New York Senate District 39
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam counties. Population 321,473 (2020). Partisan lean R+14.
Competitive2026 candidates
Current senator: Robert Rolison (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.
New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.
Campaign finance
Robert Rolison
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $94,233
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Evan R. Menist
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $16,609
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Lisa Kaul
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $208,038
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 · 149,177 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 75,594 | 50.7% |
Yvette Valdés Smith(D) By party line
| 73,520 | 49.3% |
Write-ins | 63 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+1.4
- All contested seats
- D+8.1
- Relative to chamber
- R+9.5
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from board of elections filings and results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.
2022 State Senate
Nov 8, 2022 · 109,556 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Rob Rolison(R)winner | 58,132 | 53.1% |
Julie Shiroishi(D) By party line
| 51,394 | 46.9% |
Unqualified Write-Ins | 24 | 0.0% |
Write-ins | 6 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+6.2
- All contested seats
- D+0.2
- Relative to chamber
- R+6.4
Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.
2024 President
Nov 5, 2024 · 156,630 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 80,832 | 51.6% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 74,366 | 47.5% |
Other candidates | 1,432 | 0.9% |
- District margin
- D+4.2
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- R+8.5
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 · 153,701 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 83,044 | 54.0% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 67,864 | 44.2% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 1,303 | 0.8% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 581 | 0.4% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 498 | 0.3% |
Write-ins | 410 | 0.3% |
- District margin
- D+10.1
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+13.4
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 · 110,104 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 62,792 | 57.0% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 47,271 | 42.9% |
Write-ins | 41 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+14.1
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- R+19.9
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 · 112,233 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner | 56,426 | 50.3% |
Andrew M. Cuomo(D) | 52,636 | 46.9% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 1,356 | 1.2% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 1,203 | 1.1% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 537 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 74 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+3.5
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- R+27.9
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 · 109,196 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 61,193 | 56.0% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 46,383 | 42.5% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 963 | 0.9% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 643 | 0.6% |
Write-ins | 14 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+13.8
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- R+22.5
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 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 108,994 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 56,893 | 52.2% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 48,902 | 44.9% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 1,859 | 1.7% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 830 | 0.8% |
Other candidate (O) | 482 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 28 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+7.6
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- R+20.3
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, 9:15 PM ET.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 128,163 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 75,802 | 59.1% |
Wendy Long(R) | 49,366 | 38.5% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 1,934 | 1.5% |
Alex Merced(L) | 1,006 | 0.8% |
Write-ins | 56 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+21.1
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- R+23.3
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, 9:17 PM ET.
2016 President
Nov 8, 2016 · 134,906 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 64,845 | 48.1% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 63,419 | 47.0% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 3,495 | 2.6% |
Jill Stein(G) | 1,912 | 1.4% |
Write-ins | 1,235 | 0.9% |
- District margin
- D+1.1
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+22.4
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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