New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
Lisa Kaul flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 10.4 points over Robert Rolison.
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.
Other candidates' campaigns: Evan R. Menist $65.6K.
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| Nys Democratic Senate Campaign CommitteeTo Kaul's campaign | $300K | |
| Helene ParisTo Kaul's campaign | $10K | |
| INTL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS 456 PACTo Rolison's campaign | $10K | |
| Kimberly WilliamTo Rolison's campaign | $10K | |
| BARONI SCRAP METAL LLCTo Rolison's campaign | $7.5K | |
| Lawrence LaybourneTo Rolison's campaign | $5.5K | |
| LAWPAC OF NYTo Rolison's campaign | $5.1K | |
| Cwa District 1 PacTo Kaul's campaign | $5K | |
| Preston Werner Revocable TrustTo Kaul's campaign | $5K | |
| Diane KoeppelTo Kaul's campaign | $5K |
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Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: New York State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Jul 11, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Lisa Kaul
- 87%
- Robert Rolison
- 14%
- Projected margin
- D+7.9
The candidates
Dutchess County legislatorRobert Rolison (R)
Incumbent senator
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.0%