New York Senate District 53
Chenango, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida counties. Population 322,626 (2020). Partisan lean R+38.
2026 candidates
Current senator: Joseph Griffo (R), first elected 2006.
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
Joseph Griffo
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $194,800
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Mandi Drake
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $164,883
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 · 141,736 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 99,459 | 70.2% |
James Meyers(D) By party line
| 42,206 | 29.8% |
Write-ins | 71 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+40.4
- All contested seats
- D+8.1
- Relative to chamber
- R+48.5
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 · 94,771 votes
Partial: results for some counties in this district are not yet available.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph A. Griffo(R)winner By party line
| 86,992 | 91.8% |
Undervote | 7,199 | 7.6% |
Write-ins | 580 | 0.6% |
- District margin
- —
- All contested seats
- D+0.2
Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.
2024 President
Nov 5, 2024 · 145,525 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 87,433 | 60.1% |
Kamala D. Harris(D) | 57,427 | 39.5% |
Other candidates | 665 | 0.5% |
- District margin
- R+20.7
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- R+33.4
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 · 146,970 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 83,517 | 56.8% |
Joseph R. Biden(D) | 60,266 | 41.0% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 1,789 | 1.2% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 622 | 0.4% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 577 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 199 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+16.2
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+39.6
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, 7:50 PM ET.
2018 U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2018 · 109,690 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)winner | 55,022 | 50.2% |
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D) | 54,614 | 49.8% |
Write-ins | 54 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+0.4
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- R+34.4
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 Governor
Nov 6, 2018 · 112,608 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner | 64,821 | 57.6% |
Andrew M. Cuomo(D) | 39,072 | 34.7% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 4,532 | 4.0% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 2,420 | 2.1% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 1,720 | 1.5% |
Write-ins | 43 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+24.8
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- R+49.2
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 Comptroller
Nov 6, 2018 · 109,992 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 56,270 | 51.2% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 51,568 | 46.9% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 1,073 | 1.0% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 1,060 | 1.0% |
Write-ins | 21 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+4.4
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- 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 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 107,917 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Keith Wofford(R)winner | 59,193 | 54.9% |
Letitia James(D) | 45,458 | 42.1% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 1,369 | 1.3% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 1,243 | 1.2% |
Other candidate (O) | 620 | 0.6% |
Write-ins | 34 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- R+13.1
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- R+41.0
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, 9:15 PM ET.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 124,155 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 72,597 | 58.5% |
Wendy Long(R) | 48,581 | 39.1% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 1,585 | 1.3% |
Alex Merced(L) | 1,304 | 1.1% |
Write-ins | 88 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+19.8
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- R+24.6
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, 9:17 PM ET.
2016 President
Nov 8, 2016 · 130,818 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 73,616 | 56.3% |
Hillary Clinton(D) | 48,242 | 36.9% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 5,780 | 4.4% |
Jill Stein(G) | 1,894 | 1.4% |
Write-ins | 1,286 | 1.0% |
- District margin
- R+20.8
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+44.4
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.
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