New York's 50th State Senate district

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New York's 50th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Chris Ryan
D Syracuse
Registration33.4%  Democratic
32.0%  Republican
26.3%  No party preference
Demographics85%  White
5%  Black
3%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
Population (2022)317,782 [1]
Registered voters224,449 [2]

New York's 50th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Chris Ryan since 2025. It was previously represented by John Mannion since 2021, succeeding Republican Bob Antonacci, who was elected as a justice of the New York Supreme Court. [3]

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Geography

District 50, centered on the suburbs of Syracuse, covers parts of Onondaga County and Oswego County in Central New York. [1] [4]

The district is located within New York's 22nd and 24th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 120th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, and 130th districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 50 [6] [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Ryan 6,026 58.3
Democratic Thomas Drumm4,27541.4
Write-in 270.3
Total votes10,328 100.0
General election
Democratic Chris Ryan 75,307
Working Families Chris Ryan 6,366
Total Chris Ryan 81,673 50.4
Republican Nick Paro70,277
Conservative Nick Paro9,886
TotalNick Paro80,16349.5
Write-in 1140.1
Total votes161,950 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 50
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Mannion 57,712
Working Families John Mannion 3,867
Total John Mannion (incumbent) 61,579 49.992
Republican Rebecca Shiroff52,570
Conservative Rebecca Shiroff8,999
TotalRebecca Shiroff61,56949.983
Write-in 300.03
Total votes123,178 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 50 [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Mannion 77,293
Working Families John Mannion 5,889
Total John Mannion 83,182 52.6
Republican Angi Renna62,929
Conservative Angi Renna9,806
Independence Angi Renna2,308
TotalAngi Renna75,04347.4
Write-in 460.0
Total votes158,271 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 50 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Antonacci 50,970
Conservative Bob Antonacci 8,132
Independence Bob Antonacci 2,881
Upstate Jobs Bob Antonacci 347
Total Bob Antonacci 62,330 50.9
Democratic John Mannion 56,438
Working Families John Mannion 2,427
Women's Equality John Mannion 1,133
Total John Mannion 59,99849.0
Write-in 750.1
Total votes122,403 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 50 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John DeFrancisco 85,527
Independence John DeFrancisco 12,065
Conservative John DeFrancisco 11,232
Reform John DeFrancisco 1,265
Total John DeFrancisco (incumbent) 110,089 99.1
Write-in 1,0400.9
Total votes111,129 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 50 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John DeFrancisco 54,896
Independence John DeFrancisco 10,507
Conservative John DeFrancisco 9,404
Total John DeFrancisco (incumbent) 74,807 99.0
Write-in 7831.0
Total votes75,590 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 50 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John DeFrancisco 72,915
Independence John DeFrancisco 11,463
Conservative John DeFrancisco 10,532
Total John DeFrancisco (incumbent) 94,910 85.7
Green Michael Donnelly15,59114.1
Write-in 1850.2
Total votes110,686 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 50

YearOfficeResults [10] \
2020 President Biden 55.3 – 42.5%
2016 President Clinton 49.6 – 44.6%
2012 President Obama 54.9 – 43.4%
Senate Gillibrand 64.6 – 32.9%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 50, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Unofficial Election Night Results. November 16, 2024.
  3. "New York State Senator John W. Mannion". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. "2024 Primary Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  7. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "New York State Senate District 50". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. "State Senator 50th 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 21, 2019.