New York Senate District 47

New York County. Population 319,503 (2020). Partisan lean D+58.

Special election since 2022

2026 candidates

Current senator: Erik Bottcher (D), first elected 2026.

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

Erik Bottcher

Incumbent · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

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

Campaign finance

Erik Bottcher

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aEmily YueXin Miller

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Charlotte Friedman

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Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2026 State Senate (special)

Feb 4, 2026 · 14,538 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Erik Bottcher(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 11,076
  • Working Families: 2,249
13,32591.7%
1,1177.7%
Write-ins
960.7%
District margin
D+84.5

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), special election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 134,528 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Brad Hoylman-Sigal(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 103,859
  • Working Families: 8,852
112,71183.8%
Emily Yuexin Miller(R)
21,53716.0%
Write-ins
2800.2%
District margin
D+67.9
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+59.8

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 97,533 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Brad M. Hoylman(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 81,710
  • Working Families: 9,001
90,71193.0%
Maria Danzilo(Parent Party)
4,9375.1%
Robert P. Bobrick(Medical Freedom)
1,5361.6%
Write-ins
3490.4%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+0.2

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 146,275 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
123,57584.5%
Donald J. Trump(R)
19,89213.6%
Other candidates
2,8081.9%
District margin
D+72.3
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+59.6

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 · 148,295 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
130,63588.1%
Donald J. Trump(R)
15,61210.5%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
7910.5%
Write-ins
6380.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
4990.3%
Brock Pierce(I)
1200.1%
District margin
D+78.6
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+55.2

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 118,078 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
106,47890.2%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
11,4149.7%
Write-ins
1860.2%
District margin
D+80.6
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
D+46.6

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 · 116,308 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
100,49886.4%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
11,1269.6%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2,6572.3%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
9530.8%
Larry Sharpe(L)
7320.6%
Write-ins
3430.3%
District margin
D+80.1
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
D+55.6

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 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 115,052 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
100,62487.5%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
12,04110.5%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,8121.6%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
5180.5%
Write-ins
570.0%
District margin
D+78.6
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
D+42.3

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 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 115,869 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
100,54886.8%
Keith Wofford(R)
12,35210.7%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,9391.7%
Christopher Garvey(L)
5370.5%
Other candidate (O)
3000.3%
Write-ins
1940.2%
District margin
D+78.1
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
D+50.2

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 · 136,908 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
118,77886.8%
Wendy Long(R)
14,68810.7%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
2,6161.9%
Alex Merced(L)
7270.5%
Write-ins
980.1%
District margin
D+78.0
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
D+33.6

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, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 140,886 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
122,70987.1%
Donald J. Trump(R)
12,8839.1%
Gary Johnson(L)
2,0421.4%
Jill Stein(G)
1,8521.3%
Write-ins
1,3991.0%
District margin
D+81.0
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+57.5

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, 9:17 PM ET.

Special elections since 2022

2026 State Senate (special)

Feb 4, 2026 · 14,538 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Erik Bottcher(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 11,076
  • Working Families: 2,249
13,32591.7%
1,1177.7%
Write-ins
960.7%
District margin
D+84.5

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), special election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.

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