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New York Senate District 3

Suffolk County. Population 324,968 (2020). Partisan lean R+30.

2026 candidates

Current senator: Dean Murray (R), first elected 2022.

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

Dean Murray

Incumbent · provisional

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

Campaign finance

Dean Murray

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Antonio Vargas-Ayala

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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 · 145,228 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Dean Murray(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 78,923
  • Conservative: 10,345
89,26861.5%
Michael Conroy(D)
55,90438.5%
Write-ins
560.0%
District margin
R+23.0
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
R+31.1

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 · 109,335 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Dean Murray(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 61,459
  • Conservative: 9,727
71,18665.1%
Farzeen A. Bham(D)
38,12934.9%
Write-ins
200.0%
District margin
R+30.2
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+30.4

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 157,133 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
91,77058.4%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
63,64840.5%
Other candidates
1,7151.1%
District margin
R+18.1
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+30.8

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 · 156,618 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
84,01953.6%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
70,31944.9%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,0590.7%
Brock Pierce(I)
4940.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
4310.3%
Write-ins
2970.2%
District margin
R+8.9
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+32.3

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 · 104,741 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
53,64051.2%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
51,07548.8%
Write-ins
260.0%
District margin
D+2.4
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+31.5

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 · 105,744 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
52,60949.8%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
50,53447.8%
Larry Sharpe(L)
1,1331.1%
Howie Hawkins(G)
9160.9%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
5250.5%
Write-ins
280.0%
District margin
R+2.0
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+26.4

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 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 104,491 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
55,28152.9%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
47,85045.8%
Mark Dunlea(G)
7680.7%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
5780.6%
Write-ins
140.0%
District margin
D+7.2
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+29.1

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 · 103,332 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)
51,80850.1%
Letitia James(D)
49,47547.9%
Michael Sussman(G)
8350.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
7440.7%
Other candidate (O)
4550.4%
Write-ins
140.0%
District margin
R+2.3
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+30.2

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 · 130,494 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
74,97557.5%
Wendy Long(R)
52,92940.6%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,5231.2%
Alex Merced(L)
1,0210.8%
Write-ins
460.0%
District margin
D+17.2
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+27.2

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 · 138,337 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
77,73556.2%
Hillary Clinton(D)
55,03839.8%
Gary Johnson(L)
2,8742.1%
Jill Stein(G)
1,8531.3%
Write-ins
8370.6%
District margin
R+17.1
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+40.6

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, 9:17 PM ET.

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