New York's 45th State Senate district

New York's 45th
State Senate district
Senator
  Dan Stec
R–Queensbury
Registration38.0% Republican
31.4% Democratic
21.6% No party preference
Demographics90% White
3% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
Population (2017)300,058[1]
Registered voters186,214[2]

New York's 45th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Dan Stec since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican Betty Little.[3]

Geography

District 45 covers a large swath of northeastern New York's North County and Capital District, including all of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Warren Counties, and parts of St. Lawrence County and Washington County. The district, which contains Plattsburgh and Queensbury, reaches the northernmost point in the state. With an area of over 6,800 square miles, it is both the largest State Senate district in New York and the largest state legislative district in the Northeastern United States.[1][4]

The district is located in New York's 21st congressional district, and overlaps with the 107th, 113th, 114th, 115th, and 118th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 45[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Stec 90,514
Conservative Dan Stec 15,599
Total Dan Stec (incumbent) 106,073 99.0
Write-in 1,056 1.0
Total votes 107,129 100.0
Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 45[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Stec 61,820
Conservative Dan Stec 6,474
Total Dan Stec (incumbent) 68,294 60.2
Democratic Jean Lapper 45,075 39.8
Write-in 25 0.0
Total votes 113,394 100.0
Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 45[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Stec 69,596
Conservative Dan Stec 6,330
Independence Dan Stec 2,210
Total Dan Stec 78,136 57.9
Democratic Kimberly Davis 51,922
Working Families Kimberly Davis 5,006
Total Kimberly Davis 56,928 42.1
Write-in 54 0.0
Total votes 135,118 100.0
Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 45[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Betty Little 56,669
Conservative Betty Little 4,945
Independence Betty Little 3,184
Reform Betty Little 472
Total Betty Little (incumbent) 65,270 64.4
Democratic Emily Martz 33,876
Working Families Emily Martz 2,185
Total Emily Martz 36,061 35.6
Write-in 33 0.0
Total votes 101,364 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 45[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Betty Little 76,016
Independence Betty Little 8,733
Conservative Betty Little 7,968
Total Betty Little (incumbent) 92,717 88.0
Green Stephen Ruzbacki 12,553 11.9
Write-in 70 0.1
Total votes 105,340 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 45[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Betty Little 45,936
Independence Betty Little 10,061
Conservative Betty Little 6,475
Total Betty Little (incumbent) 62,472 99.5
Write-in 302 0.5
Total votes 62,774 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 45[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Betty Little 66,838
Independence Betty Little 11,396
Conservative Betty Little 9,032
Total Betty Little (incumbent) 87,266 99.6
Write-in 358 0.4
Total votes 87,624 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 45

Year Office Results[10]
2020 President Trump 49.94 – 48.05%
2016 President Trump 50.1 – 43.5%
2012 President Obama 56.3 – 42.0%
Senate Gillibrand 67.2 – 31.2%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 45, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Daniel G. Stec". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 45". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "State Senator 45th 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 20, 2019.