New York's 49th State Senate district

New York's 49th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the State Senate of the U.S. state of New York. It has been represented by Republican Mark Walczyk since 2023.^[3]

New York's 49th State Senate district
Senator	Mark Walczyk R–Watertown
Registration	36.3% Republican 31.2% Democratic 24.1% No party preference
Demographics	83% White 6% Black 5% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2017)	292,423[1]
Registered voters	197,354[2]

Geography

District 49 is located in northern New York covering all of Hamilton, Fulton, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties, as well as parts of Herkimer, Oswego, and St. Lawrence Counties.^[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 21st and 24th congressional districts, and with the 110th, 111th, 112th, 113th, 114th, and 120th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 49^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Walczyk	94,382
	Conservative	Mark Walczyk	13,737
	Total	Mark Walczyk (incumbent)	108,119	99.4
	Write-in		599	0.6
Total votes			108,718	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 49^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Walczyk	73,212
	Conservative	Mark Walczyk	10,026
	Total	Mark Walczyk	83,238	99.5
	Write-in		388	0.5
Total votes			83,626	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 49^[9][7][10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thearse McCalmon	10,671	73.3
	Democratic	Donovan McRae	3,816	26.2
	Write-in		66	0.5
Total votes			14,553	100.0
General election
	Republican	James Tedisco	78,404
	Conservative	James Tedisco	9,982
	Independence	James Tedisco	3,549
	Total	James Tedisco (incumbent)	91,935	63.5
	Democratic	Thearse McCalmon	52,781	36.4
	Write-in		73	0.1
Total votes			144,789	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 49^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	James Tedisco (incumbent)	1,099	72.8
	Reform	Michelle Ostrelich	401	26.6
	Write-in		10	0.6
Total votes			1,510	100.0
General election
	Republican	James Tedisco	54,556
	Conservative	James Tedisco	7,172
	Independence	James Tedisco	2,331
	Reform	James Tedisco	494
	Total	James Tedisco (incumbent)	64,553	59.3
	Democratic	Michelle Ostrelich	41,059
	Working Families	Michelle Ostrelich	2,075
	Women's Equality	Michelle Ostrelich	1,151
	Total	Michelle Ostrelich	44,285	40.7
	Write-in		29	0.6
Total votes			108,867	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 49^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Tedisco	9,010	62.4
	Republican	Christian Klueg II	5,429	37.6
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			14,439	100.0
General election
	Republican	James Tedisco	73,066
	Conservative	James Tedisco	9,166
	Independence	James Tedisco	4,311
	Reform	James Tedisco	563
	Total	James Tedisco	87,056	69.1
	Democratic	Chad Putman	35,697
	Working Families	Chad Putman	2,314
	Women's Equality	Chad Putman	873
	Total	Chad Putman	38,884	30.9
	Write-in		57	0.0
Total votes			125,997	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 49^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madelyn Thorne	4,514	64.6
	Democratic	Patti Southworth	2,477	35.4
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			6,991	100.0
General election
	Republican	Hugh Farley	73,066
	Conservative	Hugh Farley	9,166
	Independence	Hugh Farley	4,311
	Stop Common Core	Hugh Farley	563
	Total	Hugh Farley (incumbent)	51,892	63.3
	Democratic	Madelyn Thorne	25,768
	Working Families	Madelyn Thorne	4,215
	Total	Madelyn Thorne	29,983	36.6
	Write-in		57	0.1
Total votes			81,932	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 49^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Farley	58,013
	Conservative	Hugh Farley	8,171
	Independence	Hugh Farley	3,677
	Total	Hugh Farley (incumbent)	69,861	60.1
	Democratic	Madelyn Thorne	42,707
	Working Families	Madelyn Thorne	3,708
	Total	Madelyn Thorne	46,415	39.9
	Write-in		53	0.0
Total votes			116,329	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 49

Year	Office	Results[11][12]
2020	President	Biden 50.8 – 47.0%
2016	President	Trump 48.9 – 45.3%
2012	President	Obama 51.2 – 46.9%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.1 – 34.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 49, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Mark Walczyk". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
6. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
7. "New York State Senate District 49". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
8. "State Senator 49th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
9. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
10. "State Senator 49th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
11. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
12. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.