2024Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2024 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
James Skoufis (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Dorey F. Houle (R) by 9.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James SkoufisDemocrat · winner
54.5%73,420
Dorey F. HouleRepublican
45.5%61,308
134,805 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET