New York's 42nd State Senate district

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New York's 42nd
State Senate district
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Senator
  James Skoufis
D Cornwall
Registration37.6%  Democratic
29.7%  Republican
24.7%  No party preference
Demographics70%  White
8%  Black
16%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
Population (2017)295,194 [1]
Registered voters193,682 [2]

New York's 42nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Skoufis since 2023, following redistricting. [3]

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Geography

District 42 covers nearly all of Orange County, including all of the southern and western portions of the county. From 2012-2020, district 42 covered much of the Catskills and western Hudson Valley, including all of Sullivan County and parts of Orange County, Ulster County, and Delaware County. [1] [4]

The district overlaps with New York's 18th and 19th congressional districts, and with the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 103rd, and 122nd districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 42 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Timothy Mitts 435 51.9
Conservative Dorey Houle39847.5
Write-in 50.6
Total votes838 100.0
General election
Democratic James Skoufis
Working Families James Skoufis
Total James Skoufis (incumbent)
Republican Dorey Houle
Conservative Timothy Mitts
Write-in
Total votes100.0

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 37 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Skoufis 46,686
Working Families James Skoufis 3,042
Total James Skoufis (incumbent) 49,728 50.8
Republican Dorey Houle43,292
Conservative Dorey Houle5,004
TotalDorey Houle48,29649.2
Write-in 350.0
Total votes98,095 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 42 [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Martucci 60,003
Conservative Mike Martucci 6,311
Independence Mike Martucci 1,445
Total Mike Martucci 67,759 50.5
Democratic Jen Metzger 59,812
Working Families Jen Metzger 6,310
SAM Jen Metzger 272
Total Jen Metzger (incumbent)66,39449.5
Write-in 430.0
Total votes134,196 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 42 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jen Metzger 10,797 61.7
Democratic Pramilla Malick6,70738.3
Write-in 00.0
Total votes17,504 100.0
Reform Ann Rabbitt 597 92.4
Reform Jen Metzger 345.3
Write-in 152.3
Total votes646 100.0
General election
Democratic Jen Metzger 48,556
Working Families Jen Metzger 2,730
Women's Equality Jen Metzger 1,006
Total Jen Metzger 52,292 51.8
Republican Ann Rabbitt 41,468
Conservative Ann Rabbitt 5,362
Independence Ann Rabbitt 1,225
Reform Ann Rabbitt 337
Total Ann Rabbitt 48,57248.1
Write-in 520.1
Total votes100,916 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 42 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramilla Malick 2,517 90.8
Democratic John Bonacic (incumbent)2187.9
Write-in 381.3
Total votes2,773 100.0
General election
Republican John Bonacic 56,343
Conservative John Bonacic 7,782
Independence John Bonacic 3,955
Reform John Bonacic 422
Total John Bonacic (incumbent) 68,502 61.0
Democratic Pramilla Malick43,66738.9
Write-in 710.1
Total votes112,240 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 42 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bonacic 35,661
Conservative John Bonacic 7,163
Independence John Bonacic 6,963
Total John Bonacic (incumbent) 49,787 99.5
Write-in 2570.5
Total votes50,044 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 42 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bonacic 53,760
Independence John Bonacic 10,611
Conservative John Bonacic 8,507
Total John Bonacic (incumbent) 72,878 99.5
Write-in 3640.5
Total votes73,242 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 42

YearOfficeResults [10]
2020 President Biden 49.7 – 48.7%
2016 President Trump 50.4 – 45.2%
2012 President Obama 53.8 – 44.5%
Senate Gillibrand 65.4 – 32.9%

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