CalledUnofficial results
New York Senate District 45
New York State Senate · New York
Dan Stec won re-election by 11.6 points over Melissa Seale.
Fusion voting
Dan StecRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%65,998
Melissa SealeDemocrat
44.2%52,316
Write-inOther party
0.0%42
118,356 votes
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.
Melissa SealeDan Stec
$54.1K
Raised by the campaign
$196.3K
$203.9K
Public matching funds
$375K
$249.9K
Spent by the campaign
$471.8K
58%
Individual money from small donors (≤$250)
48%
442
Contributions
769
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| Gross Electric IncTo Stec's campaign | $6.2K | |
| 1199 Seiu Nys Political Action FundTo Seale's campaign | $5K | |
| NysptTo Stec's campaign | $5K | |
| UA Plumbers & Pipefitters L.U. #773 PACTo Stec's campaign | $4.7K | |
| Braen Stone of Whitehall LLCTo Stec's campaign | $4.4K | |
| NYS Correctional Officers & PBA Asso PACTo Stec's campaign | $3.7K | |
| Nysna PacTo Seale's campaign | $2K | |
| Patriot PAC NYTo Seale's campaign | $2K | |
| Elizabeth KruegerTo Seale's campaign | $1.5K | |
| Krueger for NYTo Seale's campaign | $1.5K |
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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 Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Melissa Seale
- 14%
- Dan Stec
- 86%
- Projected margin
- R+9.1
The candidates
Dan Stec (R)
Incumbent senatorMelissa Seale (D)
Small business owner
Incumbent senatorMelissa Seale (D)
Small business owner
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.0%