New York's 46th State Senate district

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New York's 46th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Patricia Fahy
D – Albany
Registration35.5%  Democratic
27.4%  Republican
27.2%  No party preference
Demographics84%  White
4%  Black
7%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
Population (2017)292,635 [1]
Registered voters203,947 [2]

New York's 46th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Patricia Fahy since 2025. [3]

Contents

District 46 is the newest district in the legislature, having been drawn from pieces of existing Senate districts in 2012, increasing the size of the body from 62 seats to 63.

Geography

District 46 is located in the western Capital District, including all of Montgomery County and parts of Albany and Schenectady. [1] [4]

The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 20th congressional districts, and with the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 109th, 111th, and 112nd districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 46 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patricia Fahy 73,599
Working Families Patricia Fahy 8,377
Total Patricia Fahy 81,976 55.9
Republican Ted Danz Jr.55,275
Conservative Ted Danz Jr.9,326
TotalTed Danz Jr.64,59944.0
Write-in 1550.1
Total votes146,730 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 46 [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Neil Breslin 57,780
Working Families Neil Breslin 6,851
Total Neil Breslin 64,631 55.1
Republican Richard Amedure Jr.43,777
Conservative Richard Amedure Jr.8,793
TotalRichard Amedure Jr.52,57044.8
Write-in 750.1
Total votes117,276 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 46 [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Hinchey 68,167
Working Families Michelle Hinchey 9,935
Total Michelle Hinchey 78,102 50.6
Republican Richard Amedure Jr.64,227
Conservative Richard Amedure Jr.8,738
Independence Richard Amedure Jr.2,069
TotalRichard Amedure Jr.75,03448.6
Green Robert Alft Jr.1,2800.8
Write-in 1100.1
Total votes154,526 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 46 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Amedore Jr. 55,703
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 9,201
Independence George Amedore Jr. 2,818
Reform George Amedore Jr. 537
Total George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 68,259 55.8
Democratic Pat Courtney Strong48,813
Working Families Pat Courtney Strong3,885
Women's Equality Pat Courtney Strong1,418
TotalPat Courtney Strong54,11644.2
Write-in 320.0
Total votes122,407 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 46 [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 63 50.5
Green Sara Niccoli4838.4
Green Marina Karuma-Seales129.6
Green Maurice Hinchey10.8
Green Glenn Raymus10.8
Write-in 00.0
Total votes125 100.0
General election
Republican George Amedore Jr. 67,723
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 10,581
Independence George Amedore Jr. 4,431
Green George Amedore Jr. 1,499
Reform George Amedore Jr. 482
Total George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 84,716 62.8
Democratic Sara Niccoli44,192
Working Families Sara Niccoli4,597
Women's Equality Sara Niccoli1,282
TotalSara Niccoli50,07137.1
Write-in 600.1
Total votes134,847 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 46 [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) 66 91.7
Write-in 88.3
Total votes72 100.0
General election
Republican George Amedore Jr. 40,628
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 9,267
Independence George Amedore Jr. 2,804
Stop Common Core George Amedore Jr. 854
Total George Amedore Jr. 53,553 56.0
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 34,153
Working Families Cecilia Tkaczyk 5,036
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk 2,820
Total Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent)42,00943.9
Write-in 1080.1
Total votes95,670 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 46 [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 3,392 51.7
Democratic Thomas Dolan2,20233.6
Democratic Monica Arias Miranda96114.7
Write-in 08.3
Total votes6,555 100.0
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk 23 53.5
Green Thomas Dolan1023.2
Green Monica Arias Miranda920.9
Green Neill Hammond12.3
Write-in 00.0
Total votes43 100.0
General election
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 55,498
Working Families Cecilia Tkaczyk 5,823
Green Cecilia Tkaczyk 1,892
Total Cecilia Tkaczyk 63,213 49.985
Republican George Amedore Jr. 51,312
Conservative George Amedore Jr. 8,286
Independence George Amedore Jr. 3,597
Total George Amedore Jr. 63,19549.970
Write-in 570.1
Total votes126,465 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

Federal results in District 46

YearOfficeResults [10] [11]
2020 President Biden 51.1 – 46.6%
2016 President Trump 49.4 – 45.2%
2012 President Obama 53.6 – 44.3%
Senate Gillibrand 67.8 – 30.5%

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References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 46, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ↑ McNeil, Tyler A. (January 1, 2025). "Patricia Fahy becomes state senator in 46th District". The Daily Gazette Family of Newspapers. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New York State Senate District 46". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ↑ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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