New York Senate District 50
Onondaga, Oswego counties. Population 318,252 (2020). Partisan lean R+15.
CompetitiveOpen seat2026 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.
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
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 81,673 | 50.4% |
Nick Paro(R) By party line
| 80,163 | 49.5% |
Write-ins | 114 | 0.1% |
- 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
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
John W. Mannion(D)winner By party line
| 61,579 | 49.3% |
Rebecca Shiroff(R) By party line
| 61,569 | 49.3% |
Blank/Void | 1,613 | 1.3% |
Write-ins | 30 | 0.0% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 85,773 | 51.9% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 78,754 | 47.7% |
Other candidates | 731 | 0.4% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 88,846 | 52.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 77,003 | 45.4% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 1,952 | 1.2% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 1,056 | 0.6% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 631 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 92 | 0.1% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 70,722 | 56.8% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 53,713 | 43.1% |
Write-ins | 77 | 0.1% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner | 60,485 | 48.6% |
Andrew M. Cuomo(D) | 53,365 | 42.8% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 3,981 | 3.2% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 3,931 | 3.2% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 2,738 | 2.2% |
Write-ins | 73 | 0.1% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 73,261 | 59.2% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 48,188 | 39.0% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 1,129 | 0.9% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 1,089 | 0.9% |
Write-ins | 37 | 0.0% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 61,098 | 50.3% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 57,107 | 47.0% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 1,429 | 1.2% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 1,333 | 1.1% |
Other candidate (O) | 548 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 42 | 0.0% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 96,240 | 66.1% |
Wendy Long(R) | 46,289 | 31.8% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 1,652 | 1.1% |
Alex Merced(L) | 1,311 | 0.9% |
Write-ins | 61 | 0.0% |
- 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)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 69,602 | 46.9% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 69,552 | 46.8% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 6,414 | 4.3% |
Jill Stein(G) | 2,120 | 1.4% |
Write-ins | 835 | 0.6% |
- 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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