New York · New York Senate District 37 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Shelley Mayer
Incumbent senator
2026 race · New York Senate District 37
>99% chance of winning · race rated Solid D
99% chance of winning · race rated Solid D
Background
- Current office
- New York State Senate, SD-37 · since 2018 (special)
- First elected
- 2018 (special)
- Experience
- State legislature
- Past races on file
- 9 (8 won)
Links: Candidate list (source)
Electoral history
Earlier races in New York, newest first, matched by name in the results archive.
- 2024Won
State Senate · SD-37 Nov 5, 2024
D · 61.8% · 90,881 votes
- 2022Won
State Senate · SD-37 Nov 8, 2022
D · 61.1% · 67,130 votes
- 2020Won
State Senate · SD-37 Nov 3, 2020
D · 62.5% · 90,146 votes
- 2018Won
State Senate · SD-37 Nov 6, 2018
D · 100.0% · 76,839 votes
- 2016Won
State Assembly · AD-90 Nov 8, 2016
D · 100.0% · 32,208 votes
- 2014Won
State Assembly · AD-90 Nov 4, 2014
D · 100.0% · 15,620 votes
- 2014Won
State Assembly · AD-90 primary · Sep 9, 2014
D · 80.1% · 2,612 votes
- 2012Won
State Assembly · AD-90 Nov 6, 2012
D · 100.0% · 28,648 votes
- 2006Lost
State Assembly · AD-93 Nov 7, 2006
D · 47.9% · 16,088 votes
Fundraising
- Raised
- $390.4K
- From individuals
- $128.5K
- Spent
- $348.1K
- Small donors (≤$250)
- 21% of individual money
- Contributions
- 629
Money: NYS Board of Elections, through Sep 28, 2026.
Top contributors
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters U · $10K
- Stephen Lowey · $6K
- CWA District One PAC · $6K
- Transport Workers Union Local 100 PAC · $6K
- 32BJ United American Dream Fund · $5.5K
Opponents in 2026
- Thomas Fix Jr.Republican