New York's 49th State Senate district

New York's 49th
State Senate district
Senator
  Mark Walczyk
R–Watertown
Registration36.3% Republican
31.2% Democratic
24.1% No party preference
Demographics83% White
6% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Asian
Population (2017)292,423[1]
Registered voters197,354[2]

New York's 49th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the State Senate of the U.S. state of New York. It has been represented by Republican Mark Walczyk since 2023.[3]

Geography

District 49 is located in northern New York covering all of Hamilton, Fulton, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties, as well as parts of Herkimer, Oswego, and St. Lawrence Counties.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 21st and 24th congressional districts, and with the 110th, 111th, 112th, 113th, 114th, and 120th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 49
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Walczyk
Conservative Mark Walczyk
Total Mark Walczyk (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 49[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Walczyk 73,212
Conservative Mark Walczyk 10,026
Total Mark Walczyk 83,238 99.5
Write-in 388 0.5
Total votes 83,626 100.0
Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 49[8][6][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thearse McCalmon 10,671 73.3
Democratic Donovan McRae 3,816 26.2
Write-in 66 0.5
Total votes 14,553 100.0
General election
Republican James Tedisco 78,404
Conservative James Tedisco 9,982
Independence James Tedisco 3,549
Total James Tedisco (incumbent) 91,935 63.5
Democratic Thearse McCalmon 52,781 36.4
Write-in 73 0.1
Total votes 144,789 100.0
Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 49[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform James Tedisco (incumbent) 1,099 72.8
Reform Michelle Ostrelich 401 26.6
Write-in 10 0.6
Total votes 1,510 100.0
General election
Republican James Tedisco 54,556
Conservative James Tedisco 7,172
Independence James Tedisco 2,331
Reform James Tedisco 494
Total James Tedisco (incumbent) 64,553 59.3
Democratic Michelle Ostrelich 41,059
Working Families Michelle Ostrelich 2,075
Women's Equality Michelle Ostrelich 1,151
Total Michelle Ostrelich 44,285 40.7
Write-in 29 0.6
Total votes 108,867 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 49[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Tedisco 9,010 62.4
Republican Christian Klueg II 5,429 37.6
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 14,439 100.0
General election
Republican James Tedisco 73,066
Conservative James Tedisco 9,166
Independence James Tedisco 4,311
Reform James Tedisco 563
Total James Tedisco 87,056 69.1
Democratic Chad Putman 35,697
Working Families Chad Putman 2,314
Women's Equality Chad Putman 873
Total Chad Putman 38,884 30.9
Write-in 57 0.0
Total votes 125,997 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 49[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madelyn Thorne 4,514 64.6
Democratic Patti Southworth 2,477 35.4
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 6,991 100.0
General election
Republican Hugh Farley 73,066
Conservative Hugh Farley 9,166
Independence Hugh Farley 4,311
Stop Common Core Hugh Farley 563
Total Hugh Farley (incumbent) 51,892 63.3
Democratic Madelyn Thorne 25,768
Working Families Madelyn Thorne 4,215
Total Madelyn Thorne 29,983 36.6
Write-in 57 0.1
Total votes 81,932 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 49[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hugh Farley 58,013
Conservative Hugh Farley 8,171
Independence Hugh Farley 3,677
Total Hugh Farley (incumbent) 69,861 60.1
Democratic Madelyn Thorne 42,707
Working Families Madelyn Thorne 3,708
Total Madelyn Thorne 46,415 39.9
Write-in 53 0.0
Total votes 116,329 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 49

Year Office Results[10][11]
2020 President Biden 50.8 – 47.0%
2016 President Trump 48.9 – 45.3%
2012 President Obama 51.2 – 46.9%
Senate Gillibrand 64.1 – 34.3%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 49, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Mark Walczyk". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 49". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "State Senator 49th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "State Senator 49th 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 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.