New York's 39th State Senate district

New York's 39th State Senate district
Senator	Robert Rolison R – Poughkeepsie
Registration	39.3%  Democratic 29.6%  Republican 22.9%  No party preference
Demographics	63%  White 9%  Black 23%  Hispanic 3%  Asian
Population (2017)	299,766 [1]
Registered voters	182,135 [2]

New York's 39th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Skoufis, Republican William Larkin, and is currently represented by Robert Rolison. ^[3]

Geography

District 39 is located in the Hudson Valley, including much of Orange County and smaller parts of Rockland County and Ulster County. The largest communities in the district are Monroe and the City and Town of Newburgh. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 17th, 18th, and 19th congressional districts, and with the 96th, 98th, 99th, 101st, 103rd, and 104th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 39

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Rolison
	Conservative	Robert Rolison
	Total	Robert Rolison (incumbent)
	Democratic	Yvette Valdes Smith
	Working Families	Yvette Valdes Smith
	Total	Yvette Valdes Smith
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022 (redistricting)

2022 New York State Senate election, District 39 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Rolison	58,132	53.1
	Democratic	Julie Shiroishi	46,920
	Working Families	Julie Shiroishi	4,474
	Total	Julie Shiroishi	51,394	46.9
	Write-in		30	0.0
Total votes			109,556	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 39 ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Skoufis	66,794
	Working Families	James Skoufis	5,358
	SAM	James Skoufis	404
	Total	James Skoufis (incumbent)	72,556	57.0
	Republican	Steve Brescia	48,641
	Conservative	Steve Brescia	5,963
	Total	Steve Brescia	54,604	42.9
	Write-in		86	0.1
Total votes			127,246	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 39 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Skoufis	48,267
	Working Families	James Skoufis	1,862
	Reform	James Skoufis	712
	Women's Equality	James Skoufis	707
	Total	James Skoufis	51,548	53.9
	Republican	Thomas Basile	34,195
	Conservative	Thomas Basile	5,080
	Independence	Thomas Basile	4,713
	Total	Thomas Basile	43,988	46.0
	Write-in		36	0.1
Total votes			95,572	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 39 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Working Families	Chris Eachus	59	75.6
	Working Families	Aron Weider (write-in)	16	20.5
	Working Families	John Allegro (write-in)	2	2.6
	Working Families	Malick Carmilla (write-in)	1	1.3
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			78	100.0
	Women's Equality	Chris Eachus	3	100.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			3	100.0
General election
	Republican	William Larkin	51,010
	Conservative	William Larkin	6,914
	Independence	William Larkin	6,611
	Reform	William Larkin	496
	Total	William Larkin (incumbent)	65,031	57.7
	Democratic	Chris Eachus	43,915
	Working Families	Chris Eachus	2,882
	Women's Equality	Chris Eachus	844
	Total	Chris Eachus	47,641	42.3
	Write-in		49	0.0
Total votes			112,721	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 39 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Larkin	32,454
	Independence	William Larkin	6,897
	Conservative	William Larkin	6,661
	Total	William Larkin (incumbent)	46,102	70.5
	Democratic	Gay Lee	17,201
	Working Families	Gay Lee	2,070
	Total	Gay Lee	19,271	29.5
	Write-in		37	0.0
Total votes			65,320	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 39 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Larkin	45,942
	Conservative	William Larkin	6,722
	Independence	William Larkin	2,257
	Total	William Larkin (incumbent)	54,291	52.2
	Democratic	Chris Eachus	46,126
	Working Families	Chris Eachus	3,620
	Total	Chris Eachus	49,746	47.8
	Write-in		50	0.0
Total votes			104,087	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 39

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
2020	President	Trump 49.3 – 49.2%
2016	President	Trump 49.9 – 46.3%
2012	President	Obama 52.7 – 46.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 66.4 – 32.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 39, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator James Skoufis". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
6. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
7. "New York State Senate District 39". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
8. "State Senator 39th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.