New York's 44th State Senate district

New York's 44th State Senate district
Senator	Jim Tedisco R – Glenville
Registration	52.5%  Democratic 16.7%  Republican 23.0%  No party preference
Demographics	69%  White 14%  Black 7%  Hispanic 7%  Asian
Population (2017)	293,861 [1]
Registered voters	184,695 [2]

New York's 44th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Tedisco since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 44 covers parts of Saratoga and Schenectady Counties. ^{[1] [4]}

The district is located in New York's 20th congressional district, and overlaps with the 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 44 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tedisco	81,103
	Conservative	Jim Tedisco	11,342
	Total	Jim Tedisco (incumbent)	92,445	57.8
	Democratic	Minita Sanghvi	62,254
	Working Families	Minita Sanghvi	5,030
	Total	Minita Sanghvi	67,284	42.1
	Write-in		85	0.1
Total votes			159,814	100.0
	Republican hold

2022 (redistricting)

2022 New York State Senate election, District 44 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tedisco	5,296	76.9
	Republican	Daphne Jordan	1,582	22.9
	Write-in		11	0.2
Total votes			6,889	100.0
	Conservative	Jim Tedisco	314	80.9
	Conservative	Daphne Jordan	72	18.6
	Write-in		2	0.5
Total votes			388	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jim Tedisco	61,610
	Conservative	Jim Tedisco	9,347
	Total	Jim Tedisco	70,957	56.4
	Democratic	Michelle Ostrelich	50,427
	Working Families	Michelle Ostrelich	4,424
	Total	Michelle Ostrelich	54,651	43.5
	Write-in		94	0.1
Total votes			125,702	100.0
	Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 44 ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin	80,255
	Working Families	Neil Breslin	10,144
	Independence	Neil Breslin	2,616
	Total	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	93,015	73.0
	Republican	David Yule	34,269	26.9
	Write-in		155	0.1
Total votes			127,439	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 44 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin	61,880
	Working Families	Neil Breslin	4,275
	Independence	Neil Breslin	2,575
	Total	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	68,730	70.6
	Republican	Christopher Davis	23,647
	Conservative	Christopher Davis	4,204
	Reform	Christopher Davis	683
	Total	Christopher Davis	28,534	29.3
	Write-in		83	0.1
Total votes			97,347	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 44 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin	69,816
	Working Families	Neil Breslin	4,335
	Independence	Neil Breslin	3,670
	Total	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	77,821	68.6
	Republican	Christopher Davis	27,671
	Conservative	Christopher Davis	4,468
	Reform	Christopher Davis	3,670
	Total	Christopher Davis	33,036	29.1
	Green	Leyva Arthur	2,501	2.2
	Write-in		98	0.1
Total votes			113,456	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 44 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin	43,893
	Working Families	Neil Breslin	6,065
	Independence	Neil Breslin	5,971
	Total	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	55,929	98.9
	Write-in		619	1.1
Total votes			56,548	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 44 ^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	16,795	70.9
	Democratic	Shawn Morse	6,905	29.1
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			23,700	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Neil Breslin	75,168
	Working Families	Neil Breslin	5,368
	Independence	Neil Breslin	5,120
	Total	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	85,656	90.4
	Green	Peter LaVenia Jr.	8,796	9.3
	Write-in		248	0.3
Total votes			94,700	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 44

Year	Office	Results [11] [12]
2020	President	Biden 67.4 – 30.2%
2016	President	Clinton 62.9 – 31.8%
2012	President	Obama 67.3 – 30.6%
	Senate	Gillibrand 77.0 – 21.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 44, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator James Tedisco". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
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. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
8. "2022 Federal and State Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
9. "New York State Senate District 44". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
10. "State Senator 44th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
11. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
12. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.