# New York's 51st State Senate district

New York's 51st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Peter Oberacker since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican James L. Seward.

## Geography

District 51 is a convoluted district in Central New York and the Hudson Valley, covering all of Schoharie, Otsego, and Cortland Counties, as well as parts of Tompkins, Herkimer, Chenango, Cayuga, Delaware, and Ulster Counties.
The district overlaps with New York's 18th, 19th, and 21st, and with the 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 118th, 119th, 121st, 122nd, 125th, and 126th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Oberacker | 81,783 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Oberacker | 9,499 | |
| | Total | Peter Oberacker (incumbent) | 91,282 | 59.3 |
| | Democratic | Michele Frazier | 55,620 | |
| | Working Families | Michele Frazier | 6,865 | |
| | Total | Michele Frazier | 62,485 | 40.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 93 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,860 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 51 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Oberacker (incumbent) | 10,360 | 51.4 |
| | Republican | Terry Bernardo | 9,747 | 48.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 38 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,145 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Peter Oberacker | 66,557 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Oberacker | 7,951 | |
| | Total | Peter Oberacker (incumbent) | 74,508 | 62.3 |
| | Democratic | Eric Ball | 44,938 | 37.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 110 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,556 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Oberacker | 65,531 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Oberacker | 5,448 | |
| | Independence | Peter Oberacker | 2,021 | |
| | Total | Peter Oberacker | 73,000 | 55.4 |
| | Democratic | Jim Barber | 58,691 | 44.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 180 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,871 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Seward | 58,100 | |
| | Conservative | James Seward | 6,014 | |
| | Independence | James Seward | 2,500 | |
| | Reform | James Seward | 487 | |
| | Total | James Seward (incumbent) | 67,101 | 63.5 |
| | Democratic | Joyce St. George | 36,628 | |
| | Women's Equality | Joyce St. George | 1,982 | |
| | Total | Joyce St. George | 38,610 | 36.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 31 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,742 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Seward | 70,396 | |
| | Conservative | James Seward | 8,418 | |
| | Independence | James Seward | 5,026 | |
| | Reform | James Seward | 886 | |
| | Total | James Seward (incumbent) | 84,726 | 72.6 |
| | Democratic | Jermaine Bagnall-Graham | 29,899 | |
| | Women's Equality | Jermaine Bagnall-Graham | 2,091 | |
| | Total | Jermaine Bagnall-Graham | 31,990 | 27.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 65 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 116,781 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 51 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Seward | 46,867 | |
| | Independence | James Seward | 7,557 | |
| | Conservative | James Seward | 6,733 | |
| | Total | James Seward (incumbent) | 61,157 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 334 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,491 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 51 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Seward (incumbent) | 8,500 | 80.6 |
| | Republican | James Blake | 2,044 | 19.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,544 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | James Seward | 64,807 | |
| | Conservative | James Seward | 6,261 | |
| | Independence | James Seward | 5,360 | |
| | Total | James Seward (incumbent) | 76,428 | 68.6 |
| | Democratic | Howard Leib | 31,276 | |
| | Working Families | Howard Leib | 3,691 | |
| | Total | Howard Leib | 34,967 | 31.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 59 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,454 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 51

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 52.9 – 44.8% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 53.8 – 40.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 50.1 – 47.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 63.0 – 34.9% |