# New York's 42nd State Senate district

New York's 42nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Skoufis since 2023, following redistricting.

## Geography

District 42 covers nearly all of Orange County, including all of the southern and western portions of the county. From 2012-2020, district 42 covered much of the Catskills and western Hudson Valley, including all of Sullivan County and parts of Orange County, Ulster County, and Delaware County.
The district overlaps with New York's 18th and 19th congressional districts, and with the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 103rd, and 122nd districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Timothy Mitts | 435 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | Dorey Houle | 398 | 47.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 838 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James Skoufis | 68,764 | |
| | Working Families | James Skoufis | 4,656 | |
| | Total | James Skoufis (incumbent) | 73,420 | 54.4 |
| | Republican | Dorey Houle | 54,614 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Mitts | 6,694 | 5.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 77 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,805 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 37 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Skoufis | 46,686 | |
| | Working Families | James Skoufis | 3,042 | |
| | Total | James Skoufis (incumbent) | 49,728 | 50.8 |
| | Republican | Dorey Houle | 43,292 | |
| | Conservative | Dorey Houle | 5,004 | |
| | Total | Dorey Houle | 48,296 | 49.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,095 | 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 42 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Martucci | 60,003 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Martucci | 6,311 | |
| | Independence | Mike Martucci | 1,445 | |
| | Total | Mike Martucci | 67,759 | 50.5 |
| | Democratic | Jen Metzger | 59,812 | |
| | Working Families | Jen Metzger | 6,310 | |
| | SAM | Jen Metzger | 272 | |
| | Total | Jen Metzger (incumbent) | 66,394 | 49.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 43 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,196 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jen Metzger | 10,797 | 61.7 |
| | Democratic | Pramilla Malick | 6,707 | 38.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,504 | 100.0 |
| | Reform | Ann Rabbitt | 597 | 92.4 |
| | Reform | Jen Metzger | 34 | 5.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 15 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 646 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jen Metzger | 48,556 | |
| | Working Families | Jen Metzger | 2,730 | |
| | Women's Equality | Jen Metzger | 1,006 | |
| | Total | Jen Metzger | 52,292 | 51.8 |
| | Republican | Ann Rabbitt | 41,468 | |
| | Conservative | Ann Rabbitt | 5,362 | |
| | Independence | Ann Rabbitt | 1,225 | |
| | Reform | Ann Rabbitt | 337 | |
| | Total | Ann Rabbitt | 48,572 | 48.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,916 | 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 42 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pramilla Malick | 2,517 | 90.8 |
| | Democratic | John Bonacic (incumbent) | 218 | 7.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 38 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,773 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | John Bonacic | 56,343 | |
| | Conservative | John Bonacic | 7,782 | |
| | Independence | John Bonacic | 3,955 | |
| | Reform | John Bonacic | 422 | |
| | Total | John Bonacic (incumbent) | 68,502 | 61.0 |
| | Democratic | Pramilla Malick | 43,667 | 38.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 71 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,240 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 42 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Bonacic | 35,661 | |
| | Conservative | John Bonacic | 7,163 | |
| | Independence | John Bonacic | 6,963 | |
| | Total | John Bonacic (incumbent) | 49,787 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 257 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,044 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 42 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Bonacic | 53,760 | |
| | Independence | John Bonacic | 10,611 | |
| | Conservative | John Bonacic | 8,507 | |
| | Total | John Bonacic (incumbent) | 72,878 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 364 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,242 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 42

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.7 – 48.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 50.4 – 45.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.8 – 44.5% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 65.4 – 32.9% |