New York's 46th State Senate district
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American legislative district
Registration35.5% Democratic
27.4% Republican
27.2% No party preference
27.4% Republican
27.2% No party preference
Population(2017)292,635[1]
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| Registration | 35.5% Democratic 27.4% Republican 27.2% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 84% White 4% Black 7% Hispanic 2% Asian | ||
| Population (2017) | 292,635[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 203,947[2] | ||
New York's 46th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Patricia Fahy since 2025.[3]
District 46 is the newest district in the legislature, having been drawn from pieces of existing Senate districts in 2012, increasing the size of the body from 62 seats to 63.
District 46 is located in the western Capital District, including all of Montgomery County and parts of Albany and Schenectady. It is dominated by the state capital, Albany.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 20th congressional districts, and with the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 109th, 111th, and 112th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia Fahy | |||
| Working Families | Patricia Fahy | |||
| Total | Patricia Fahy (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Martha McHugh | |||
| Conservative | Martha McHugh | |||
| Total | Martha McHugh | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia Fahy | 73,599 | ||
| Working Families | Patricia Fahy | 8,377 | ||
| Total | Patricia Fahy | 81,976 | 55.9 | |
| Republican | Ted Danz Jr. | 55,275 | ||
| Conservative | Ted Danz Jr. | 9,326 | ||
| Total | Ted Danz Jr. | 64,599 | 44.0 | |
| Write-in | 155 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 146,730 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Neil Breslin | 57,780 | |||
| Working Families | Neil Breslin | 6,851 | |||
| Total | Neil Breslin | 64,631 | 55.1 | ||
| Republican | Richard Amedure Jr. | 43,777 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Amedure Jr. | 8,793 | |||
| Total | Richard Amedure Jr. | 52,570 | 44.8 | ||
| Write-in | 75 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 117,276 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new boundaries) | |||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michelle Hinchey | 68,167 | ||
| Working Families | Michelle Hinchey | 9,935 | ||
| Total | Michelle Hinchey | 78,102 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Richard Amedure Jr. | 64,227 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Amedure Jr. | 8,738 | ||
| Independence | Richard Amedure Jr. | 2,069 | ||
| Total | Richard Amedure Jr. | 75,034 | 48.6 | |
| Green | Robert Alft Jr. | 1,280 | 0.8 | |
| Write-in | 110 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 154,526 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 55,703 | ||
| Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 9,201 | ||
| Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 2,818 | ||
| Reform | George Amedore Jr. | 537 | ||
| Total | George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) | 68,259 | 55.8 | |
| Democratic | Pat Courtney Strong | 48,813 | ||
| Working Families | Pat Courtney Strong | 3,885 | ||
| Women's Equality | Pat Courtney Strong | 1,418 | ||
| Total | Pat Courtney Strong | 54,116 | 44.2 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 122,407 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Green | George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) | 63 | 50.5 | |
| Green | Sara Niccoli | 48 | 38.4 | |
| Green | Marina Karuma-Seales | 12 | 9.6 | |
| Green | Maurice Hinchey | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Green | Glenn Raymus | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 125 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 67,723 | ||
| Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 10,581 | ||
| Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 4,431 | ||
| Green | George Amedore Jr. | 1,499 | ||
| Reform | George Amedore Jr. | 482 | ||
| Total | George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) | 84,716 | 62.8 | |
| Democratic | Sara Niccoli | 44,192 | ||
| Working Families | Sara Niccoli | 4,597 | ||
| Women's Equality | Sara Niccoli | 1,282 | ||
| Total | Sara Niccoli | 50,071 | 37.1 | |
| Write-in | 60 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 134,847 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) | 66 | 91.7 | |
| Write-in | 8 | 8.3 | ||
| Total votes | 72 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 40,628 | ||
| Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 9,267 | ||
| Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 2,804 | ||
| Stop Common Core | George Amedore Jr. | 854 | ||
| Total | George Amedore Jr. | 53,553 | 56.0 | |
| Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 34,153 | ||
| Working Families | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 5,036 | ||
| Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 2,820 | ||
| Total | Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) | 42,009 | 43.9 | |
| Write-in | 108 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 95,670 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2012
| Primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 3,392 | 51.7 | ||
| Democratic | Thomas Dolan | 2,202 | 33.6 | ||
| Democratic | Monica Arias Miranda | 961 | 14.7 | ||
| Write-in | 0 | 8.3 | |||
| Total votes | 6,555 | 100.0 | |||
| Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 23 | 53.5 | ||
| Green | Thomas Dolan | 10 | 23.2 | ||
| Green | Monica Arias Miranda | 9 | 20.9 | ||
| Green | Neill Hammond | 1 | 2.3 | ||
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Total votes | 43 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 55,498 | |||
| Working Families | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 5,823 | |||
| Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 1,892 | |||
| Total | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 63,213 | 49.985 | ||
| Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 51,312 | |||
| Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 8,286 | |||
| Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 3,597 | |||
| Total | George Amedore Jr. | 63,195 | 49.970 | ||
| Write-in | 57 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 126,465 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new boundaries) | |||||
Federal results in District 46
| Year | Office | Results[11][12] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 51.1 – 46.6% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.4 – 45.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.6 – 44.3% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 67.8 – 30.5% |
References
- 1 2 "State Senate District 46, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ↑ McNeil, Tyler A. (January 1, 2025). "Patricia Fahy becomes state senator in 46th District". The Daily Gazette Family of Newspapers. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Certification for the June 23, 2026 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New York State Senate District 46". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ↑ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ↑ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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