 75 0.1
Total votes 117,276 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 46[6][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Hinchey 68,167
Working Families Michelle Hinchey 9,935
Total Michelle Hinchey 78,102 50.6
Republican Richard Amedure Jr. 64,227
Conservative Richard Amedure Jr. 8,738
Independence Richard Amedure Jr. 2,069
Total Richard Amedure Jr. 75,034 48.6
Green Robert Alft Jr. 1,280 0.8
Write-in 110 0.1
Total votes 154,526 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 46[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Amedore Jr. 55,703
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 9,201
Independence George Amedore Jr. 2,818
Reform George Amedore Jr. 537
Total George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 68,259 55.8
Democratic Pat Courtney Strong 48,813
Working Families Pat Courtney Strong 3,885
Women's Equality Pat Courtney Strong 1,418
Total Pat Courtney Strong 54,116 44.2
Write-in 32 0.0
Total votes 122,407 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 46[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Green George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 63 50.5
Green Sara Niccoli 48 38.4
Green Marina Karuma-Seales 12 9.6
Green Maurice Hinchey 1 0.8
Green Glenn Raymus 1 0.8
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 125 100.0
General election
Republican George Amedore Jr. 67,723
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 10,581
Independence George Amedore Jr. 4,431
Green George Amedore Jr. 1,499
Reform George Amedore Jr. 482
Total George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 84,716 62.8
Democratic Sara Niccoli 44,192
Working Families Sara Niccoli 4,597
Women's Equality Sara Niccoli 1,282
Total Sara Niccoli 50,071 37.1
Write-in 60 0.1
Total votes 134,847 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 46[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) 66 91.7
Write-in 8 8.3
Total votes 72 100.0
General election
Republican George Amedore Jr. 40,628
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 9,267
Independence George Amedore Jr. 2,804
Stop Common Core George Amedore Jr. 854
Total George Amedore Jr. 53,553 56.0
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 34,153
Working Families Cecilia Tkaczyk 5,036
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk 2,820
Total Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) 42,009 43.9
Write-in 108 0.1
Total votes 95,670 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 46[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 3,392 51.7
Democratic Thomas Dolan 2,202 33.6
Democratic Monica Arias Miranda 961 14.7
Write-in 0 8.3
Total votes 6,555 100.0
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk 23 53.5
Green Thomas Dolan 10 23.2
Green Monica Arias Miranda 9 20.9
Green Neill Hammond 1 2.3
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 43 100.0
General election
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 55,498
Working Families Cecilia Tkaczyk 5,823
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk 1,892
Total Cecilia Tkaczyk 63,213 49.985
Republican George Amedore Jr. 51,312
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 8,286
Independence George Amedore Jr. 3,597
Total George Amedore Jr. 63,195 49.970
Write-in 57 0.1
Total votes 126,465 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

Federal results in District 46

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Year Office Results[9][10]
2020 President Biden 51.1 – 46.6%
2016 President Trump 49.4 – 45.2%
2012 President Obama 53.6 – 44.3%
Senate Gillibrand 67.8 – 30.5%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 46, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Neil Breslin". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 46". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.