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New York Senate District 45

Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington counties. Population 325,409 (2020). Partisan lean R+24.

2026 candidates

Current senator: Dan Stec (R), first elected 2020.

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

Dan Stec

Incumbent · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Matching funds $204.5K

Melissa Seale

Challenger · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

Matching funds $73.6K

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

Campaign finance

Dan Stec

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$204,490

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

Melissa Seale

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$73,606

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 · 107,129 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Daniel G. Stec(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 91,503
  • Conservative: 14,570
106,07399.0%
Write-ins
1,0561.0%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+8.1

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

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 113,394 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Daniel G. Stec(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 61,820
  • Conservative: 6,474
68,29460.2%
Jean A. Lapper(D)
45,07539.8%
Write-ins
250.0%
District margin
R+20.5
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+20.7

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 149,507 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
79,01852.9%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
69,49946.5%
Other candidates
9900.7%
District margin
R+6.4
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+19.1

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 · 149,100 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
73,32949.2%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
72,83748.9%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,4681.0%
Brock Pierce(I)
6630.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
6630.4%
Write-ins
1400.1%
District margin
R+0.3
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+23.8

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 107,499 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
63,10858.7%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
44,36841.3%
Write-ins
230.0%
District margin
D+17.4
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+16.6

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 · 108,428 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
57,43053.0%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
43,48140.1%
Larry Sharpe(L)
4,1893.9%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2,0231.9%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
1,2361.1%
Write-ins
690.1%
District margin
R+13.8
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+38.3

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 · 106,445 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
62,27558.5%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
42,00339.5%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,3281.2%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
8270.8%
Write-ins
120.0%
District margin
D+19.4
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+16.8

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

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

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)
50,93048.7%
Letitia James(D)
50,30748.1%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,4731.4%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1,1941.1%
Other candidate (O)
5650.5%
Write-ins
220.0%
District margin
R+0.6
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+28.5

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 · 125,248 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
75,11760.0%
Wendy Long(R)
46,47137.1%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
2,5392.0%
Alex Merced(L)
1,0830.9%
Write-ins
380.0%
District margin
D+23.6
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+20.9

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, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 131,317 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
63,32548.2%
Hillary Clinton(D)
57,73844.0%
Gary Johnson(L)
5,2724.0%
Jill Stein(G)
3,0262.3%
Write-ins
1,9561.5%
District margin
R+4.6
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+28.2

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.

Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.