New York Senate District 35

Westchester County. Population 319,268 (2020). Partisan lean D+14.

2026 candidates

Current senator: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D), first elected 2006.

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

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

Campaign finance

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Anthony Merante

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$93,341

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

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 · 122,850 votes

CandidateVotesShare
By party line
  • Democratic: 77,106
  • Working Families: 4,148
81,25466.1%
Khristen M. Kerr(R)
41,54133.8%
Write-ins
550.0%
District margin
D+32.3
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+24.2

Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 91,394 votes

CandidateVotesShare
By party line
  • Democratic: 52,693
  • Working Families: 3,527
56,22061.5%
Khristen M. Kerr(R)
30,54933.4%
Blank/Void
4,6055.0%
Write-ins
200.0%
District margin
D+29.6
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
D+29.4

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 131,804 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
81,99362.2%
Donald J. Trump(R)
48,89937.1%
Other candidates
9120.7%
District margin
D+25.3
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+12.6

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 · 134,817 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
91,73068.0%
Donald J. Trump(R)
41,73931.0%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
6130.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
3940.3%
Brock Pierce(I)
2820.2%
Write-ins
590.0%
District margin
D+37.5
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+14.0

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 · 94,023 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
68,41672.8%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
25,55127.2%
Write-ins
560.1%
District margin
D+45.6
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+11.6

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.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 94,934 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
65,38168.9%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
27,10528.6%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,1581.2%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
6430.7%
Larry Sharpe(L)
5580.6%
Write-ins
890.1%
District margin
D+41.4
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
D+17.0

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 · 92,933 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
67,54572.7%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
24,14426.0%
Mark Dunlea(G)
8400.9%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
3940.4%
Write-ins
100.0%
District margin
D+47.3
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+11.1

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 · 93,243 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
65,35270.1%
Keith Wofford(R)
26,00627.9%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,0761.2%
Christopher Garvey(L)
4720.5%
Other candidate (O)
3050.3%
Write-ins
310.0%
District margin
D+43.1
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+15.2

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 · 116,578 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
86,26774.0%
Wendy Long(R)
28,09724.1%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,5171.3%
Alex Merced(L)
6350.5%
Write-ins
610.1%
District margin
D+50.9
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+6.4

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.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 122,895 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
82,09566.8%
Donald J. Trump(R)
36,67629.8%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,9081.6%
Jill Stein(G)
1,2831.0%
Write-ins
9320.8%
District margin
D+38.2
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+14.7

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.

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