New York State Senate election results 2024

Democrats in the state Senate have managed to hold on to their majority two elections after winning it back in 2018, bucking the dysfunctional reputation they gained the last time they were in control. The party is sure to maintain that majority for a third time this election – but Republicans have broken Democrats’ supermajority in the chamber. Democrats won a two-thirds majority in 2020, expanding their ranks large enough to override a veto along with the Assembly (where the party also holds a supermajority). But Democrats suffered setbacks in 2022 in both chambers of the state Legislature and had additional losses this year.

A pickup opportunity is in Central New York, where Republicans came within 10 votes of flipping the 50th State Senate District in 2022 and where Democrats no longer have an incumbent running. The race there remains too close to call.

But if some Democrats are on the defensive, so too are Republicans. For Democrats, one of their best pickup opportunities seemed to be the 39th State Senate District in and around Poughkeepsie. A new district created in the 2022 redistricting process, the Democratic-leaning seat seemed like it would have been a good one for Democrats to win. But Republican state Sen. Rob Rolison, then the mayor of Poughkeepsie, won instead and has won reelection this year. Here are results from some of the most contested races. Incumbents are indicated with an asterisk.

1st District

East End of Suffolk County

*Anthony Palumbo (R, C): 50.87%

Sarah Anker (D, Common Sense Suffolk): 44.38%

With 214 of 214 election districts reported

4th District

Parts of Suffolk County, including Brentwood and Central Islip

*Monica Martinez (D, WFP): 51.96%

Teresa Bryant (R, C): 40.39%

With 200 of 200 election districts reported

7th District

Long Island, North Shore from Great Neck to Laurel Hollow

*Jack Martins (R, C): 51.96%

Kim Keiserman (D): 42.03%

With 265 of 265 election districts reported

11th District

Queens, including Whitestone, College Point, Glen Oaks and Queens Village, as well as Rikers Island in the Bronx

*Toby Ann Stavisky (D, WFP): 50.77%

Yiatin Chu (R, C): 43.41%

With 170 of 170 election districts reported

17th District 

Brooklyn, including parts of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst

Steve Chan (R, C): 50.68%

*Iwen Chu (D, WFP): 40.89%

With 134 of 134 election districts reported

23rd District

Staten Island’s North Shore and parts of southern Brooklyn

*Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D): 50.33%

Marko Kepi (R): 41.28%

With 163 of 163 election districts reported

38th District

Hudson Valley, including most of Rockland County

*Bill Weber (R, C): 48.81%

Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D): 41.70%

Barbara Francis (WFP): 2.14%

With 293 of 293 election districts reported

39th District

Hudson Valley, including much of Orange County, Poughkeepsie and Cold Spring

*Rob Rolison (R, C): 48.44%

Yvette Valdes Smith (D, WFP): 46.23%

With 207 of 207 election districts reported

40th District

Hudson Valley, including parts of Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties

*Pete Harckham (D, WFP): 50.80%

Gina Arena (R, C): 44.29%

With 284 of 284 election districts reported

42nd District

Hudson Valley, including most of Orange County

*James Skoufis (D, WFP): 51.17%

Dorey Houle (R): 38.50%

Timothy Mitts (C): 4.69%

With 272 of 272 election districts reported

43rd District

Rensselaer, Washington and Albany counties

*Jake Ashby (R, C): 52.39%

Alvin Gamble (D): 43.22%

With 228 of 228 election districts reported

46th District

Capital Region, including Albany, Amsterdam and Rotterdam

*Patricia Fahy (D, WFP): 53.13%

Ted Danz Jr. (R, C): 42.53%

With 247 of 247 election districts reported

50th District

Central New York, including the suburbs of Syracuse

Chris Ryan (D, WFP): 48.66%

Nick Paro (R, C): 48.33%

With 290 of 290 election districts reported

52nd District

Southern Tier, including Ithaca, Binghamton and Cortland

*Lea Webb (D, WFP): 55%

Michael Sigler (R, Local 607): 40.98%

With 218 of 219 election districts reported

63rd District

Western New York, including most of Buffalo

April Baskin (D, WFP): 60.35%

Jack Moretti (R, C): 31.04%

With 234 of 236 election districts reported