New York Senate District 43
Albany, Rensselaer, Washington counties. Population 315,571 (2020). Partisan lean R+16.
Competitive2026 candidates
Current senator: Jake Ashby (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
Jake Ashby
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $51,657
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Devin Lander
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $116,450
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 · 149,602 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 81,727 | 54.6% |
Alvin Gamble(D) | 67,824 | 45.3% |
Write-ins | 51 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+9.3
- All contested seats
- D+8.1
- Relative to chamber
- R+17.4
Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.
2022 State Senate
Nov 8, 2022 · 118,759 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Jacob C. Ashby(R)winner By party line
| 62,766 | 52.9% |
Andrea Smyth(D) By party line
| 55,931 | 47.1% |
Write-ins | 62 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+5.8
- All contested seats
- D+0.2
- Relative to chamber
- R+6.0
Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.
2024 President
Nov 5, 2024 · 155,448 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 79,151 | 50.9% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 74,306 | 47.8% |
Other candidates | 1,991 | 1.3% |
- District margin
- D+3.2
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- R+9.5
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 · 157,049 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 83,573 | 53.2% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 69,869 | 44.5% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 1,832 | 1.2% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 697 | 0.4% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 670 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 408 | 0.3% |
- District margin
- D+8.9
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+14.5
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, 7:50 PM ET.
2018 U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2018 · 116,911 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 68,530 | 58.6% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 48,312 | 41.3% |
Write-ins | 69 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+17.3
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- 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 Governor
Nov 6, 2018 · 116,618 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner | 60,641 | 52.0% |
Andrew M. Cuomo(D) | 47,953 | 41.1% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 3,122 | 2.7% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 2,468 | 2.1% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 2,315 | 2.0% |
Write-ins | 119 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+11.7
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- R+36.1
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 Comptroller
Nov 6, 2018 · 116,465 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 72,571 | 62.3% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 41,183 | 35.4% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 1,752 | 1.5% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 934 | 0.8% |
Write-ins | 25 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+27.6
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- R+8.7
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 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 113,720 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 57,794 | 50.8% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 51,923 | 45.7% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 1,844 | 1.6% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 1,332 | 1.2% |
Other candidate (O) | 780 | 0.7% |
Write-ins | 47 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+5.4
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- 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.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 136,101 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 87,912 | 64.6% |
Wendy Long(R) | 44,641 | 32.8% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 2,175 | 1.6% |
Alex Merced(L) | 1,305 | 1.0% |
Write-ins | 68 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+32.6
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- R+11.8
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 · 140,225 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 66,496 | 47.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 64,026 | 45.7% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 5,467 | 3.9% |
Jill Stein(G) | 2,556 | 1.8% |
Write-ins | 1,680 | 1.2% |
- District margin
- D+1.9
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- 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.
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