New York's 44th State Senate district

New York's 44th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Neil Breslin, under different district numbers and lines, since 1997.[3]

New York's 44th State Senate District
Senator	Neil Breslin D–Delmar
Registration	52.5% Democratic 16.7% Republican 23.0% No party preference
Demographics	69% White 14% Black 7% Hispanic 7% Asian
Population (2017)	293,861[1]
Registered voters	184,695[2]

Geography

District 44 is located in the Capital District counties of Albany County and Rensselaer County, including all of Albany and much of Troy.[1][3]

The district is located entirely within New York's 20th congressional district, and overlaps with the 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 44[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	93,015	73.1
	Republican	David Yule	34,269	26.9
Total votes			127,284	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 44[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	68,730	70.6
	Republican	Christopher Davis	28,534	29.3
Total votes			97,347	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 44[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	77,809	68.6
	Republican	Christopher Davis	33,094	29.2
	Green	Leyva Arthur	2,498	2.2
Total votes			113,401	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 44[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	55,929	100.0
Total votes			55,929	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 44[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	16,795	70.9
	Democratic	Shawn Morse	6,905	29.1
Total votes			23,700	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	85,656	90.7
	Green	Peter A. LaVenia, Jr.	8,796	9.3
Total votes			94,452	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 44

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Clinton 62.9 – 31.8%
2012	President	Obama 67.3 – 30.6%
	Senate	Gillibrand 77.0 – 21.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 44, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Neil Breslin, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
5. "New York State Senate District 44". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
6. "State Senator 44th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 19, 2019.