New York's 47th State Senate district

District 47 is located in Manhattan, covering part of the west side of the borough. It encompasses most of the Upper West Side, Chelsea, and Hell's Kitchen and portions of West Village.^[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts, the 66th, 67th, 69th and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 3rd, 6th and 7th districts of the New York City Council.^[5]

District 47 was located in north-central New York, covering all of Lewis County and parts of St. Lawrence and Oneida counties. The district included the cities of Rome and Utica.

The district overlapped with New York's 21st and 22nd congressional districts, and with the 101st, 115th, 116th, 117th, 118th, 119th, and 121st districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Incumbent Brad Hoylman-Sigal resigned his seat on December 31, 2025 to serve as borough president of Manhattan, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held – county committee members for each party select nominees.

2026 New York State Senate special election, District 47^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erik Bottcher	11,076
	Working Families	Erik Bottcher	2,249
	Total	Erik Bottcher	13,325	91.7
	Republican	Charlotte Friedman	1,117	7.7
	Write-in		96	0.6
Total votes			14,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

2024 New York State Senate election, District 47^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	103,859
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	8,852
	Total	Brad Hoylman-Sigal (incumbent)	112,711	83.8
	Republican	Emily Yuexin Miller	21,537	16.0
	Write-in		278	0.2
Total votes			134,526	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022 New York State Senate election, District 47^[8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	30,158	72.8
	Democratic	Maria Danzilo	11,089	26.8
	Write-in		196	0.4
Total votes			41,443	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	81,710
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	9,001
	Total	Brad Hoylman-Sigal	90,711	93.0
	Parent Party	Maria Danzilo	4,937	5.1
	Medical Freedom	Robert Bobrick	1,536	1.6
	Write-in		343	0.3
Total votes			97,527	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020 New York State Senate election, District 47^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	80,723
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	10,126
	Independence	Joseph Griffo	9,891
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	100,740	99.6
	Write-in		439	0.4
Total votes			101,179	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 New York State Senate election, District 47^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	59,879
	Independence	Joseph Griffo	7,063
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	6,736
	Reform	Joseph Griffo	874
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	74,552	99.5
	Write-in		407	0.5
Total votes			74,959	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 New York State Senate election, District 47^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	68,324
	Independence	Joseph Griffo	8,939
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	8,601
	Reform	Joseph Griffo	1,390
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	87,254	99.7
	Write-in		299	0.3
Total votes			87,553	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 New York State Senate election, District 47^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	40,620
	Independence	Joseph Griffo	6,550
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	5,294
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	52,464	99.5
	Write-in		270	0.5
Total votes			52,734	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 New York State Senate election, District 47^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	62,864
	Independence	Joseph Griffo	11,134
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	7,431
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	81,429	99.4
	Write-in		456	0.6
Total votes			81,885	100.0
	Republican hold

Year	Office	Results[12][13]
2020	President	Trump 57.5 – 40.3%
2016	President	Trump 57.1 – 37.3%
2012	President	Romney 49.8 – 48.6%
	Senate	Gillibrand 63.3 – 34.6%