New York Senate District 52

Broome, Cortland, Tompkins counties. Population 318,894 (2020). Partisan lean D+1.

Competitive

2026 candidates

Current senator: Lea Webb (D), 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.

Lea Webb

Incumbent · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

Matching funds $281.5K

Michael Bolles

Challenger · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Matching funds $68.1K

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

Campaign finance

Lea Webb

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$281,547

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

Michael Bolles

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$68,059

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 · 137,744 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Lea Webb(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 69,643
  • Working Families: 9,532
79,17557.5%
Michael Sigler(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 56,361
  • Local 607: 2,068
58,42942.4%
Write-ins
1400.1%
District margin
D+15.1
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+6.9

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 · 105,391 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Lea Webb(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 53,243
  • Working Families: 608
53,85151.1%
Richard C. David(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 46,018
  • Conservative: 5,436
51,45448.8%
Write-ins
860.1%
District margin
D+2.3
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
D+2.1

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 142,799 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
84,25359.0%
Donald J. Trump(R)
57,06040.0%
Other candidates
1,4861.0%
District margin
D+19.2
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+6.6

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 · 143,579 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
85,07359.3%
Donald J. Trump(R)
55,12138.4%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,6831.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
8460.6%
Brock Pierce(I)
5250.4%
Write-ins
3300.2%
District margin
D+21.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+2.1

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 112,949 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
73,59665.2%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
39,19334.7%
Write-ins
1600.1%
District margin
D+30.5
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+3.5

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.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 112,926 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
58,61251.9%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
45,05839.9%
Larry Sharpe(L)
3,9143.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
3,0542.7%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
2,1761.9%
Write-ins
1120.1%
District margin
D+13.1
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+11.4

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.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 111,976 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
71,85264.2%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
37,07833.1%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,9521.7%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
1,0651.0%
Write-ins
290.0%
District margin
D+31.9
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+4.4

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.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 110,705 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
65,07658.8%
Keith Wofford(R)
41,90337.9%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,7371.6%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1,3791.2%
Other candidate (O)
5480.5%
Write-ins
620.1%
District margin
D+21.7
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+6.2

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 · 128,822 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
86,60967.2%
Wendy Long(R)
37,65429.2%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
3,0672.4%
Alex Merced(L)
1,4291.1%
Write-ins
620.0%
District margin
D+39.4
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+5.0

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 · 134,078 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
72,17553.8%
Donald J. Trump(R)
51,92938.7%
Gary Johnson(L)
5,0373.8%
Jill Stein(G)
3,1002.3%
Write-ins
1,8361.4%
District margin
D+16.3
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+7.2

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, 9:17 PM ET.

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