New York's 46th State Senate district

New York's 46th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican George A. Amedore Jr. since his 2014 defeat of Democratic incumbent Cecilia Tkaczyk, in a rematch of a 2012 contest which Amedore lost by 18 votes. Amedore is not seeking re-election in 2020.[3]

New York's 46th
State Senate District
Senator
  Michelle Hinchey
D–Rotterdam
Registration35.5% Democratic
27.4% Republican
27.2% No party preference
Demographics84% White
4% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2017)292,635[1]
Registered voters203,947[2]

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 Hudson Valley and western Capital District, including all of Montgomery County and Greene County and parts of Albany, Schenectady, and Ulster Counties.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 20th congressional districts, and with the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 109th, and 111th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 46[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Hinchey 78,102 50.6
Republican Richard Amedure 75,034 48.6
Green Robert Alft, Jr. 1,280 0.8
Total votes 154,416 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 46[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George A. Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 68,259 55.8
Democratic Pat Courtney Strong 54,116 44.2
Total votes 122,407 100.0
Republican hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 46[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George A. Amedore Jr. (incumbent) 83,970 63.2
Democratic Sara K. Niccoli 48,986 36.8
Total votes 132,956 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 46[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George A. Amedore Jr. 53,553 56.0
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) 42,009 44.0
Total votes 95,562 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 46[5]
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
Total votes 6,555 100.0
General election
Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk 63,213 50.007
Republican George A. Amedore Jr. 63,195 49.993
Total votes 126,408 100.0
Democratic gain from new constituency

Federal results in District 46
Year Office Results[7]
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. "Our District". George A. Amedore, Jr., The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  5. "New York State Senate District 46". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. "State Senator 46th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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