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New York Senate District 5

Nassau County. Population 325,387 (2020). Partisan lean R+27.

2026 candidates

Current senator: Steven Rhoads (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.

Steven Rhoads

Incumbent · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Matching funds $281.3K

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

Campaign finance

Steven Rhoads

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$281,250

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

Andrew Piddoubny

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 · 173,444 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Rhoads(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 98,005
  • Conservative: 8,240
106,24561.3%
Lisa Lin(D)
66,97738.6%
Write-ins
2220.1%
District margin
R+22.7
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
R+30.8

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 · 132,826 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Steven D. Rhoads(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 73,844
  • Conservative: 6,849
80,69360.8%
John E. Brooks(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 50,191
  • Working Families: 1,919
52,11039.2%
Write-ins
230.0%
District margin
R+21.5
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+21.7

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 183,688 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
105,26257.3%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
76,01041.4%
Other candidates
2,4161.3%
District margin
R+16.1
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+28.8

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 · 188,315 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
95,98151.0%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
89,75847.7%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,0710.6%
Brock Pierce(I)
5160.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5040.3%
Write-ins
4840.3%
District margin
R+3.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+26.8

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 · 126,801 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
67,00652.8%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
59,75647.1%
Write-ins
390.0%
District margin
D+5.7
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+28.3

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 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 125,922 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
63,08550.1%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
60,17347.8%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,0650.8%
Larry Sharpe(L)
9740.8%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
5460.4%
Write-ins
800.1%
District margin
D+2.4
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+22.1

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 · 126,532 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
69,33554.8%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
55,90244.2%
Mark Dunlea(G)
7300.6%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
5480.4%
Write-ins
180.0%
District margin
D+10.7
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+25.6

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 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 125,322 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)
61,82649.3%
Keith Wofford(R)
61,25648.9%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,0560.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
6990.6%
Other candidate (O)
4550.4%
Write-ins
310.0%
District margin
D+0.5
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+27.4

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 159,573 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
96,77060.6%
Wendy Long(R)
60,42637.9%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,4010.9%
Alex Merced(L)
9130.6%
Write-ins
630.0%
District margin
D+23.1
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+21.3

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 · 165,979 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
87,72552.9%
Hillary Clinton(D)
72,14643.5%
Gary Johnson(L)
3,1301.9%
Jill Stein(G)
1,7901.1%
Write-ins
1,1880.7%
District margin
R+9.7
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+33.3

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.

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