New York Senate District 50

Onondaga, Oswego counties. Population 318,252 (2020). Partisan lean R+15.

CompetitiveOpen seat

2026 candidates

Current senator: Chris Ryan (D), first elected 2024. The incumbent is not on the ballot.

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

Chris Ryan

Challenger · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

Matching funds $77.7K

James Corl

Challenger · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Matching funds $138.6K

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

Campaign finance

Chris Ryan

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$77,702

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

James Corl

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$138,600

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 · 161,950 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Ryan(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 75,307
  • Working Families: 6,366
81,67350.4%
Nick Paro(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 70,277
  • Conservative: 9,886
80,16349.5%
Write-ins
1140.1%
District margin
D+0.9
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
R+7.2

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from board of elections filings and results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 124,791 votes

CandidateVotesShare
John W. Mannion(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 57,712
  • Working Families: 3,867
61,57949.3%
Rebecca Shiroff(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 52,570
  • Conservative: 8,999
61,56949.3%
Blank/Void
1,6131.3%
Write-ins
300.0%
District margin
Even
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+0.2

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 165,258 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
85,77351.9%
Donald J. Trump(R)
78,75447.7%
Other candidates
7310.4%
District margin
D+4.3
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+8.4

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 · 169,580 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
88,84652.4%
Donald J. Trump(R)
77,00345.4%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,9521.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,0560.6%
Brock Pierce(I)
6310.4%
Write-ins
920.1%
District margin
D+7.1
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+16.3

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 124,512 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
70,72256.8%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
53,71343.1%
Write-ins
770.1%
District margin
D+13.7
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+20.3

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 · 124,573 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner
60,48548.6%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
53,36542.8%
Larry Sharpe(L)
3,9813.2%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
3,9313.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2,7382.2%
Write-ins
730.1%
District margin
R+6.3
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+30.7

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 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 123,704 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
73,26159.2%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
48,18839.0%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,1290.9%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
1,0890.9%
Write-ins
370.0%
District margin
D+20.6
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+15.6

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 · 121,557 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
61,09850.3%
Keith Wofford(R)
57,10747.0%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1,4291.2%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,3331.1%
Other candidate (O)
5480.5%
Write-ins
420.0%
District margin
D+3.4
Statewide
D+27.9
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.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 145,553 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
96,24066.1%
Wendy Long(R)
46,28931.8%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,6521.1%
Alex Merced(L)
1,3110.9%
Write-ins
610.0%
District margin
D+35.0
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+9.4

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, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 148,523 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
69,60246.9%
Donald J. Trump(R)
69,55246.8%
Gary Johnson(L)
6,4144.3%
Jill Stein(G)
2,1201.4%
Write-ins
8350.6%
District margin
Even
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+23.5

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.

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