New York's 42nd State Senate district

New York's 42nd
State Senate district
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]

Geography

District 42 covers nearly all of Orange County, including all of the southern and western portions of the county. From 2012 to 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

2026

2026 New York State Senate election, District 42[6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joshua Blumenthal (write-in) 422 62.5
Conservative Jennifer Figueroa 240 35.6
Write-in 13 1.9
Total votes 675 100.0
General election
Democratic James Skoufis
Working Families James Skoufis
Total James Skoufis (incumbent)
Republican Jennifer Figueroa
Conservative Joshua Blumenthal
Write-in
Total votes

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 42[8][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Timothy Mitts 435 51.9
Conservative Dorey Houle 398 47.5
Write-in 5 0.6
Total votes 838 100.0
General election
Democratic James Skoufis 68,764
Working Families James Skoufis 4,656
Total James Skoufis (incumbent) 73,420 54.4
Republican Dorey Houle 54,614 40.5
Conservative Timothy Mitts 6,694 5.0
Write-in 77 0.1
Total votes 134,805 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 37[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Skoufis 46,686
Working Families James Skoufis 3,042
Total James Skoufis (incumbent) 49,728 50.8
Republican Dorey Houle 43,292
Conservative Dorey Houle 5,004
Total Dorey Houle 48,296 49.2
Write-in 35 0.0
Total votes 98,095 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 42[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes %
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) 66,394 49.5
Write-in 43 0.0
Total votes 134,196 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 42[11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jen Metzger 10,797 61.7
Democratic Pramilla Malick 6,707 38.3
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 17,504 100.0
Reform Ann Rabbitt 597 92.4
Reform Jen Metzger 34 5.3
Write-in 15 2.3
Total votes 646 100.0
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 48,572 48.1
Write-in 52 0.1
Total votes 100,916 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 42[11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pramilla Malick 2,517 90.8
Democratic John Bonacic (incumbent) 218 7.9
Write-in 38 1.3
Total votes 2,773 100.0
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 Malick 43,667 38.9
Write-in 71 0.1
Total votes 112,240 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 42[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 257 0.5
Total votes 50,044 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 42[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 364 0.5
Total votes 73,242 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 42

Year Office Results[13]
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%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 42, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ↑ "New York State Senator Mike Martucci". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2026 Orange County Certification Designated Candidates". Orange County Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Orange Certification - Amended 7.10.26". Orange County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  8. ↑ "PE24 Election Results". Orange County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "New York State Senate District 42". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. ↑ "State Senator 42nd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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