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 Republican Jim Tedisco since 2023.[3]

New York's 44th
State Senate district

Senator
  Jim Tedisco
RGlenville
Registration52.5% Democratic
16.7% Republican
23.0% No party preference
Demographics69% White
14% Black
7% Hispanic
7% Asian
Population (2017)293,861[1]
Registered voters184,695[2]

Geography

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District 44 covers parts of Saratoga and Schenectady Counties.[1][4]

The district is located in New York's 20th congressional district, and overlaps with the 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 44
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Tedisco
Conservative Jim Tedisco
Total Jim Tedisco (incumbent)
Democratic Minita Sangvhi
Working Families Minita Sangvhi
Total Minita Sangvhi
Write-in
Total votes

2022 (redistricting)

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 44[6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Tedisco 5,296 76.9
Republican Daphne Jordan 1,582 22.9
Write-in 11 0.2
Total votes 6,889 100.0
Conservative Jim Tedisco 314 80.9
Conservative Daphne Jordan 72 18.6
Write-in 2 0.5
Total votes 388 100.0
General election
Republican Jim Tedisco 61,610
Conservative Jim Tedisco 9,347
Total Jim Tedisco 70,957 56.4
Democratic Michelle Ostrelich 50,427
Working Families Michelle Ostrelich 4,424
Total Michelle Ostrelich 54,651 43.5
Write-in 94 0.1
Total votes 125,702 100.0
Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 44[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Breslin 80,255
Working Families Neil Breslin 10,144
Independence Neil Breslin 2,616
Total Neil Breslin (incumbent) 93,015 73.0
Republican David Yule 34,269 26.9
Write-in 155 0.1
Total votes 127,439 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 44[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Breslin 61,880
Working Families Neil Breslin 4,275
Independence Neil Breslin 2,575
Total Neil Breslin (incumbent) 68,730 70.6
Republican Christopher Davis 23,647
Conservative Christopher Davis 4,204
Reform Christopher Davis 683
Total Christopher Davis 28,534 29.3
Write-in 83 0.1
Total votes 97,347 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 44[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Breslin 69,816
Working Families Neil Breslin 4,335
Independence Neil Breslin 3,670
Total Neil Breslin (incumbent) 77,821 68.6
Republican Christopher Davis 27,671
Conservative Christopher Davis 4,468
Reform Christopher Davis 3,670
Total Christopher Davis 33,036 29.1
Green Leyva Arthur 2,501 2.2
Write-in 98 0.1
Total votes 113,456 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 44[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Breslin 43,893
Working Families Neil Breslin 6,065
Independence Neil Breslin 5,971
Total Neil Breslin (incumbent) 55,929 98.9
Write-in 619 1.1
Total votes 56,548 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 44[8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Breslin (incumbent) 16,795 70.9
Democratic Shawn Morse 6,905 29.1
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 23,700 100.0
General election
Democratic Neil Breslin 75,168
Working Families Neil Breslin 5,368
Independence Neil Breslin 5,120
Total Neil Breslin (incumbent) 85,656 90.4
Green Peter LaVenia Jr. 8,796 9.3
Write-in 248 0.3
Total votes 94,700 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 44

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Year Office Results[10][11]
2020 President Biden 67.4 – 30.2%
2016 President Clinton 62.9 – 31.8%
2012 President Obama 67.3 – 30.6%
Senate Gillibrand 77.0 – 21.3%

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "New York State Senator James Tedisco". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 Federal and State Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 44". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "State Senator 44th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.