New York's 46th State Senate district
Appearance
New York's 46th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 35.5% Democratic 27.4% Republican 27.2% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 84% White 4% Black 7% Hispanic 2% Asian | ||
Population (2017) | 292,635[1] | ||
Registered voters | 203,947[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
[edit]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
[edit]2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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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
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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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
[edit]Primary election | |||||
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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
[edit]Year | Office | Results[9][10] |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 46, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Neil Breslin". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 46". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.