New York's 48th State Senate district


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New York's 48th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Rachel May since 2023.[3]

New York's 48th
State Senate district
Senator
  Rachel May
D–Syracuse
Registration41.3% Republican
27.7% Democratic
22.6% No party preference
Demographics89% White
3% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2017)293,340[1]
Registered voters176,033[2]

District 48 includes parts of Onondaga and Cayuga Counties. The city of Syracuse is located within the district.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 22nd and 24th congressional districts, and with the 116th, 117th, 118th, 120th, and 130th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 48[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Caleb Slater 2,636 55.7
Republican Fanny Patricia Villarreal 2,055 43.5
Write-in 39 0.8
Total votes 4,730 100.0
General election
Democratic Rachel May
Working Families Rachel May
Total Rachel May (incumbent)
Republican Caleb Slater
Write-in
Total votes
2022 New York State Senate election, District 48[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Justin Coretti 279 50.6
Conservative Julie Abbott 265 48.1
Write-in 7 1.3
Total votes 551 100.0
General election
Democratic Rachel May 46,968
Working Families Rachel May 3,700
Total Rachel May 50,668 50.3
Republican Julie Abbott 42,894 42.5
Conservative Justin Coretti 7,217 7.2
Write-in 43 0.0
Total votes 100,822 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

Federal results in District 48

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Year Office Results[10]
2020 President Trump 58.6 – 39.3%
2016 President Trump 57.1 – 37.0%
2012 President Obama 51.5 – 46.8%
Senate Gillibrand 63.1 – 34.9%
  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 48, 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 Rachel May". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  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. ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 48". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 48th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "State Senator 48th 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 20, 2019.