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New York Senate District 51

Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster counties. Population 322,968 (2020). Partisan lean R+33.

Open seat

2026 candidates

Current senator: Peter Oberacker (R), first elected 2020. 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.

Michele Frazier

Challenger · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

Matching funds $94.2K

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

Campaign finance

Christopher Tague

No campaign finance records matched yet.

Michele Frazier

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$94,159

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 · 151,933 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Peter Oberacker(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 83,617
  • Conservative: 7,665
91,28260.1%
Michele Frazier(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 56,687
  • Working Families: 3,897
60,58439.9%
Write-ins
670.0%
District margin
R+20.2
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
R+28.3

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

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 119,554 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Peter K. Oberacker(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 66,556
  • Conservative: 7,951
74,50762.3%
Eric Ball(D)
44,93737.6%
Write-ins
1100.1%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
00.0%
District margin
R+24.8
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+25.0

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 159,648 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
90,92057.0%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
67,70742.4%
Other candidates
1,0210.6%
District margin
R+14.6
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+27.3

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 · 158,219 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
86,13754.4%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
68,63443.4%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,8771.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
6870.4%
Brock Pierce(I)
6120.4%
Write-ins
2720.2%
District margin
R+11.3
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+34.8

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 · 118,121 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
60,27851.0%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
57,77948.9%
Write-ins
640.1%
District margin
D+2.1
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+31.9

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 118,994 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
66,84656.2%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
44,68437.6%
Larry Sharpe(L)
4,0013.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2,2051.9%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
1,1531.0%
Write-ins
1050.1%
District margin
R+19.9
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+44.3

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 · 117,438 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
60,50151.5%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
54,64646.5%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,3411.1%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
9250.8%
Write-ins
250.0%
District margin
D+5.1
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+31.2

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.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 115,867 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)
60,35552.1%
Letitia James(D)
51,02744.0%
Michael Sussman(G)
2,5442.2%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1,2101.0%
Other candidate (O)
6910.6%
Write-ins
400.0%
District margin
R+8.4
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+36.3

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.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 132,686 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
73,77755.6%
Wendy Long(R)
55,46541.8%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
2,2031.7%
Alex Merced(L)
1,1810.9%
Write-ins
600.0%
District margin
D+14.2
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+30.3

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 · 139,172 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
76,87355.2%
Hillary Clinton(D)
53,74338.6%
Gary Johnson(L)
4,6893.4%
Jill Stein(G)
2,6361.9%
Write-ins
1,2310.9%
District margin
R+17.7
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+41.3

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.

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