2018 New York State Senate election

Elections to the New York State Senate took place on November 6, 2018. Primary elections were held on September 13, 2018.

2018 New York State Senate election

November 6, 2018
All 63 seats in the New York State Senate 32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.59%[1]
Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins John J. Flanagan Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 35th District 2nd District Seats before 31 32[lower-alpha 1] Seats won 39[lower-alpha 2] 23 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 3,242,586 1,926,123 Percentage 55.98% 33.25% Swing 4.48% 3.27%
Democratic hold      Republican hold      Democratic gain      Simcha Felder
Temporary President and Majority Leader before election John J. Flanagan Republican Temporary President and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Democratic

In April 2018, The Wall Street Journal described the State Senate as the "last bastion of power" of the Republican Party in the State of New York.[2] On Election Day, Democrats gained control of the chamber from the Republicans by picking up eight seats.[3][4] The following day, The New York Times wrote that the Democrats had "decisively evict[ed] Republicans from running the State Senate, which they [had] controlled for all but three years since World War II".[5] Enrolled Democrats won 40 of the chamber's 63 seats, including all but one seat in New York City and six of the nine seats on Long Island, the latter of which had been under total Republican control since the early 1970s. (Brooklyn Senator Simcha Felder, a Democrat who had previously caucused with the Republicans, sought to re-join the Senate Democratic Conference, but was turned down in December 2018; he was later accepted into the Conference on July 1, 2019.[6][7])

The Democrats' election victories made possible the January 2019 election of Andrea Stewart-Cousins as the first female Majority Leader and Temporary President in the chamber's history.[8]

Party composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic		Republican
	Mainline Caucus	SF[lower-alpha 3][6]
End 2017-2018 Session	31	1	31	63
Begin 2019-2020 Session	39	1	23	63
Latest Voting Share	61.9%	1.6%	36.5%

The vote totals for each party were:

Party	Votes	Percentage	Swing
Democratic	3,242,586	55.98%	4.48%
Republican	1,926,123	33.25%	3.27%
Conservative	253,452	4.38%	0.69%
Independence	155,542	2.69%	0.38%
Working Families	143,776	2.48%	0.40%
Women's Equality	33,835	0.58%	0.11%
Reform	25,362	0.44%	0.12%
Green	10,539	0.18%	0.36%
Stop de Blasio	415	0.01%	New
Upstate Jobs	347	0.01%	New
Tax Revolt	278	0.00%	0.02%

Summary of results

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1	Kenneth LaValle		Rep	Kenneth LaValle		Rep
2	John J. Flanagan		Rep	John J. Flanagan		Rep
3	Thomas Croci		Rep	Monica Martinez		Dem
4	Phil Boyle		Rep	Phil Boyle		Rep
5	Carl L. Marcellino		Rep	Jim Gaughran		Dem
6	Kemp Hannon		Rep	Kevin Thomas		Dem
7	Elaine Phillips		Rep	Anna Kaplan		Dem
8	John Brooks		Dem	John Brooks		Dem
9	Todd Kaminsky		Dem	Todd Kaminsky		Dem
10	James Sanders Jr.		Dem	James Sanders Jr.		Dem
11	Tony Avella		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	John Liu		Dem
12	Michael Gianaris		Dem	Michael Gianaris		Dem
13	Jose Peralta		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	Jessica Ramos		Dem
14	Leroy Comrie		Dem	Leroy Comrie		Dem
15	Joseph Addabbo Jr.		Dem	Joseph Addabbo Jr.		Dem
16	Toby Ann Stavisky		Dem	Toby Ann Stavisky		Dem
17	Simcha Felder		Dem[lower-alpha 5]	Simcha Felder		Dem[lower-alpha 6]
18	Martin Malave Dilan		Dem	Julia Salazar		Dem
19	Roxanne Persaud		Dem	Roxanne Persaud		Dem
20	Jesse Hamilton		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	Zellnor Myrie		Dem
21	Kevin Parker		Dem	Kevin Parker		Dem
22	Martin Golden		Rep	Andrew Gounardes		Dem
23	Diane Savino		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	Diane Savino		Dem
24	Andrew Lanza		Rep	Andrew Lanza		Rep
25	Velmanette Montgomery		Dem	Velmanette Montgomery		Dem
26	Brian P. Kavanagh		Dem	Brian P. Kavanagh		Dem
27	Brad Hoylman		Dem	Brad Hoylman		Dem
28	Liz Krueger		Dem	Liz Krueger		Dem
29	Jose M. Serrano		Dem	Jose M. Serrano		Dem
30	Brian Benjamin		Dem	Brian Benjamin		Dem
31	Marisol Alcantara		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	Robert Jackson		Dem
32	Luis R. Sepúlveda		Dem	Luis R. Sepúlveda		Dem
33	Gustavo Rivera		Dem	Gustavo Rivera		Dem
34	Jeffrey D. Klein		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	Alessandra Biaggi		Dem
35	Andrea Stewart-Cousins		Dem	Andrea Stewart-Cousins		Dem
36	Jamaal Bailey		Dem	Jamaal Bailey		Dem
37	Shelley Mayer		Dem	Shelley Mayer		Dem
38	David Carlucci		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	David Carlucci		Dem
39	William J. Larkin Jr.		Rep	James Skoufis		Dem
40	Terrence Murphy		Rep	Peter Harckham		Dem
41	Sue Serino		Rep	Sue Serino		Rep
42	John Bonacic		Rep	Jen Metzger		Dem
43	Kathy Marchione		Rep	Daphne Jordan		Rep
44	Neil Breslin		Dem	Neil Breslin		Dem
45	Betty Little		Rep	Betty Little		Rep
46	George A. Amedore Jr.		Rep	George A. Amedore Jr.		Rep
47	Joseph Griffo		Rep	Joseph Griffo		Rep
48	Patty Ritchie		Rep	Patty Ritchie		Rep
49	Jim Tedisco		Rep	Jim Tedisco		Rep
50	John DeFrancisco		Rep	Bob Antonacci		Rep
51	James Seward		Rep	James Seward		Rep
52	Fred Akshar		Rep	Fred Akshar		Rep
53	David Valesky		Dem[lower-alpha 4]	Rachel May		Dem
54	Pam Helming		Rep	Pam Helming		Rep
55	Richard Funke		Rep	Richard Funke		Rep
56	Joseph Robach		Rep	Joseph Robach		Rep
57	Catharine Young		Rep	Catharine Young		Rep
58	Tom O'Mara		Rep	Tom O'Mara		Rep
59	Patrick Gallivan		Rep	Patrick Gallivan		Rep
60	Chris Jacobs		Rep	Chris Jacobs		Rep
61	Michael Ranzenhofer		Rep	Michael Ranzenhofer		Rep
62	Robert Ortt		Rep	Robert Ortt		Rep
63	Timothy Kennedy		Dem	Timothy Kennedy		Dem

Sources:[9][10][11]

Retiring incumbents

Five incumbent Republican senators did not seek re-election in 2018. They were:

• Thomas Croci (R), District 3[12]
• William J. Larkin Jr. (R), District 39[13]
• John Bonacic (R), District 42[14]
• Kathy Marchione (R), District 43[15]
• John A. DeFrancisco (R), District 50[16]

Incumbents defeated

In primary

Seven incumbent Senators (all Democrats) ran for re-election, but were defeated in the September 13 primaries.[17] They were:

• Tony Avella (D-District 11)
• Jose Peralta (D-District 13)
• Martin Malave Dilan (D-District 18)[18]
• Jesse Hamilton (D-District 20)
• Marisol Alcantara (D-District 31)
• Jeffrey D. Klein (D-District 34)
• David Valesky (D-District 53)

With the exception of Sen. Dilan, all politicians had been members of the Independent Democratic Conference.[19][20]

In general election

The following Republican incumbents were defeated on Election Day:

• Carl L. Marcellino (R-District 5)
• Kemp Hannon (R-District 6)
• Elaine Phillips (R-District 7)
• Martin Golden (R-District 22)
• Terrence Murphy (R-District 40)

The six Democratic members of the IDC who were defeated in the September primaries (Sens. Avella, Peralta, Hamilton, Alcantara, Klein, and Valesky) were also on the ballot in November on either the Independence Party line, the Women's Equality Party line, or both (Sen. Peralta also received votes on the Reform Party line). With the exception of Sen. Avella, none publicly campaigned after being defeated on primary day. None of the six were re-elected.[11]

Detailed results

Vote share of each candidate by main party per district. Candidates can run on multiple parties in New York; the shading is the sum of votes a candidate received for all parties, although only the main party is used for shading. Simcha Felder is considered a Democrat for purposes of this map.

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63

• The New York State Board of Elections only publishes results for contested primary elections.

Sources:[9][21][22]

District 1

The 1st district consists of roughly the eastern half of Long Island, including East Hampton, Hampton Bays, and Riverhead. Republican incumbent Kenneth LaValle has represented this district since 1977.

New York's 1st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth LaValle	60,586	48.5
	Conservative	Kenneth LaValle	6,920	5.6
	Independence	Kenneth LaValle	3,150	2.5
	Reform	Kenneth LaValle	361	0.3
	Total	Kenneth LaValle (incumbent)	71,017	56.9
	Democratic	Greg Fischer	53,790	43.1
Total votes			124,807	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located on Long Island and includes Centereach, Smithtown, and Stony Brook. Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan has represented this district since 2003.

New York's 2nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Flanagan	57,621	47.9
	Conservative	John J. Flanagan	6,682	5.5
	Independence	John J. Flanagan	1,524	1.3
	Reform	John J. Flanagan	227	0.2
	Total	John J. Flanagan (incumbent)	66,054	54.9
	Democratic	Kathleen Cleary	52,861	44.0
	Women's Equality	Kathleen Cleary	1,291	1.1
	Total	Kathleen Cleary	54,152	45.1
Total votes			120,206	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd district is located on Long Island and includes Medford, Ronkonkoma, and Sayville. Republican Thomas Croci has represented this district since 2015. Croci did not run for reelection.[12] Republican Assemblymember Dean Murray and Democrat Monica Martinez ran for election to this seat, and Martinez prevailed.

New York's 3rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Martinez	46,967	49.3
	Working Families	Monica Martinez	1,428	1.5
	Women's Equality	Monica Martinez	765	0.8
	Total	Monica Martinez	49,160	51.6
	Republican	Dean Murray	40,195	42.2
	Conservative	Dean Murray	4,798	5.0
	Independence	Dean Murray	960	1.0
	Reform	Dean Murray	211	0.2
	Total	Dean Murray	46,164	48.4
Total votes			95,320	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

The 4th district is located on the South Shore of Long Island including the towns of Babylon and Islip. Republican Phil Boyle has represented this district since 2013.

New York's 4th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Boyle	46,143	45.3
	Conservative	Phil Boyle	5,172	5.1
	Independence	Phil Boyle	1,247	1.2
	Reform	Phil Boyle	205	0.2
	Total	Phil Boyle (incumbent)	52,767	51.8
	Democratic	Lou D'Amaro	47,294	46.4
	Working Families	Lou D'Amaro	1,194	1.2
	Women's Equality	Lou D'Amaro	643	0.6
	Total	Lou D'Amaro	49,131	48.2
Total votes			101,898	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

The 5th district is located on the North Shore of Long Island including Huntington and Oyster Bay. Republican Carl Marcellino has represented this district since a 1995 special election. After having nearly upset Marcellino in 2016, Democratic challenger Jim Gaughran challenged Marcellino again in 2018 and won.

New York's 5th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Gaughran	65,673	53.0
	Working Families	Jim Gaughran	1,465	1.2
	Women's Equality	Jim Gaughran	889	0.7
	Total	Jim Gaughran	68,027	54.9
	Republican	Carl L. Marcellino	49,411	39.9
	Conservative	Carl L. Marcellino	5,223	4.2
	Independence	Carl L. Marcellino	952	0.8
	Reform	Carl L. Marcellino	239	0.2
	Total	Carl L. Marcellino (incumbent)	55,825	45.1
Total votes			123,852	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 6

The 6th district is located in western Long Island including Garden City, Hempstead, and Levittown. Republican Kemp Hannon has represented this district since a 1989 special election. In an unexpected upset, Democratic challenger Kevin Thomas defeated Hannon.[23]

New York's 6th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Thomas	53,630	49.4
	Working Families	Kevin Thomas	1,028	0.9
	Women's Equality	Kevin Thomas	546	0.5
	Total	Kevin Thomas	55,204	50.8
	Republican	Kemp Hannon	47,510	43.7
	Conservative	Kemp Hannon	4,906	4.5
	Independence	Kemp Hannon	810	0.8
	Reform	Kemp Hannon	170	0.2
	Total	Kemp Hannon (incumbent)	53,396	49.2
Total votes			108,600	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

The 7th district is made up of the Northern Nassau suburbs, including Manhasset, Mineola, and New Cassel. Republican Elaine Phillips was narrowly elected in 2016. Democrat Anna Kaplan defeated Phillips.

New York's 7th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Kaplan	60,969	53.6
	Working Families	Anna Kaplan	1,120	1.0
	Women's Equality	Anna Kaplan	588	0.5
	Total	Anna Kaplan	62,677	55.1
	Republican	Elaine Phillips	46,115	40.5
	Conservative	Elaine Phillips	3,959	3.5
	Independence	Elaine Phillips	771	0.7
	Reform	Elaine Phillips	230	0.2
	Total	Elaine Phillips (incumbent)	51,075	44.9
Total votes			113,752	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

The 8th district is located on the South Shore of Long Island and includes Amityville, Freeport, and Seaford. Democrat John Brooks was first elected in 2016.

New York's 8th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Brooks	61,784	53.2
	Working Families	John Brooks	1,240	1.1
	Women's Equality	John Brooks	655	0.5
	Total	John Brooks (incumbent)	63,679	54.8
	Republican	Jeffrey Pravato	46,719	40.2
	Conservative	Jeffrey Pravato	4,831	4.2
	Independence	Jeffrey Pravato	764	0.7
	Reform	Jeffrey Pravato	174	0.1
	Total	Jeffrey Pravato	52,488	45.2
Total votes			116,167	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

The 9th district is made up of southwestern Nassau County, including Long Beach, Rockville Centre, and Valley Stream. Democrat Todd Kaminsky was initially elected in a 2016 special election.[24]

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	505	79.8
	Reform	Francis Becker Jr.	114	18.0
	Reform	Other	14	2.2
Total votes			633	100.0

General election

New York's 9th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	70,538	59.4
	Working Families	Todd Kaminsky	1,110	0.9
	Independence	Todd Kaminsky	918	0.8
	Women's Equality	Todd Kaminsky	693	0.6
	Reform	Todd Kaminsky	153	0.1
	Total	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	73,412	61.8
	Republican	Francis Becker Jr.	41,095	34.6
	Conservative	Francis Becker Jr.	4,044	3.4
	Tax Revolt	Francis Becker Jr.	278	0.2
	Total	Francis Becker Jr.	45,417	38.2
Total votes			118,829	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

The 10th district includes the southern neighborhoods of Queens, such as Richmond Hill & Springfield Gardens, as well as parts of the Rockaway Peninsula including Arverne and Edgemere. Democrat James Sanders Jr. has represented this district since 2013.

New York's 10th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	62,095	97.5
	Working Families	James Sanders Jr.	1,461	2.3
	Reform	James Sanders Jr.	148	0.2
	Total	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	63,704	100.0
Total votes			63,704	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

The 11th district is located in the northeast suburbs of Queens, including the neighborhoods of Bayside, College Point, and Little Neck. Democrat Tony Avella, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2011. Avella was defeated by John Liu in the Democratic primary, but remained in the race on third-party lines. On Election Day, Liu prevailed.

Democratic primary

• Tony Avella, incumbent
• John Liu, former New York City Comptroller

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Liu	12,578	52.3
	Democratic	Tony Avella (incumbent)	11,489	47.7
Total votes			24,067	100.0

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vickie Paladino	1,735	56.7
	Republican	Simon Minching	1,323	43.3
Total votes			3,058	100.0

General election

New York's 11th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Liu	42,047	53.6
	Republican	Vickie Paladino	19,062	24.3
	Independence	Tony Avella	15,528	19.8
	Women's Equality	Tony Avella	713	0.9
	Total	Tony Avella (incumbent)	16,241	20.7
	Conservative	Simon Minching	1,123	1.4
Total votes			78,473	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

The 12th district is located in Queens, including the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside. Democrat Michael Gianaris has represented this district since 2011.

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Opportunity to Ballot	162	100.0
Total votes			162	100.0

General election

New York's 12th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Gianaris	65,892	91.6
	Working Families	Michael Gianaris	6,076	8.4
	Total	Michael Gianaris (incumbent)	71,968	100.0
Total votes			71,968	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district is located in Queens, including the neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. Democrat Jose Peralta, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since a 2010 special election. Democratic challenger Jessica Ramos won the Democratic primary and the general election.

Democratic primary

• Jose Peralta, incumbent
• Jessica Ramos, community activist[25]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	12,550	54.8
	Democratic	Jose Peralta (incumbent)	10,362	45.2
Total votes			22,912	100.0

General election

New York's 13th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	41,573	85.9
	Working Families	Jessica Ramos	1,886	3.9
	Total	Jessica Ramos	43,459	89.8
	Independence	Jose Peralta	3,769	7.8
	Reform	Jose Peralta	766	1.6
	Women's Equality	Jose Peralta	404	0.8
	Total	Jose Peralta (incumbent)	4,939	10.2
Total votes			48,398	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

The 14th district is centered around the Queens neighborhood of Jamaica, and also includes Laurelton and St. Albans. Democrat Leroy Comrie has represented this district since 2015.

New York's 14th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leroy Comrie	76,188	97.2
	Working Families	Leroy Comrie	1,972	2.5
	Reform	Leroy Comrie	217	0.3
	Total	Leroy Comrie (incumbent)	78,377	100.0
Total votes			78,377	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district includes the central neighborhoods of Queens, such as Middle Village & Ozone Park, and the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula. Democrat Joseph Addabbo Jr. has represented this district since 2009.

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Sullivan	3,377	67.8
	Republican	Slawomir Platta	1,602	32.2
Total votes			4,979	100.0

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Opportunity to Ballot	285	100.0
Total votes			285	100.0

General election

New York's 15th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo	44,706	61.0
	Working Families	Joseph Addabbo	2,262	3.1
	Total	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	46,968	64.1
	Republican	Thomas Sullivan	22,729	31.0
	Conservative	Thomas Sullivan	2,762	3.8
	Independence	Thomas Sullivan	611	0.8
	Reform	Thomas Sullivan	179	0.3
	Total	Thomas Sullivan	26,281	35.9
Total votes			73,249	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

The 16th district contains the Queens neighborhoods of Elmhurst and Flushing. Democrat Toby Ann Stavisky has represented this district since 1999.

New York's 16th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky	39,951	89.0
	Working Families	Toby Ann Stavisky	2,201	4.9
	Women's Equality	Toby Ann Stavisky	664	1.5
	Total	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	42,816	95.4
	Reform	Vincent Pazienza	2,053	4.6
Total votes			44,869	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

The 17th district is located in southwestern Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Kensington, and Midwood. Democrat Simcha Felder, a Democrat that has caucused with the Republicans from 2013 to 2018, has represented this district since 2013.

Democratic primary

• Simcha Felder, incumbent
• Blake Morris, attorney[26]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simcha Felder (incumbent)	15,589	65.5
	Democratic	Blake Morris	8,200	34.5
Total votes			23,789	100.0

General election

New York's 17th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simcha Felder	20,585	42.1
	Republican	Simcha Felder	18,152	37.1
	Conservative	Simcha Felder	2,283	4.7
	Independence	Simcha Felder	524	1.1
	Total	Simcha Felder (incumbent)	41,544	85.0
	Working Families	Jumaane Williams	6,611	13.5
	Reform	Luis Rivera	733	1.5
Total votes			48,888	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district includes the northern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and Williamsburg. Democrat Martin Malave Dilan has represented this district since 2013. He previously represented the 17th District from 2003-2012. Democrat Julia Salazar won the Democratic primary and the general election.

Democratic primary

• Martin Malave Dilan, incumbent
• Julia Salazar, political activist

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Salazar	21,419	58.9
	Democratic	Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent)	14,974	41.1
Total votes			36,393	100.0

General election

New York's 18th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Salazar	71,329	100.0
Total votes			71,329	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

The 19th district is located in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Canarsie, East New York, and parts of Sheepshead Bay. Democrat Roxanne Persaud was initially elected in a 2015 special election.

New York's 19th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud	68,041	88.2
	Working Families	Roxanne Persaud	1,279	1.7
	Total	Roxanne Persaud (incumbent)	69,320	89.9
	Republican	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	7,117	9.2
	Conservative	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	703	0.9
	Total	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	7,820	10.1
Total votes			77,140	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

The 20th district is centered around the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights. It also includes parts of Brownsville and Sunset Park. Democrat Jesse Hamilton, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2015. Democratic challenger Zellnor Myrie won the Democratic primary and the general election.

Democratic primary

• Jesse Hamilton, incumbent
• Zellnor Myrie, lawyer and former legislative director in New York City Council[27]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	23,784	54.0
	Democratic	Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)	20,266	46.0
Total votes			44,050	100.0

General election

New York's 20th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	67,683	85.8
	Working Families	Zellnor Myrie	5,491	6.9
	Total	Zellnor Myrie	73,174	92.7
	Independence	Jesse Hamilton	4,983	6.3
	Women's Equality	Jesse Hamilton	745	1.0
	Total	Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)	5,728	7.3
Total votes			78,902	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

The 21st district includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Flatlands, and Park Slope. Democrat Kevin Parker has represented this district since 2003.

New York's 21st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Parker	85,830	88.2
	Working Families	Kevin Parker	8,627	8.8
	Total	Kevin Parker (incumbent)	94,457	97.0
	Conservative	Brian Kelly	2,893	3.0
Total votes			97,350	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 22

The 22nd district is located in southwestern Brooklyn, including Dyker Heights and Manhattan Beach. Republican Martin Golden has represented this district since 2003. Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes defeated Ross Barkan in the Democratic primary and narrowly defeated Golden in the general election.[28]

Democratic primary

• Ross Barkan, journalist
• Andrew Gounardes, 2012 Democratic nominee for NY-SD22[29]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	9,007	57.7
	Democratic	Ross Barkan	6,616	42.3
Total votes			15,623	100.0

General election

New York's 22nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	31,736	48.3
	Working Families	Andrew Gounardes	1,599	2.4
	Reform	Andrew Gounardes	172	0.3
	Total	Andrew Gounardes	33,507	51.0
	Republican	Martin Golden	28,453	43.3
	Conservative	Martin Golden	2,885	4.4
	Independence	Martin Golden	898	1.3
	Total	Martin Golden (incumbent)	32,236	49.0
Total votes			65,743	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

The 23rd district includes the southwestern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bath Beach & Coney Island, as well as parts of the North Shore neighborhoods of Staten Island, such as Port Richmond and Stapleton. Democrat Diane Savino, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2005.

Democratic primary

• Jasmine Robinson, legal secretary[30]
• Diane Savino, incumbent
• Brandon Stradford

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino (incumbent)	13,270	67.5
	Democratic	Jasmine Robinson	4,015	20.4
	Democratic	Brandon Stradford	2,363	12.1
Total votes			19,648	100.0

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Diane Savino (incumbent)	531	91.4
	Reform	Other	50	8.6
Total votes			581	100.0

General election

New York's 23rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino	43,429	66.5
	Independence	Diane Savino	1,019	1.6
	Women's Equality	Diane Savino	282	0.4
	Reform	Diane Savino	265	0.4
	Total	Diane Savino (incumbent)	44,995	68.9
	Republican	David Krainert	16,861	25.8
	Conservative	David Krainert	1,223	1.9
	Total	David Krainert	18,084	27.7
	Working Families	Jasmine Robinson	2,196	3.4
Total votes			65,275	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 24

The 24th district contains the majority of Staten Island, including the South Shore neighborhoods of Annadale and Pleasant Plains. Republican Andrew Lanza has represented this district since 2007.

New York's 24th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Lanza	65,185	81.3
	Conservative	Andrew Lanza	6,561	8.2
	Independence	Andrew Lanza	6,238	7.8
	Reform	Andrew Lanza	2,169	2.7
	Total	Andrew Lanza (incumbent)	80,153	100.0
Total votes			80,153	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

The 25th district includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Red Hook. Democrat Velmanette Montgomery has represented this district since 1983. She previously represented the 18th District from 1993-2012 and the 22nd District from 1985-1992.

New York's 25th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Velmanette Montgomery	99,071	89.9
	Working Families	Velmanette Montgomery	11,104	10.1
	Total	Velmanette Montgomery (incumbent)	110,175	100.0
Total votes			110,175	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 26

The 26th district includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights & Greenpoint, as well as a significant portion of Lower Manhattan, including the Financial District, SoHo, and Tribeca. Democrat Brian Kavanagh was first elected in a 2017 special election.

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Anthony Arias	335	84.4
	Reform	Other	62	15.6
Total votes			397	100.0

General election

New York's 26th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Kavanagh	73,740	80.9
	Working Families	Brian Kavanagh	6,373	7.0
	Total	Brian Kavanagh (incumbent)	80,113	87.9
	Republican	Anthony Arias	9,615	10.5
	Reform	Anthony Arias	530	0.6
	Total	Anthony Arias	10,145	11.1
	Conservative	Stuart Avrick	913	1.0
Total votes			91,171	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 27

The 27th district includes the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of East Village & Greenwich Village, as well as parts of Midtown Manhattan, such as Hell's Kitchen & the Garment District. Democrat Brad Hoylman has represented this district since 2013.

New York's 27th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	99,229	92.5
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman	8,004	7.5
	Total	Brad Hoylman (incumbent)	107,233	100.0
Total votes			107,233	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

The 28th district includes the Manhattan neighborhoods of Murray Hill and the Upper East Side. Democrat Liz Krueger has represented this district since 2013. She previously represented the 26th District from 2002-2012.

Independence primary

Independence primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Opportunity to Ballot	88	100.0
Total votes			88	100.0

General election

New York's 28th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Liz Krueger	90,487	79.3
	Working Families	Liz Krueger	2,793	2.5
	Total	Liz Krueger (incumbent)	93,280	81.8
	Republican	Peter Holmberg	19,551	17.1
	Independence	Peter Holmberg	703	0.6
	Stop de Blasio	Peter Holmberg	415	0.4
	Reform	Peter Holmberg	94	0.1
	Total	Peter Holmberg	20,763	18.2
Total votes			114,043	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

The 29th district includes the Manhattan neighborhoods of parts of the Upper West Side & Yorkville, and parts of southern The Bronx including Highbridge & Mott Haven. Democrat José M. Serrano has represented this district since 2013. He previously represented the 28th District from 2005 to 2012.

New York's 29th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose M. Serrano (incumbent)	68,681	92.9
	Republican	Jose A. Colon	5,237	7.1
Total votes			73,918	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

The 30th district is located in Upper Manhattan and includes Hamilton Heights and Harlem. Democrat Brian Benjamin was initially elected in a 2017 special election.

New York's 30th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin	90,746	94.0
	Working Families	Brian Benjamin	5,782	6.0
	Total	Brian Benjamin (incumbent)	96,528	100.0
Total votes			96,528	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

The 31st district stretches along the western coast of Manhattan , spanning across the Hudson River, taking in Inwood, Washington Heights, and parts of Hell's Kitchen and the Upper West Side. Democrat Marisol Alcantara, a member of the former IDC, was initially elected in 2016. Democrat Robert Jackson defeated Alcantara in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election.

Democratic primary

• Marisol Alcantara, incumbent
• Robert Jackson, former New York City councilman
• Thomas Leon
• Tirso Santiago Pina

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Jackson	29,140	56.2
	Democratic	Marisol Alcantara (incumbent)	19,885	38.3
	Democratic	Tirso Pina	2,076	4.0
	Democratic	Thomas Leon	778	1.5
Total votes			51,879	100.0

General election

New York's 31st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Jackson	81,821	83.6
	Working Families	Robert Jackson	5,145	5.3
	Total	Robert Jackson	86,966	88.9
	Republican	Melinda Crump	6,067	6.2
	Reform	Melinda Crump	168	0.2
	Total	Melinda Crump	6,235	6.4
	Independence	Marisol Alcantara (incumbent)	4,660	4.7
Total votes			97,861	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 32

The 32nd district is located in south Bronx, including Castle Hill, and parts of Hunts Point and Parkchester. Democrat Luis Sepúlveda has represented this district since winning a special election in April 2018.[31]

New York's 32nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda	58,019	93.1
	Working Families	Luis Sepúlveda	1,130	1.8
	Total	Luis R. Sepúlveda (incumbent)	59,149	94.9
	Republican	Patrick Delices	2,183	3.5
	Reform	Pamela Stewart-Martinez	566	0.9
	Conservative	Migdalia Denis	415	0.7
Total votes			62,313	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

The 33rd district is located in West Bronx, including Fordham Heights and Tremont. Democrat Gustavo Rivera has represented this district since 2011.

New York's 33rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	45,627	93.2
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	906	1.9
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	46,533	95.1
	Republican	Nicole Torres	2,099	4.3
	Conservative	Steve Stern	302	0.6
Total votes			48,934	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

The 34th district includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Riverdale and Schuylerville, as well as some inner suburbs of New York City, including Pelham and parts of Mount Vernon. Democrat Jeff Klein, the leader of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2005. Democrat Alessandra Biaggi defeated Klein in the Democratic primary and won the general election.

Democratic primary

• Alessandra Biaggi, Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign[32]
• Jeffrey D. Klein, incumbent

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alessandra Biaggi	19,318	54.3
	Democratic	Jeffrey D. Klein (incumbent)	16,290	45.7
Total votes			35,608	100.0

General election

New York's 34th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alessandra Biaggi	58,112	73.0
	Working Families	Alessandra Biaggi	2,470	3.1
	Total	Alessandra Biaggi	60,582	76.1
	Republican	Richard Ribustello	11,875	14.9
	Independence	Jeffrey D. Klein (incumbent)	5,736	7.2
	Conservative	Antonio Vitiello	1,430	1.8
Total votes			79,623	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

The 35th district is located in the inner suburbs of New York City, including Greenburgh, Yonkers, and parts of New Rochelle. Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Senate Minority Leader, has represented this district since 2007.

Democratic primary

• Andrea Stewart-Cousins, incumbent
• Virginia Perez

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent)	25,129	80.9
	Democratic	Virginia Perez	5,925	19.1
Total votes			31,054	100.0

General election

New York's 35th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	74,393	92.9
	Working Families	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	2,630	3.3
	Independence	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	1,594	2.0
	Women's Equality	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	885	1.1
	Reform	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	572	0.7
	Total	Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent)	80,074	100.0
Total votes			80,074	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

The 36th district includes the northern neighborhoods of the Bronx, including Norwood, Wakefield, and Williamsbridge, as well as the majority of Mount Vernon. Democrat Jamaal Bailey was initially elected in 2016.

New York's 36th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamaal Bailey	73,189	95.8
	Working Families	Jamaal Bailey	1,516	2.0
	Total	Jamaal Bailey (incumbent)	74,705	97.8
	Conservative	Robert Diamond	1,688	2.2
Total votes			76,393	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 37

The 37th district is located in the New York City suburbs, including the towns of Bedford, Eastchester, Rye. Democrat Shelley Mayer has represented this district since winning a special election in April 2018.[33]

New York's 37th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Mayer	70,011	89.5
	Women's Equality	Shelley Mayer	4,967	6.4
	Working Families	Shelley Mayer	1,688	2.2
	Independence	Shelley Mayer	1,516	1.9
	Total	Shelley Mayer (incumbent)	78,182	100.0
Total votes			78,182	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

The 38th district is located within the New York City suburbs of Briarcliff Manor and Clarkstown. Democrat David Carlucci, a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), was first elected in 2010. Like other former IDC members, Carlucci received a Democratic primary challenge in 2018. After defeating Julie Goldberg in the primary,[34] Carlucci turned back Republican Scott Vanderhoef in the general election.[35]

Democratic primary

• David Carlucci, incumbent
• Julie Goldberg, school librarian[36]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci (incumbent)	13,066	53.9
	Democratic	Julie Goldberg	11,174	46.1
Total votes			24,240	100.0

General election

New York's 38th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci	60,990	63.3
	Women's Equality	David Carlucci	2,019	2.1
	Total	David Carlucci (incumbent)	63,009	65.4
	Republican	C. Scott Vanderhoef	26,265	27.3
	Conservative	C. Scott Vanderhoef	4,242	4.4
	Reform	C. Scott Vanderhoef	2,097	2.2
	Independence	C. Scott Vanderhoef	723	0.7
	Total	C. Scott Vanderhoef	33,327	34.6
Total votes			96,336	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

The 39th district is located in the Hudson Valley region, including Crawford, Marlborough, and Stony Point. Republican Sen. William J. Larkin Jr. did not seek re-election.[13] Democratic Assemblymember James Skoufis defeated Republican Tom Basile in the general election.

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	James Skoufis	931	99.7
	Reform	Other	3	0.3
Total votes			934	100.0

General election

New York's 39th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Skoufis	48,267	50.5
	Working Families	James Skoufis	1,862	2.0
	Reform	James Skoufis	712	0.8
	Women's Equality	James Skoufis	707	0.7
	Total	James Skoufis	51,548	54.0
	Republican	Tom Basile	34,195	35.8
	Conservative	Tom Basile	5,080	5.3
	Independence	Tom Basile	4,713	4.9
	Total	Tom Basile	43,988	46.0
Total votes			95,536	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 40

The 40th district is located in the Hudson Valley, including Beekman, Carmel, and New Castle. Republican Terrence Murphy has represented this district since 2015. Murphy was challenged by Democrat Peter Harckham. As of November 8, Murphy had not conceded the race, and Harckham led Murphy by 2,121 votes.[37] Harckham defeated Murphy by 3,834 votes.[38][9]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Harckham	11,647	53.5
	Democratic	Robert Kesten	10,119	46.5
Total votes			21,766	100.0

General election

New York's 40th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Harckham	59,560	49.4
	Working Families	Peter Harckham	1,777	1.5
	Women's Equality	Peter Harckham	818	0.7
	Total	Peter Harckham	62,155	51.6
	Republican	Terrence Murphy	49,730	41.3
	Conservative	Terrence Murphy	6,550	5.4
	Independence	Terrence Murphy	1,681	1.4
	Reform	Terrence Murphy	360	0.3
	Total	Terrence Murphy (incumbent)	58,321	48.4
Total votes			120,476	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 41

The 41st district is located in the Hudson Valley, including Philipstown, Poughkeepsie, and Stanford. Republican Susan J. Serino has represented this district since 2015. As of November 8, Democratic candidate Karen Smythe had not conceded the race, although she trailed Serino by 2,146 votes.[37] Smythe conceded on December 3, 2018.[39]

New York's 41st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Serino	49,685	42.1
	Conservative	Sue Serino	7,683	6.5
	Independence	Sue Serino	1,698	1.4
	Reform	Sue Serino	368	0.3
	Total	Sue Serino (incumbent)	59,434	50.3
	Democratic	Karen Smythe	55,582	47.0
	Working Families	Karen Smythe	2,274	1.9
	Women's Equality	Karen Smythe	890	0.8
	Total	Karen Smythe	58,746	49.7
Total votes			118,180	100.0
	Republican hold

District 42

The 42nd district is located in the Hudson Valley, including Liberty, Middletown, and New Paltz. Republican John Bonacic, who has represented this district since 1999, did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by Democrat Jen Metzger.[14]

Democratic primary

• Pramilla Malick, 2016 Democratic nominee for NYSD-42[40]
• Jen Metzger, Rosendale town councilwoman[41]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jen Metzger	10,797	61.7
	Democratic	Pramilla Malick	6,707	38.3
Total votes			17,504	100.0

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Ann Rabbitt	597	92.4
	Reform	Other	49	7.6
Total votes			646	100.0

General election

New York's 42nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jen Metzger	48,556	48.1
	Working Families	Jen Metzger	2,730	2.7
	Women's Equality	Jen Metzger	1,006	1.0
	Total	Jen Metzger	52,292	51.8
	Republican	Ann Rabbitt	41,648	41.3
	Conservative	Ann Rabbitt	5,362	5.3
	Independence	Ann Rabbitt	1,225	1.2
	Reform	Ann Rabbitt	337	0.4
	Total	Ann Rabbitt	48,572	48.2
Total votes			100,864	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 43

The 43rd district is located in the Capital District, including the eastern suburbs of Albany, such as East Greenbush, as well as Hudson, Saratoga Springs, and Schaghticoke. Republican Kathy Marchione, who had represented this district since 2013, did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Daphne Jordan.[15]

New York's 43rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daphne Jordan	54,576	43.0
	Conservative	Daphne Jordan	9,240	7.3
	Independence	Daphne Jordan	2,943	2.3
	Reform	Daphne Jordan	618	0.5
	Total	Daphne Jordan	67,377	53.1
	Democratic	Aaron Gladd	54,784	43.1
	Working Families	Aaron Gladd	3,433	2.7
	Women's Equality	Aaron Gladd	1,398	1.1
	Total	Aaron Gladd	59,615	46.9
Total votes			126,992	100.0
	Republican hold

District 44

The 44th district is centered around the state capital, Albany, and the surrounding suburbs including: Bethlehem, Colonie, and Troy. Democrat Neil Breslin has represented this district since 1997.

New York's 44th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin	61,880	63.6
	Working Families	Neil Breslin	4,275	4.4
	Independence	Neil Breslin	2,575	2.7
	Total	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	68,730	70.7
	Republican	Christopher Davis	23,647	24.3
	Conservative	Christopher Davis	4,204	4.3
	Reform	Christopher Davis	683	0.7
	Total	Christopher Davis	28,534	29.3
Total votes			97,264	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

The 45th district is located in rural Upstate New York, specifically the North Country region, including Malone, Plattsburgh, and Queensbury. Republican Betty Little has represented this district since 2003.

New York's 45th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Betty Little	56,669	55.9
	Conservative	Betty Little	4,945	4.9
	Independence	Betty Little	3,184	3.1
	Reform	Betty Little	472	0.5
	Total	Betty Little (incumbent)	65,270	64.4
	Democratic	Emily Martz	33,876	33.4
	Working Families	Emily Martz	2,185	2.2
	Total	Emily Martz	36,061	35.6
Total votes			101,331	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

The 46th district takes in areas of the Capital District, such as Amsterdam & Rotterdam, as well as parts of the Hudson Valley, including Kingston & Woodstock. Republican George Amedore has represented this district since 2015.

New York's 46th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Amedore	55,703	45.5
	Conservative	George Amedore	9,201	7.5
	Independence	George Amedore	2,818	2.3
	Reform	George Amedore	537	0.5
	Total	George Amedore (incumbent)	68,259	55.8
	Democratic	Pat Courtney Strong	48,813	39.9
	Working Families	Pat Courtney Strong	3,885	3.2
	Women's Equality	Pat Courtney Strong	1,418	1.1
	Total	Pat Courtney Strong	54,116	44.2
Total votes			122,375	100.0
	Republican hold

District 47

The 47th district starts in Central New York, including, Rome & Utica, and then spans into the rural North Country, taking in Lowville & Potsdam. Republican Joseph Griffo has represented this district since 2007.

New York's 47th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	59,879	80.3
	Independence	Joseph Griffo	7,063	9.5
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	6,736	9.0
	Reform	Joseph Griffo	874	1.2
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	74,552	100.0
Total votes			74,552	100.0
	Republican hold

District 48

The 48th district runs along the New York-Ontario border near Lake Ontario, including Ogdensburg, Oswego, and Watertown. Republican Patricia Ritchie has represented this district since 2011.

New York's 48th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patty Ritchie	55,917	79.9
	Independence	Patty Ritchie	7,144	10.2
	Conservative	Patty Ritchie	6,946	9.9
	Total	Patty Ritchie (incumbent)	70,007	100.0
Total votes			70,007	100.0
	Republican hold

District 49

The 49th district is located in the greater the Capital District and is centered around the outer Albany suburbs. It includes Malta and part of the City of Schenectady. The district also takes in the parts of North Country, such as rural areas of Hamilton County and Herkimer County. Republican Jim Tedisco was first elected to represent District 49 in 2016.

Reform primary

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Jim Tedisco (incumbent)	1,099	72.8
	Reform	Michelle Ostrelich	401	26.6
	Reform	Other	10	0.6
Total votes			1,510	100.0

General election

New York's 49th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tedisco	54,556	50.1
	Conservative	Jim Tedisco	7,172	6.6
	Independence	Jim Tedisco	2,331	2.1
	Reform	Jim Tedisco	494	0.5
	Total	Jim Tedisco (incumbent)	64,553	59.3
	Democratic	Michelle Ostrelich	41,059	37.7
	Working Families	Michelle Ostrelich	2,075	1.9
	Women's Equality	Michelle Ostrelich	1,151	1.1
	Total	Michelle Ostrelich	44,285	40.7
Total votes			108,838	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

The 50th district is located within the Syracuse metropolitan area, including the Syracuse suburbs of Clay and Manlius, as well as a majority of Auburn. Republican John DeFrancisco has represented this district since 1993 and did not seek re-election.[16] As of November 7, 2018, Republican Bob Antonacci led Democrat John Mannion by 2,829 votes and declared victory in the race, although absentee ballots remained to be counted.[42] On November 21, 2018, elections officials confirmed Antonacci's victory.[43]

New York's 50th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Antonacci	50,970	41.7
	Conservative	Bob Antonacci	8,132	6.6
	Independence	Bob Antonacci	2,881	2.4
	Upstate Jobs	Bob Antonacci	347	0.3
	Total	Bob Antonacci	62,330	51.0
	Democratic	John Mannion	56,438	46.1
	Working Families	John Mannion	2,427	2.0
	Women's Equality	John Mannion	1,133	0.9
	Total	John Mannion	59,998	49.0
Total votes			122,328	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

The 51st district is located in South-Central New York and includes Cortland, Herkimer, and Oneonta. Republican James Seward has represented this district since 1987.

New York's 51st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Seward	58,100	55.0
	Conservative	James Seward	6,014	5.7
	Independence	James Seward	2,500	2.4
	Reform	James Seward	487	0.4
	Total	James Seward (incumbent)	67,101	63.5
	Democratic	Joyce St. George	36,628	34.6
	Women's Equality	Joyce St. George	1,982	1.9
	Total	Joyce St. George	38,610	36.5
Total votes			105,711	100.0
	Republican hold

District 52

The 52nd district is located in the Southern Tier region and is centered around Binghamton and the surrounding areas including Chenango and Oxford. Republican Fred Akshar has represented this district since 2015.

New York's 52nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Akshar	66,559	82.1
	Independence	Fred Akshar	7,562	9.3
	Conservative	Fred Akshar	5,797	7.1
	Reform	Fred Akshar	1,176	1.5
	Total	Fred Akshar (incumbent)	81,094	100.0
Total votes			81,094	100.0
	Republican hold

District 53

The 53rd district is centered around Syracuse and the surrounding area including: Chittenango, Cicero, and Oneida. Democrat David Valesky, a member of the IDC, has represented this district since 2005. Democrat Rachel May defeated Valesky in the Democratic primary and won the general election.

Democratic primary

• Rachel May, board member of OCRRA[44] and former college professor[45]
• David Valesky, incumbent

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May	8,553	51.8
	Democratic	David Valesky (incumbent)	7,943	48.2
Total votes			16,496	100.0

General election

New York's 53rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May	45,706	48.8
	Working Families	Rachel May	2,370	2.5
	Total	Rachel May	48,076	51.3
	Republican	Janet Berl Burman	29,627	31.6
	Conservative	Janet Berl Burman	5,021	5.4
	Total	Janet Berl Burman	34,648	37.0
	Independence	David Valesky	9,625	10.3
	Women's Equality	David Valesky	1,393	1.4
	Total	David Valesky (incumbent)	11,018	11.7
Total votes			93,742	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 54

The 54th district is located in the Finger Lakes region and includes Canandaigua, Geneva, and Seneca Falls. Republican Pam Helming was initially elected in 2016.

New York's 54th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pam Helming	55,858	51.5
	Conservative	Pam Helming	8,249	7.6
	Independence	Pam Helming	2,566	2.4
	Reform	Pam Helming	550	0.5
	Total	Pam Helming (incumbent)	67,223	62.0
	Democratic	Kenan Baldridge	38,808	35.8
	Working Families	Kenan Baldridge	1,618	1.5
	Women's Equality	Kenan Baldridge	843	0.7
	Total	Kenan Baldridge	41,269	38.0
Total votes			108,492	100.0
	Republican hold

District 55

The 55th district is located in the Rochester metropolitan area, including roughly the eastern half of Rochester, and the surrounding suburbs including Irondequoit and Mendon. This district also stretches down into Naples and Richmond. Republican Richard Funke has represented this district since 2015.

New York's 55th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke	54,429	42.6
	Conservative	Rich Funke	8,210	6.4
	Independence	Rich Funke	3,097	2.5
	Reform	Rich Funke	543	0.4
	Total	Rich Funke (incumbent)	66,279	51.9
	Democratic	Jennifer Lunsford	61,407	48.1
Total votes			127,686	100.0
	Republican hold

District 56

The 56th district is centered around parts of Rochester and the surrounding suburbs including: Greece, Hamlin, and Parma. Republican Joseph Robach has represented this district since 2003.

New York's 56th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach	43,152	45.1
	Conservative	Joseph Robach	7,200	7.5
	Independence	Joseph Robach	2,310	2.4
	Reform	Joseph Robach	429	0.5
	Total	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	53,091	55.5
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney	40,214	42.1
	Working Families	Jeremy Cooney	1,452	1.5
	Women's Equality	Jeremy Cooney	831	0.9
	Total	Jeremy Cooney	42,497	44.5
Total votes			95,588	100.0
	Republican hold

District 57

The 57th district is located in the Southern Tier region, including: Alfred, Jamestown, and Olean. Republican Catharine Young has represented this district since 2005.

New York's 57th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catharine Young	64,261	82.0
	Conservative	Catharine Young	8,414	10.8
	Independence	Catharine Young	4,961	6.3
	Reform	Catharine Young	728	0.9
	Total	Catharine Young (incumbent)	78,364	100.0
Total votes			78,364	100.0
	Republican hold

District 58

The 58th district is located in the Southern Tier region, including: Elmira, Hornell, and Ithaca. Republican Tom O'Mara has represented this district since 2011.

Democratic primary

• Amanda Kirchgessner, community activist[46]
• Michael Lausell, Schuyler County legislator[47]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Kirchgessner	8,575	61.5
	Democratic	Michael Lausell	5,375	38.5
Total votes			13,950	100.0

General election

New York's 58th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom O'Mara	51,769	52.7
	Conservative	Tom O'Mara	4,565	4.6
	Independence	Tom O'Mara	1,813	1.8
	Reform	Tom O'Mara	340	0.4
	Total	Tom O'Mara (incumbent)	58,487	59.5
	Democratic	Amanda Kirchgessner	36,546	37.2
	Working Families	Amanda Kirchgessner	3,268	3.3
	Total	Amanda Kirchgessner	39,814	40.5
Total votes			98,301	100.0
	Republican hold

District 59

The 59th district stretches from the Rochester suburbs of Avon and Henrietta westward into parts of the Buffalo suburbs of Aurora & West Seneca. Republican Patrick Gallivan has represented this district since 2011.

New York's 59th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick M. Gallivan	67,140	73.2
	Conservative	Patrick M. Gallivan	14,280	15.5
	Independence	Patrick M. Gallivan	8,969	9.8
	Reform	Patrick M. Gallivan	1,349	1.5
	Total	Patrick M. Gallivan (incumbent)	91,738	100.0
Total votes			91,738	100.0
	Republican hold

District 60

The 60th district is located in the Buffalo metropolitan area, centered around the Buffalo suburbs along the shore of Lake Erie, including Evans, Grand Island, and Tonawanda. Republican Chris Jacobs has represented this district since 2017.

New York's 60th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Jacobs	48,643	44.0
	Conservative	Chris Jacobs	9,490	8.6
	Independence	Chris Jacobs	3,027	2.7
	Reform	Chris Jacobs	527	0.5
	Total	Chris Jacobs (incumbent)	61,687	55.8
	Democratic	Carima El Behairy	45,106	40.8
	Working Families	Carima El Behairy	2,537	2.3
	Women's Equality	Carima El Behairy	1,300	1.1
	Total	Carima El Behairy	48,943	44.2
Total votes			110,630	100.0
	Republican hold

District 61

The 61st district is primarily located within the Finger Lakes region, stretching from parts of Rochester to Batavia, Le Roy, and the outer Buffalo suburbs of Amherst and Clarence. Republican Michael Ranzenhofer has represented this district since 2009.

New York's 61st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer	49,410	44.0
	Conservative	Michael Ranzenhofer	9,199	8.2
	Independence	Michael Ranzenhofer	1,746	1.5
	Reform	Michael Ranzenhofer	425	0.4
	Total	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	60,780	54.1
	Democratic	Joan Seamans	48,279	43.0
	Working Families	Joan Seamans	2,010	1.8
	Women's Equality	Joan Seamans	1,182	1.1
	Total	Joan Seamans	51,471	45.9
Total votes			112,251	100.0
	Republican hold

District 62

The 62nd district is located in Western New York, including the outer Rochester suburbs, such as Sweden, stretching west into Albion, Lockport, and Niagara Falls. Republican Robert Ortt has represented this district since 2015.

New York's 62nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Ortt	54,154	68.0
	Conservative	Robert Ortt	9,804	12.3
	Independence	Robert Ortt	4,506	5.7
	Reform	Robert Ortt	654	0.8
	Total	Robert Ortt (incumbent)	69,118	86.8
	Green	Peter Diachun	10,539	13.2
Total votes			79,657	100.0
	Republican hold

District 63

The 63rd district is centered around the city of Buffalo and the immediate surrounding suburbs of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna. Democrat Tim Kennedy has represented this district since 2011.

Democratic primary

• Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)
• Shaqurah Zachery, teacher[48]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	23,640	76.7
	Democratic	Shaqurah Zachery	7,198	23.3
Total votes			30,838	100.0

General election

New York's 63rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy	62,370	88.8
	Working Families	Timothy M. Kennedy	3,811	5.4
	Independence	Timothy M. Kennedy	3,006	4.3
	Women's Equality	Timothy M. Kennedy	1,034	1.5
	Total	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	70,221	100.0
Total votes			70,221	100.0
	Democratic hold

Aftermath

One question that remained after the election results came in was which caucus Democratic Senator Simcha Felder would join. Felder, since his first election in 2012, has been a member of the Republican majority, in order to deliver results to his heavily Jewish district, particularly education funding for yeshivas.[49] After the dissolution of the Independent Democratic Conference and the rejoining of its seven members into the mainline caucus, Felder remained with the Republicans as the decisive vote for control. Felder maintained throughout his tenure that he would rejoin the Democrats if doing so would benefit his district, but after the overwhelming Democratic win in 2018, the Democratic conference disallowed him from joining the new majority.[50]

Notes

1. This figure includes Democratic Senator Simcha Felder, an enrolled Democrat who caucused with the Senate Republican Conference from 2013 to 2018.
2. This figure does not include Senator Simcha Felder, an enrolled Democrat who caucused with the Senate Republican Conference from 2013 to 2018, and was barred from joining the Senate Democratic Conference in December 2018.
3. The "SF" column refers to Senator Simcha Felder, an enrolled Democrat who caucused with the Senate Republican Conference from 2013 to 2018 and was barred from joining the Senate Democratic Conference in December 2018.
4. Member of the former Independent Democratic Conference.
5. Caucusing with the Republicans.
6. Not a member of the Democratic majority.

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