# 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.

## 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.
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.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Walczyk | 94,382 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Walczyk | 13,737 | |
| | Total | Mark Walczyk (incumbent) | 108,119 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 599 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,718 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 49 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Walczyk | 73,212 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Walczyk | 10,026 | |
| | Total | Mark Walczyk | 83,238 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 388 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,626 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 49 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Thearse McCalmon | 10,671 | 73.3 |
| | Democratic | Donovan McRae | 3,816 | 26.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 66 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 73 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,789 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 49 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Reform | James Tedisco (incumbent) | 1,099 | 72.8 |
| | Reform | Michelle Ostrelich | 401 | 26.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 10 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 29 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,867 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 49 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Tedisco | 9,010 | 62.4 |
| | Republican | Christian Klueg II | 5,429 | 37.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 57 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,997 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 49 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Madelyn Thorne | 4,514 | 64.6 |
| | Democratic | Patti Southworth | 2,477 | 35.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 57 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,932 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 49 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 53 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 116,329 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 49

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