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New York Senate District 42

Orange County. Population 317,147 (2020). Partisan lean R+26.

2026 candidates

Current senator: James Skoufis (D), first elected 2018.

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

James Skoufis

Incumbent · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

Matching funds $93.8K

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

Campaign finance

James Skoufis

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$93,750

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

Jennifer R. Figueroa

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Joshua Blumenthal

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 · 134,805 votes

CandidateVotesShare
James Skoufis(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 68,764
  • Working Families: 4,656
73,42054.5%
Dorey F. Houle(R)
54,61440.5%
Timothy Mitts(C)
6,6945.0%
Write-ins
770.1%
District margin
D+14.7
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+6.6

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 · 98,059 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Dorey Houle(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 43,292
  • Conservative: 5,004
  • Working Families: 3,042
51,33852.4%
James G. Skoufis(D)
46,68647.6%
Write-ins
350.0%
District margin
R+4.7
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+4.9

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 140,879 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
78,37655.6%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
62,16144.1%
Other candidates
3420.2%
District margin
R+11.5
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+24.2

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 · 138,525 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
70,49950.9%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
66,07047.7%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,0780.8%
Brock Pierce(I)
4110.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
4000.3%
Write-ins
670.0%
District margin
R+3.2
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+26.7

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 96,571 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
53,84255.8%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
42,69944.2%
Write-ins
300.0%
District margin
D+11.5
Statewide
D+34.0
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 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 98,224 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
49,42850.3%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
44,81545.6%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,5581.6%
Larry Sharpe(L)
1,5451.6%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
7980.8%
Write-ins
800.1%
District margin
R+4.9
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+29.3

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.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 95,450 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
52,55755.1%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
41,44843.4%
Mark Dunlea(G)
8610.9%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
5710.6%
Write-ins
130.0%
District margin
D+11.8
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+24.5

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 · 95,483 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)
47,25349.5%
Keith Wofford(R)
43,08145.1%
Michael Sussman(G)
3,6993.9%
Other candidate (O)
7380.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
6940.7%
Write-ins
180.0%
District margin
D+4.6
Statewide
D+27.9
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, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 117,115 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
69,24959.1%
Wendy Long(R)
45,50138.9%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,4731.3%
Alex Merced(L)
8610.7%
Write-ins
310.0%
District margin
D+20.7
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+23.7

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 · 121,308 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
62,67651.7%
Hillary Clinton(D)
52,89943.6%
Gary Johnson(L)
3,1042.6%
Jill Stein(G)
1,7321.4%
Write-ins
8970.7%
District margin
R+8.5
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+32.0

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, 9:17 PM ET.

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