New York Senate District 62

Monroe, Niagara, Orleans counties. Population 318,369 (2020). Partisan lean R+37.

2026 candidates

Current senator: Rob Ortt (R), first elected 2014.

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

Rob Ortt

Incumbent · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Thomas Arida

Challenger · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

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

Campaign finance

Rob Ortt

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Thomas Arida

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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 · 114,460 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Ortt(R)winner
By party line
  • Republican: 93,822
  • Conservative: 19,922
113,74499.4%
Write-ins
7160.6%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+8.1

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 · 93,223 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Robert G. Ortt(R)winner
By party line
  • Republican: 69,047
  • Conservative: 16,877
85,92492.2%
Blank/Void
6,7067.2%
Write-ins
5930.6%
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 · 156,127 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
92,41059.2%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
62,55540.1%
Other candidates
1,1620.7%
District margin
R+19.3
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+32.0

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 · 157,591 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
88,52656.2%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
65,67541.7%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,9681.2%
Brock Pierce(I)
7440.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5240.3%
Write-ins
1540.1%
District margin
R+14.8
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+38.3

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 · 108,952 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)winner
58,16653.4%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
50,74846.6%
Write-ins
380.0%
District margin
R+6.8
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+40.8

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 110,399 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner
65,44859.3%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
39,00535.3%
Larry Sharpe(L)
3,4883.2%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,3671.2%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
1,0430.9%
Write-ins
480.0%
District margin
R+25.3
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+49.7

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 · 108,143 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan Trichter(R)winner
53,92949.9%
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
52,12248.2%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
1,0731.0%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,0030.9%
Write-ins
160.0%
District margin
R+1.7
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+38.0

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.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 107,092 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)winner
63,78059.6%
Letitia James(D)
40,30537.6%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1,2821.2%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,0451.0%
Other candidate (O)
6630.6%
Write-ins
170.0%
District margin
R+22.6
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+50.4

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.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 133,564 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
75,27256.4%
Wendy Long(R)
55,63841.7%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,4761.1%
Alex Merced(L)
1,1390.9%
Write-ins
390.0%
District margin
D+15.0
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+29.4

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 · 140,176 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
81,41558.1%
Hillary Clinton(D)
50,76336.2%
Gary Johnson(L)
4,9633.5%
Jill Stein(G)
1,8701.3%
Write-ins
1,1650.8%
District margin
R+23.2
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+46.7

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, 9:17 PM ET.

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