2026 New York State Senate election
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The 2026 New York State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026.[1] Primary elections will be held on June 23, 2026.[2]
In the 2024 election, the Democratic Party retained its State Senate majority, but lost its veto-proof (two-thirds) majority after it lost one seat in the election for the 17th Senate district.[3]
Candidates must file paperwork between March 30, 2026 and April 2, 2026 to run.[4]
Outgoing incumbents
Incumbents who vacated office before end of term
- 22nd district: Democrat Simcha Felder resigned on April 9, 2025[5] after being elected to the New York City Council.
Predictions
Summary by district
† = incumbent who did not seek re-election
Italics = non-incumbent
Bold = district flipped from one party to the other
Detailed results
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63
District 1
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Anthony Palumbo won re-election to a third term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Anthony Palumbo, incumbent Senator
District 2
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Mario Mattera won re-election to a third term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Mario Mattera, incumbent Senator
District 3
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Dean Murray won re-election to a second term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Dean Murray, incumbent Senator
District 4
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Monica Martinez won re-election to a second term, her third overall.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Monica Martinez, incumbent Senator
District 5
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Steven Rhoads won re-election to a second term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Steven Rhoads, incumbent Senator
District 6
In 2024, Democratic Senator Siela Bynoe won a first term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Siela Bynoe, incumbent Senator
District 7
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Jack Martins won re-election to a second consecutive term, his fifth term overall.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jack Martins, incumbent Senator
District 8
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Alexis Weik won re-election to a third term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Alexis Weik, incumbent Senator
District 9
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick won re-election to a second term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, incumbent Senator
District 10
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator James Sanders Jr. won re-election to a seventh term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- James Sanders Jr., incumbent Senator
District 11
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Toby Ann Stavisky won re-election to a fourteenth full term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Toby Ann Stavisky, incumbent Senator
District 12
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Gianaris won re-election to an eighth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Michael Gianaris, incumbent Senator
District 13
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jessica Ramos won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jessica Ramos, incumbent Senator
- Jessica González-Rojas, State Assembly Member for the 34th district[6]
District 14
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Leroy Comrie won re-election to a sixth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Leroy Comrie, incumbent Senator
District 15
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. won re-election to a ninth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Joseph Addabbo Jr., incumbent Senator
District 16
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator John Liu won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- John Liu, incumbent Senator
District 17
In 2024, Republican Steve Chan defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Iwen Chu.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Steve Chan, incumbent Senator
District 18
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Julia Salazar won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Julia Salazar, incumbent Senator
District 19
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Roxanne Persaud won re-election to a fifth full term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Roxanne Persaud, incumbent Senator
District 20
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Zellnor Myrie won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Zellnor Myrie, incumbent Senator
- Brian Cunningham, New York State Assembly Member for the 43rd district[8]
District 21
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Kevin Parker won re-election to a twelfth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Kevin Parker, incumbent Senator
District 22
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Simcha Felder, who caucused with the Republican Party until 2019 won re-election to a seventh term. In 2025, he left the state senate to become the New York City Council Member for the 44th district. On May 20, 2025, Democrat Sam Sutton won the special election to replace Felder. Sutton caucuses with the Democratic Party.[9]
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Sam Sutton, incumbent Senator
District 23
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton won re-election to a second term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, incumbent Senator
District 24
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Andrew Lanza won re-election to a third term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Andrew Lanza, incumbent Senator
District 25
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jabari Brisport won re-election to a third term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jabari Brisport, incumbent Senator
District 26
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Andrew Gounardes won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Andrew Gounardes, incumbent Senator
District 27
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Brian Kavanagh won re-election to a fourth full term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Brian Kavanagh, incumbent Senator
District 28
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Liz Krueger won re-election to a twelfth full term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Liz Krueger, incumbent Senator
District 29
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator José M. Serrano won re-election to an eleventh term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- José M. Serrano, incumbent Senator
District 30
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Cordell Cleare won re-election to a second full term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Cordell Cleare, incumbent Senator
District 31
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Jackson won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Robert Jackson, incumbent Senator
District 32
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Luis Sepúlveda won re-election to a fourth full term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Luis Sepúlveda, incumbent Senator
District 33
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Gustavo Rivera won re-election to an eighth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Gustavo Rivera, incumbent Senator
District 34
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Nathalia Fernandez won re-election to a second term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Nathalia Fernandez, incumbent Senator
District 35
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins won re-election to a tenth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins, incumbent Senator
District 36
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Jamaal Bailey won re-election to a fifth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jamaal Bailey, incumbent Senator
District 37
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Shelley Mayer won re-election to a fourth full term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Shelley Mayer, incumbent Senator
District 38
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Bill Weber won re-election to a second term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Bill Weber, incumbent Senator
District 39
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Robert Rolison won re-election to a second term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Robert Rolison, incumbent Senator
District 40
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Peter Harckham won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Peter Harckham, incumbent Senator
District 41
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Michelle Hinchey won re-election to a third term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Michelle Hinchey, incumbent Senator
District 42
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator James Skoufis won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- James Skoufis, incumbent Senator
District 43
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Jake Ashby won re-election to a second term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jake Ashby, incumbent Senator
District 44
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Jim Tedisco won re-election to a fifth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jim Tedisco, incumbent Senator
District 45
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Dan Stec won re-election to a third term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Dan Stec, incumbent Senator
District 46
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Patricia Fahy won election.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Patricia Fahy, incumbent Senator
District 47
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal won re-election to a seventh term. In 2025, he won the Democratic nomination for borough president and is expected to easily win the general election.[10]
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal, incumbent Senator
- Tony Simone, State Assembly Member for the 75th district (2023-present)[11]
- Linda Rosenthal, State Assembly Member for the 67th district (2006-present)[11]
- Erik Bottcher, City Council member for the 3rd district (2022-present)[11]
- Micah Lasher, State Assembly Member for the 69th district (2025-present)[11]
District 48
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Rachel May won re-election to a fourth term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Rachel May, incumbent Senator
District 49
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Mark Walczyk won re-election to a second term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Mark Walczyk, incumbent Senator
District 50
In 2024, Democratic Senator Chris Ryan won the election.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Chris Ryan, incumbent Senator
District 51
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Peter Oberacker won re-election to a third term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Peter Oberacker, incumbent Senator
District 52
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Lea Webb won re-election to a second term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Lea Webb, incumbent Senator
District 53
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Joseph Griffo won re-election to a tenth term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Joseph Griffo, incumbent Senator
District 54
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Pamela Helming won re-election to a tenth term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Pamela Helming, incumbent Senator
District 55
In 2024, incumbent Democrat Senator Samra Brouk won re-election to a third term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Lea Webb, incumbent Senator
District 56
In 2024, incumbent Democrat Senator Jeremy Cooney won re-election to a third term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Jeremy Cooney, incumbent Senator
District 57
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator George Borrello won re-election to a third full term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- George Borrello, incumbent Senator
District 58
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Tom O'Mara won re-election to an eighth term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Tom O'Mara, incumbent Senator
District 59
In 2024, incumbent Democrat Senator Kristen Gonzalez won re-election to a second term.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Kristen Gonzalez, incumbent Senator
District 60
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Patrick Gallivan won re-election to an eighth term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Patrick Gallivan, incumbent Senator
District 61
In 2024, incumbent Democratic Senator Sean Ryan won re-election to a third term. In the 2025 Buffalo mayoral election, Ryan won the Democratic primary.[12]
Potential
- Sean Ryan, incumbent Senator
- Jonathan Rivera, New York State Assembly Member for the 149th district[12]
- William Conrad III, New York State Assembly Member for the 140th district[12]
- Jeremy Zellner, Chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee[12]
- Karen McMahon, New York State Assembly Member for the 146th district[12]
District 62
In 2024, incumbent Republican Senator Rob Ortt won re-election to a sixth term.
Republican Primary
Candidates
Potential
- Rob Ortt, incumbent Senator
District 63
In 2024, Democratic Senator April Baskin won the election.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Potential
- April Baskin, incumbent Senator
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "New York State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar". 270 to Win. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Lewis, Rebecca (November 5, 2024). "New York State Senate election results 2024". City & State.
- ^ "2026 Candidate Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. May 21, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ "Simcha Felder Leaves NY State Senate for City Council, Leaving a Lasting Legacy". BoroPark24. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Sterne, Peter (June 26, 2025). "González-Rojas considering run for Ramos' seat". City & State. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Krichevsky, Sophie (June 10, 2025). "Iwen Chu files to run for office again". City & State. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Coltin, Jeff (May 14, 2024). "The 2026 election is already taking shape". Politico. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ "Live Results: New York State Senate Special Election". 270 to Win. May 20, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Brad Hoylman-Sigal with strong lead over Keith Powers in Manhattan boro president race". New York Daily News. June 24, 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ a b c d "These state lawmakers just won New York City primaries. Who could replace them in Albany?". City & State. July 2, 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Sean Ryan Dominates Democratic Mayoral Primary in Buffalo". City & State New York. June 25, 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-28.