# New York's 47th State Senate district

New York's 47th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Brad Hoylman-Sigal since 2023.

## Geography

District 47 is located in Manhattan, covering part of the west side of the borough.
The district overlaps with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts, and with the 66th, 67th, 69th and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.

### 2010s

District 47 was located in north-central New York, covering all of Lewis County and parts of St. Lawrence and Oneida counties. The district included the cities of Rome and Utica.
The district overlapped with New York's 21st and 22nd congressional districts, and with the 101st, 115th, 116th, 117th, 118th, 119th, and 121st districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 47 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 103,859 | |
| | Working Families | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 8,852 | |
| | Total | Brad Hoylman-Sigal (incumbent) | 112,711 | 83.8 |
| | Republican | Emily Yuexin Miller | 21,537 | 16.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 278 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,526 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022 (redistricting)

2022 New York State Senate election, District 47 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 30,158 | 72.8 |
| | Democratic | Maria Danzilo | 11,089 | 26.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 196 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,443 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 81,710 | |
| | Working Families | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 9,001 | |
| | Total | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 90,711 | 93.0 |
| | Parent Party | Maria Danzilo | 4,937 | 5.1 |
| | Medical Freedom | Robert Bobrick | 1,536 | 1.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 343 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,527 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 47 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph Griffo | 80,723 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 10,126 | |
| | Independence | Joseph Griffo | 9,891 | |
| | Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 100,740 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 439 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,179 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 47 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph Griffo | 59,879 | |
| | Independence | Joseph Griffo | 7,063 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 6,736 | |
| | Reform | Joseph Griffo | 874 | |
| | Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 74,552 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 407 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,959 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 47 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph Griffo | 68,324 | |
| | Independence | Joseph Griffo | 8,939 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 8,601 | |
| | Reform | Joseph Griffo | 1,390 | |
| | Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 87,254 | 99.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 299 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,553 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 47 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph Griffo | 40,620 | |
| | Independence | Joseph Griffo | 6,550 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 5,294 | |
| | Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 52,464 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 270 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,734 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 47 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph Griffo | 62,864 | |
| | Independence | Joseph Griffo | 11,134 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 7,431 | |
| | Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 81,429 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 456 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,885 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 47

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 57.5 – 40.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57.1 – 37.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.8 – 48.6% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 63.3 – 34.6% |