2026 New York State Senate election
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The 2026 New York State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026.[1] Primary elections will be held on June 23, 2026.[2] It will be held alongside elections for governor, attorney general, comptroller, United States House of Representatives, and State Assembly.
In the 2024 election, the Democratic Party retained its State Senate majority, but lost its veto-proof (two-thirds) majority after it lost one seat in the election for the 17th Senate district.[3]
Candidates must have filed paperwork between March 30 and April 2, 2026, to run.[4]
Outgoing incumbents
[edit]Incumbents who vacated office before end of term
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- 22nd district: Simcha Felder resigned on April 9, 2025 after winning a special election to the New York City Council.[5] Replaced by Democrat Sam Sutton in a special election held May 20, 2025.[6]
- 47th district: Brad Hoylman-Sigal resigned on January 1, 2026 following election as borough president of Manhattan. Replaced by Erik Bottcher in the February 2026 Special election.
- 61st district: Sean Ryan resigned on January 1, 2026 following election as mayor of Buffalo. Replaced by Jeremy Zellner in the February 2026 special election.
Incumbents not running for reelection
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- 12th district: Michael Gianaris is retiring.[7]
- 27th district: Brian P. Kavanagh is retiring.[8]
Republicans
[edit]- 7th district: Jack Martins is retiring.[9]
- 8th district: Alexis Weik is retiring.[10]
- 51st district: Peter Oberacker is running for the U.S. House of Representatives[11]
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary elections
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- 13th district: Jessica Ramos lost renomination to Jessica González-Rojas.[12]
- 61st district: Jeremy Zellner lost renomination to Jonathan Rivera.[13]
February 3 special elections
[edit]Several New York State Senate seats became vacant during the 2024–2026 term due to resignations following election to other offices. Under New York law, these vacancies are filled by special elections, scheduled separately from the regular election cycle. The winners of these special elections will serve the remainder of the unexpired terms, and are expected to seek full terms in the 2026 general election.
According to the New York State Board of Elections, special elections for State Senate Districts 47 and 61 were scheduled for February 3, 2026. Party nominations were made by county party committees, rather than through primary elections.[14]
District 47
[edit]The seat became vacant after Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal resigned effective December 31, 2025, following his election as Manhattan Borough President.
Erik Bottcher was selected as the Democratic nominee by the district's membership of the Manhattan County party committee, whose special nomination meeting took place on January 11, 2026.[15] The Republican nominee was originally Kevin O'Connell, later replaced by Charlotte Friedman.[16] Bottcher won the special election and assumed office on February 4, 2026.[17]
District 61
[edit]The seat for the 61st district became vacant after Senator Sean Ryan resigned effective January 1, 2026, following his election as Mayor of Buffalo.
Assemblymember Jon Rivera had made his intentions to seek the seat before Ryan's resignation, and formally announced his candidacy on October 9, 2025.[18] Erie County Democratic chair Jeremy Zellner announced his candidacy on January 5, 2026.[19] Zellner was nominated by the party as their official candidate. The Republicans and Conservatives nominated perennial candidate Dan Gagliardo.[20] Zellner won the election and assumed office on February 4, 2026.[21]
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | January 22, 2026 |
Summary by district
[edit]† = incumbent who did not seek re-election
Italics = non-incumbent
Bold = district flipped from one party to the other
Detailed results
[edit]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
District 1
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Anthony Palumbo won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Farzeen Bham, candidate for New York State Senate in 2022[23]
- E.Christopher Murray[23]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Anthony Palumbo, incumbent senator[23]
District 2
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Mario Mattera won re-election to a third term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mario Mattera, incumbent senator[23]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jonathan D Estreich[23]
District 3
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Dean Murray won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Antonio Vargas-Ayala[23]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Dean Murray, incumbent senator[23]
District 4
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Monica Martinez won re-election to a second term, her third overall.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Monica Martinez, incumbent senator[23]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Brianne Wakefield, activist[25]
District 5
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Steven Rhoads won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Andrew Piddoubny, law clerk[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Steven Rhoads, incumbent senator[25]
District 6
[edit]In 2024, Democratic Senator Siela Bynoe won a first term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Siela Bynoe, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]District 7
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Jack Martins won re-election to a second consecutive term, his fifth term overall.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jake Blumencranz, assemblymember[26]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Jack Martins, incumbent senator[26]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Rory Lancman, former New York City councilmember from the 24th district (2014–2020)[27]
District 8
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Alexis Weik won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Josh Taveras[28]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jarett Gandolfo, New York state assemblyman from the 7th district (2021-present)[28]
Declined
[edit]- Alexis Weik, incumbent senator[25]
District 9
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Lisa Vider, healthcare administrator[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, incumbent senator[25]
District 10
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator James Sanders Jr. won re-election to a seventh term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- James Sanders Jr., incumbent senator[1]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 11
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Toby Ann Stavisky won re-election to a fourteenth full term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Adam Azam, community leader[29]
- Andrew Engel, attorney[30]
- Sean Henry Miller, regional director of Young Invincibles[31]
- Toby Ann Stavisky, incumbent senator[25]
District 12
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democrat Michael Gianaris won re-election to an eighth term. He declined to run for re-election.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Sheryl Fetik, Queens County Democratic Party committee member[1]
- Aber Kawas, activist and organizer[32]
- Steven Raga, state assemblymember from the 30th district (2023–present)[33]
Declined
[edit]- Amit Singh Bagga, consultant and former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul[34]
- Michael Gianaris, incumbent senator[34]
- Brian Romero, chief of staff to state Senator Kristen Gonzalez and candidate for AD-34 in 2026[34]
- Jimmy Van Bramer, former majority leader of the New York City Council (2014–2017) from the 26th District (2010–2021)[34][35]
Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. senators
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent)[36]
- Local officials
- Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City (2026–present)[37]
- Labor unions
- United Auto Workers Region 9A[38]
- Organizations
- State legislators
- Catalina Cruz, state assemblymember from the 39th district (2019–present)[35]
- Local officials
- Donovan Richards, borough president of Queens (2020–present)[35]
- Jimmy Van Bramer, former majority leader of the New York City Council (2014–2017) from the 26th district (2010–2021)[35]
- Organizations
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Han Khon To, nominee for this district in 2024[1]
District 13
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jessica Ramos won re-election to a fourth term. Her 2026 challengers criticize her 2025 endorsement of New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo[41] and the quality of life in the district.[42] Ramos criticizes challenger Jessica González-Rojas for her support of a local casino project[43] and criticizes challenger Hiram Monserrate for his past corruption and assault convictions.[44]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jessica González-Rojas, state assemblymember from the 34th district[45][25]
- Hiram Monserrate, former member of the New York City Council and New York State Senate[46]
- Jessica Ramos, incumbent senator[47][48]
Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. representatives
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NY-14 (2019–present)[49]
- Nydia Velázquez, NY-07 (1993–present)[50]
- Statewide officials
- Letitia James, attorney general of New York (2019–present)[38]
- State legislators
- Catalina Cruz, state assemblymember from the 39th district (2019–present)[45]
- Larinda Hooks, state assemblymember from the 35th district (2025–present)[49]
- Steven Raga, state assemblymember from the 30th district (2025–present)[51]
- Claire Valdez, state assemblymember from the 37th district (2025–present)[49]
- Local officials
- Alexa Avilés, New York City Council member from the 38th district (2022–present)[51]
- Tiffany Cabán, New York City Council member from the 22nd district (2022–present)[45]
- Shahana Hanif, New York City Council member from the 39th district (2022–present)[51]
- Shekar Krishnan, New York City Council member from the 23rd district (2022–present)[45]
- Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller (2022–2025)[45]
- Linda Lee, New York City Council member from the 25th district (2022–present)[49]
- Donovan Richards, Queens borough president (2020–present)[45]
- Jumaane Williams, New York City public advocate (2019–present)[50]
- Organizations
- Latino Victory Fund[52]
- Make the Road New York Action[53]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[54]
- Stonewall Democrats[40]
- Sunrise NYC[49]
- Labor unions
- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[55]
- State legislators
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins, state senate majority leader (2019–present) from the 35th district (2007-present)[38]
- Labor unions
- Transport Workers Union of America Local 100[56]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- John Healy, budget analyst[1]
District 14
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Leroy Comrie won re-election to a sixth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Leroy Comrie, incumbent senator[25]
District 15
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. won re-election to a ninth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Joseph Addabbo Jr., incumbent senator[57]
- Albert Baldeo, community advocate[58]
District 16
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator John Liu won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Philip Wang, chiropractor[1]
District 17
[edit]In 2024, Republican Steve Chan defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Iwen Chu.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Larry He, chief of staff to William Colton[25]
Potential
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Steve Chan, incumbent senator[25]
District 18
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Julia Salazar won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Julia Salazar, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 19
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Roxanne Persaud won re-election to a fifth full term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Roxanne Persaud, incumbent senator[1]
District 20
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Zellnor Myrie won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Zellnor Myrie, incumbent senator[1]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Declined
[edit]- Brian Cunningham, New York state assembly member for the 43rd district[60]
District 21
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Kevin Parker won re-election to a twelfth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Kevin Parker, incumbent senator[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ronald Seifert[1]
District 22
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Simcha Felder, who caucused with the Republican Party until 2019 won re-election to a seventh term. In 2025, he left the state senate to become the New York City Council member for the 44th district. On May 20, 2025, Democrat Sam Sutton won the special election to replace Felder.[6]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Sam Sutton, incumbent senator[25]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Nachman "Carl" Caller, candidate for this district in 2025 and for New York State Assembly in 2014 New York State Assembly election[25]
- Bernard Vaiselberg, businessman and community activist[25][61]
District 23
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Omar Mohamad, former EMS[25]
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. representatives
- Jamaal Bowman, former NY-16 (2021–2025)[62]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Filed paperwork
[edit]- Ruslan Shamal, radio presenter and candidate for New York City Council in 2023[25]
Declined
[edit]- Steven Margolis, chairman of the New York Federation of College Republicans (explored run but withdrew)
District 24
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Andrew Lanza won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Alexis Rodriguez, teacher[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Andrew Lanza, incumbent senator[1]
District 25
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jabari Brisport won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jabari Brisport, incumbent senator[63]
- Marlon Rice, community activist[63]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 26
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Andrew Gounardes won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Andrew Gounardes, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Tom Stanten, veteran[1]
District 27
[edit]Incumbent Democratic senator Brian Kavanagh declined to run for re-election to a fifth full term, instead endorsing state assemblymember Grace Lee to succeed him.[64]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Grace Lee, state assemblymember from the 65th district (2022–present)[64]
- Yuh-Line Niou, former state assemblymember from the 65th district (2017–2022)[65]
Declined
[edit]- Brian Kavanagh, incumbent senator[8] (endorsed Lee)[64]
Endorsements
[edit]- State legislators
- Brian Kavanagh, incumbent state senator[64]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Citizen Action New York[64]
- Lincoln Center Democratic Club[66]
- New York League of Conservation Voters[67]
- Stonewall Democrats[40]
- U.S. senators
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent)[68]
- U.S. representatives
- Jamaal Bowman, former NY-16 (2021–2025)[69]
- State legislators
- Ron Kim, state assemblymember from the 40th district (2013–present)[69]
- Local officials
- Alexa Avilés, New York City Council member from the 38th district (2022–present)[69]
- Tiffany Cabán, New York City Council member from the 22nd district (2022–present)[69]
- Shahana Hanif, New York City Council member from the 39th district (2022–present)[69]
- Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller (2022–2025)[69]
- Chi Ossé, New York City Council member from the 36th district (2022–present)[69]
- Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate (2019–present)[69]
- Individuals
- Cynthia Nixon, actor[70]
- Labor unions
- Communications Workers of America District 1[69]
- Organizations
- Political parties
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jason Murillo[72]
District 28
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Liz Krueger won re-election to a twelfth full term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Liz Krueger, incumbent senator[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Alina Bonsell, candidate for New York City Council in 2025[73]
District 29
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator José M. Serrano won re-election to an eleventh term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Nicholas Reyes[57]
- José M. Serrano, incumbent senator[57]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 30
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Cordell Cleare won re-election to a second full term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Cordell Cleare, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 31
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Jackson won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Robert Jackson, incumbent senator[25]
- Nayma Silver, candidate for this seat in 2022[57]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 32
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Luis Sepúlveda won re-election to a fourth full term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Luis Sepúlveda, incumbent senator[1]
District 33
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Gustavo Rivera won re-election to an eighth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Gustavo Rivera, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 34
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Nathalia Fernandez won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Nathalia Fernandez, incumbent senator[28]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Conservative primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Adrian Romero[28]
District 35
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins won re-election to a tenth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Andrea Stewart-Cousins, incumbent senator[74]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Conservative primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Khristen Kerr, Republican candidate for this district in 2024[25][74]
District 36
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jamaal Bailey won re-election to a fifth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jamaal Bailey, incumbent senator[28]
Conservative primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Grace Marrero, former candidate for Bronx borough president[28]
District 37
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Shelley Mayer won re-election to a fourth full term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Shelley Mayer, incumbent senator[25][74]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Thomas Fix, Jr.[74]
District 38
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Bill Weber won re-election to a second term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Bill Weber, incumbent senator
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 39
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Robert Rolison won re-election to a second term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Robert Rolison, incumbent senator[25]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Lisa Kaul, Dutchess County legislator[76][25]
- Gay Lee, social worker[77]
- Evan Menist, Poughkeepsie common council member[25][78]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Emma Arnoff, Dutchess County legislator[79]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 40
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Peter Harckham won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Peter Harckham, incumbent senator[25][80]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]District 41
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Michelle Hinchey won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Michelle Hinchey, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Patrick Sheehan, candidate for this district in 2024 and for state assembly in 2024[25][82]
District 42
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator James Skoufis won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- James Skoufis, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jennifer Figueroa[83]
- Christopher Kasker, trustee of Tuxedo Park[1]
Conservative primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jennifer Figueroa[83]
- Christopher Kasker, trustee of Tuxedo Park[1]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Tim Mitts[84]
District 43
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Jake Ashby won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Devin Lander, New York State historian[85]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declare
[edit]- Jake Ashby, incumbent senator[25]
District 44
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Jim Tedisco won re-election to a fifth term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jim Tedisco, incumbent senator[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Patrick Nelson, candidate for this district in 2020[25]
- Sarah Rogerson[86]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 45
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Dan Stec won re-election to a third term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Melissa Seale, small business owner[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 46
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Patricia Fahy won election.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Patricia Fahy, incumbent senator[25]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Martha McHugh, former New York State assistant commissioner of health[28]
District 47
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal won re-election to a seventh term. In November 2025, he was elected Manhattan borough president.[87]
February 3rd special election
[edit]The ballot was to be finalized by January 12, with early voting beginning on January 24.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher | |||
| Working Families | Erik Bottcher | |||
| Total | Erik Bottcher | |||
| Republican | Charlotte Friedman | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
Regular election
[edit]The winner of the special election is expected to run for a full term in their party's June primary. Should there be no opposition by the end of petitioning in March, the primary will be cancelled and the sole candidate be deemed nominated.
Endorsements
[edit]District 48
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Rachel May won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Rachel May, incumbent senator[28]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Richard McCarron, Onondaga County legislator[88]
District 49
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Mark Walczyk won re-election to a second term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mark Walczyk, incumbent senator[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Cassie Robbins-Forbus, grant writer[89]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 50
[edit]In 2024, Democratic Senator Chris Ryan won the election.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Chris Ryan, incumbent senator[28]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- James Corl, state senate office worker[90]
District 51
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Peter Oberacker won re-election to a third term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Terry Blosser-Bernardo, Sullivan County legislator[91]
- Christopher Tague, state assemblyman from the 102nd district (2018–present)[92]
Declined
[edit]- Peter Oberacker, incumbent senator (running for the U.S. House of Representatives)[93]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Michele Frazier, former Oneonta, New York city councilwoman, candidate for this district in 2024[94]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Chris Hewitt, Ulster County legislator[95]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 52
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Lea Webb won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Michael Bolles[96]
District 53
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Joseph Griffo won re-election to a tenth term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Joseph Griffo, incumbent senator[28]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mandi Drake[97]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 54
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Pamela Helming won re-election to a tenth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Scott Comegys, communty leader[98][25]
- Michael Mills, Canandaigua, New York city councilman (2024–present)[98][25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Pamela Helming, incumbent senator[25]
District 55
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democrat Senator Samra Brouk won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Samra Brouk, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Chris Brown, software engineer[99]
District 56
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democrat Senator Jeremy Cooney won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jeremy Cooney, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Orlando Rivera, candidate for New York State Assembly in 2024
District 57
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator George Borrello won re-election to a third full term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Victoria Guite-Williams[100]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- George Borrello, incumbent senator[28]
District 58
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Tom O'Mara won re-election to an eighth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jim Bobreski, engineer[101]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Tom O'Mara, incumbent senator[25]
District 59
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democrat Senator Kristen Gonzalez won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Kristen Gonzalez, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Labor unions
- 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
- Committee of Interns and Residents
- Communication Workers of America
- International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local #1
- N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters
- New York State AFL-CIO
- New York State Nurses Association
- New York State United Teachers
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- Transport Workers Union of America
- Organizations
- Make the Road New York Action
- New York City Democratic Socialists of America
- New York Communities for Change
- Planned Parenthood PAC
- Sunrise Movement NYC
- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
District 60
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Patrick Gallivan won re-election to an eighth term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Patrick Gallivan, incumbent senator[102]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jacqueline Balikowski[102]
District 61
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Sean Ryan won re-election to a third term. In the 2025 Buffalo mayoral election, Ryan was elected Mayor of Buffalo in November 2025, leaving a vacancy effective January 1, 2026.
Special February 3rd eleciton
[edit]Democratic nominee
[edit]- Jeremy Zellner, chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee[103][104][105]
Republican/Conservative nominees
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeremy Zellner | 18,752 | 59.46 | |
| Republican | Dan Gagliardo | 9,630 | 30.54 | |
| Conservative | Dan Gagliardo | 2,961 | 9.39 | |
| Total | Dan Gagliardo | 12,591 | 39.93 | |
| Write-in | 164 | 0.52 | ||
| Total votes | 31,536 | 100 | ||
Regular election
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jonathan Rivera, state assemblymember from the 149th district (2021–present)[107]
- Jeremy Zellner, incumbent State Senator[102]
Endorsements
[edit]- Statewide officials
- Kathy Hochul, governor of New York (2021-present)[38]
Republican primary
[edit]Declared
[edit]District 62
[edit]In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Rob Ortt won re-election to a sixth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Thomas Arida, consultant[111]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]District 63
[edit]In 2024, Democratic Senator April Baskin won the election.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- April Baskin, incumbent senator[25]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political parties
- New York Working Families Party[24]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Geoffrey Szymanski, former mayor of Lackawanna[102]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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Filer ID: 27794: Jessica Ramos, [candidate for] State Senator [in District] 13; [registration date] 12/24/2025
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Lee launched her state Senate campaign on Feb. 13 after the seat's incumbent, state Sen. Brian Kavanagh, announced he wouldn't be running for reelection. Most state legislative candidates had already started raising money long before then. Kavanagh has endorsed Lee to replace him. Former Assemblymember and Working Families Party-backed candidate Yuh-Line Niou is also running for the spot. The Niou campaign did not immediately respond to a request from Playbook to share their fundraising stats. Lee says she had 770 unique donors this cycle, and 97 percent of the contributions she's received since launching her senate campaign have come from inside the district. She also shared with Playbook that she's been endorsed by left-leaning advocacy group Citizen Action of New York.
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Rivera, a Buffalo Democrat, plans to challenge Zellner, D-Tonawanda, for the Democratic line in a June primary.
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