# New York's 39th State Senate district

New York's 39th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Skoufis, Republican William Larkin, and is currently represented by Robert Rolison.

## Geography

District 39 is located in the Hudson Valley, including much of Orange County and smaller parts of Rockland County and Ulster County. The largest communities in the district are Monroe and the City and Town of Newburgh.
The district overlaps with New York's 17th, 18th, and 19th congressional districts, and with the 96th, 98th, 99th, 101st, 103rd, and 104th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert Rolison | 67,312 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Rolison | 8,282 | |
| | Total | Robert Rolison (incumbent) | 75,594 | 50.7 |
| | Democratic | Yvette Valdes Smith | 67,756 | |
| | Working Families | Yvette Valdes Smith | 5,764 | |
| | Total | Yvette Valdes Smith | 73,520 | 49.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,177 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022 (redistricting)

2022 New York State Senate election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert Rolison | 58,132 | 53.1 |
| | Democratic | Julie Shiroishi | 46,920 | |
| | Working Families | Julie Shiroishi | 4,474 | |
| | Total | Julie Shiroishi | 51,394 | 46.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,556 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Skoufis | 66,794 | |
| | Working Families | James Skoufis | 5,358 | |
| | SAM | James Skoufis | 404 | |
| | Total | James Skoufis (incumbent) | 72,556 | 57.0 |
| | Republican | Steve Brescia | 48,641 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Brescia | 5,963 | |
| | Total | Steve Brescia | 54,604 | 42.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 86 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,246 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Skoufis | 48,267 | |
| | Working Families | James Skoufis | 1,862 | |
| | Reform | James Skoufis | 712 | |
| | Women's Equality | James Skoufis | 707 | |
| | Total | James Skoufis | 51,548 | 53.9 |
| | Republican | Thomas Basile | 34,195 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Basile | 5,080 | |
| | Independence | Thomas Basile | 4,713 | |
| | Total | Thomas Basile | 43,988 | 46.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 36 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,572 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 39 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Working Families | Chris Eachus | 59 | 75.6 |
| | Working Families | Aron Wieder (write-in) | 16 | 20.5 |
| | Working Families | John Allegro (write-in) | 2 | 2.6 |
| | Working Families | Malick Carmilla (write-in) | 1 | 1.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78 | 100.0 |
| | Women's Equality | Chris Eachus | 3 | 100.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | William Larkin | 51,010 | |
| | Conservative | William Larkin | 6,914 | |
| | Independence | William Larkin | 6,611 | |
| | Reform | William Larkin | 496 | |
| | Total | William Larkin (incumbent) | 65,031 | 57.7 |
| | Democratic | Chris Eachus | 43,915 | |
| | Working Families | Chris Eachus | 2,882 | |
| | Women's Equality | Chris Eachus | 844 | |
| | Total | Chris Eachus | 47,641 | 42.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,721 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William Larkin | 32,454 | |
| | Independence | William Larkin | 6,897 | |
| | Conservative | William Larkin | 6,661 | |
| | Total | William Larkin (incumbent) | 46,102 | 70.5 |
| | Democratic | Gay Lee | 17,201 | |
| | Working Families | Gay Lee | 2,070 | |
| | Total | Gay Lee | 19,271 | 29.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,320 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 39 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William Larkin | 45,942 | |
| | Conservative | William Larkin | 6,722 | |
| | Independence | William Larkin | 2,257 | |
| | Total | William Larkin (incumbent) | 54,291 | 52.2 |
| | Democratic | Chris Eachus | 46,126 | |
| | Working Families | Chris Eachus | 3,620 | |
| | Total | Chris Eachus | 49,746 | 47.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 50 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,087 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 39

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 49.3 – 49.2% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.9 – 46.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 52.7 – 46.0% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 66.4 – 32.2% |