New York's 50th State Senate district

New York's 50th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been vacant since December 2019, when incumbent Republican Bob Antonacci resigned to become a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court. Antonacci had succeeded Republican Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco in 2018.[3]

New York's 50th State Senate District
Current senator	Vacant
Registration	33.4% Democratic 32.0% Republican 26.3% No party preference
Demographics	85% White 5% Black 3% Hispanic 4% Asian
Population (2017)	295,478[1]
Registered voters	208,173[2]

Geography

District 50, centered around the suburbs of Syracuse, covers parts of Onondaga County and Cayuga County in Central New York.[1][3]

The district is located entirely within New York's 24th congressional district, and overlaps with the 120th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, and 130th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 50[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angi Renna
	Democratic	John Mannion
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 50[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Antonacci	62,330	50.9
	Democratic	John Mannion	59,998	49.0
Total votes			122,403	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 50[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DeFrancisco (incumbent)	110,089	100
Total votes			110,089	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 50[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DeFrancisco (incumbent)	74,807	100
Total votes			74,807	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 50[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DeFrancisco (incumbent)	94,910	85.9
	Green	Michael Donnelly	15,591	14.1
Total votes			110,501	100
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 50

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Clinton 49.6 – 44.6%
2012	President	Obama 54.9 – 43.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.6 – 32.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 50, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 21, 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 50". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 21, 2019.