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New York Senate District 1

Suffolk County. Population 325,301 (2020). Partisan lean R+16.

Competitive

2026 candidates

Current senator: Anthony Palumbo (R), first elected 2020.

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

Anthony Palumbo

Incumbent · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Matching funds $166K

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Anthony Palumbo

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$166,036

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

E. Christopher Murray

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 165,493 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Anthony Palumbo(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 77,459
  • Conservative: 10,132
87,59152.9%
Sarah Anker(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 76,874
  • Common Sense Party: 979
77,85347.0%
Write-ins
490.0%
District margin
R+5.9
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
R+14.0

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from board of elections filings and results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 131,377 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Anthony H. Palumbo(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 63,829
  • Conservative: 9,795
73,62456.0%
Skyler Q. Johnson(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 54,854
  • Working Families: 2,885
57,73943.9%
Write-ins
140.0%
District margin
R+12.1
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+12.3

Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 174,282 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
87,35450.1%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
84,71748.6%
Other candidates
2,2111.3%
District margin
R+1.5
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+14.2

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2020 President

Nov 3, 2020 · 175,312 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)
90,75151.8%
Donald J. Trump(R)
82,03346.8%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,0250.6%
Brock Pierce(I)
5900.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
4810.3%
Write-ins
4320.2%
District margin
D+5.0
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+18.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 124,455 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
69,86756.1%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
54,54943.8%
Write-ins
380.0%
District margin
D+12.3
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+21.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 125,180 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
65,85152.6%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
56,42945.1%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,2731.0%
Larry Sharpe(L)
9180.7%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
6660.5%
Write-ins
430.0%
District margin
D+7.7
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+16.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 124,019 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
71,57657.7%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
50,93241.1%
Mark Dunlea(G)
8840.7%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
6040.5%
Write-ins
230.0%
District margin
D+16.9
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+19.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 122,751 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)
64,60952.6%
Keith Wofford(R)
55,87445.5%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,0150.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
7800.6%
Other candidate (O)
4550.4%
Write-ins
190.0%
District margin
D+7.2
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+20.6

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 145,541 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
87,62660.2%
Wendy Long(R)
55,20237.9%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,6061.1%
Alex Merced(L)
1,0430.7%
Write-ins
640.0%
District margin
D+22.7
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+21.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 151,841 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
75,56149.8%
Hillary Clinton(D)
69,94846.1%
Gary Johnson(L)
3,3142.2%
Jill Stein(G)
1,7761.2%
Write-ins
1,2420.8%
District margin
R+3.9
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+27.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

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