New York Assembly District 47
New York State Assembly · New York
William Colton won re-election by 24.9 points over John Ricottone.
Fusion voting
Source: New York State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| 1199 SEIU--NYS Political Action FundTo Colton's campaign | $3K | |
| Solidarity PAC Inc.To Colton's campaign | $3K | |
| new york rising PACTo Colton's campaign | $3K | |
| Paul LiptonTo Colton's campaign | $1.1K | |
| Police Benevolent Association of The CitTo Colton's campaign | $1K | |
| Stephen StoweTo Ricottone's campaign | $310 | |
| Carla DanielsonTo Ricottone's campaign | $308 | |
| Mark WinklerTo Ricottone's campaign | $260 | |
| John RicottoneTo Ricottone's campaign | $250 | |
| Thea NelliTo Ricottone's campaign | $208 |
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Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 15, 2026; New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: New York State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- William Colton
- 67%
- John Ricottone
- 33%
- Projected margin
- D+3.8
The candidates
Incumbent assemblymemberJohn Ricottone (R)
Vice president of Community Education Council 20
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.2%