New York's 46th State Senate district

New York's 46th State Senate district
Senator	Neil Breslin D – Delmar
Registration	35.5%  Democratic 27.4%  Republican 27.2%  No party preference
Demographics	84%  White 4%  Black 7%  Hispanic 2%  Asian
Population (2017)	292,635 [1]
Registered voters	203,947 [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 Neil Breslin since 2023. ^[3]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Fahy
	Working Families	Patricia Fahy
	Total	Patricia Fahy
	Republican	Ted Danz Jr.
	Conservative	Ted Danz Jr.
	Total	Ted Danz Jr.
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 46 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Total	Richard Amedure Jr.	52,570	44.8
	Write-in		75	0.1
Total votes			117,276	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 46 ^{[6] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Total	Richard Amedure Jr.	75,034	48.6
	Green	Robert Alft Jr.	1,280	0.8
	Write-in		110	0.1
Total votes			154,526	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 46 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 Strong	48,813
	Working Families	Pat Courtney Strong	3,885
	Women's Equality	Pat Courtney Strong	1,418
	Total	Pat Courtney Strong	54,116	44.2
	Write-in		32	0.0
Total votes			122,407	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 46 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	George Amedore Jr. (incumbent)	63	50.5
	Green	Sara Niccoli	48	38.4
	Green	Marina Karuma-Seales	12	9.6
	Green	Maurice Hinchey	1	0.8
	Green	Glenn Raymus	1	0.8
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			125	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 Niccoli	44,192
	Working Families	Sara Niccoli	4,597
	Women's Equality	Sara Niccoli	1,282
	Total	Sara Niccoli	50,071	37.1
	Write-in		60	0.1
Total votes			134,847	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 46 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent)	66	91.7
	Write-in		8	8.3
Total votes			72	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)	42,009	43.9
	Write-in		108	0.1
Total votes			95,670	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 46 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecilia Tkaczyk	3,392	51.7
	Democratic	Thomas Dolan	2,202	33.6
	Democratic	Monica Arias Miranda	961	14.7
	Write-in		0	8.3
Total votes			6,555	100.0
	Green	Cecilia Tkaczyk	23	53.5
	Green	Thomas Dolan	10	23.2
	Green	Monica Arias Miranda	9	20.9
	Green	Neill Hammond	1	2.3
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			43	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.	63,195	49.970
	Write-in		57	0.1
Total votes			126,465	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

Federal results in District 46

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
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%

References

1. "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. "New York State Senator Neil Breslin". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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. "New York State Senate District 46". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
7. "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
8. "State Senator 46th 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 20, 2019.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.