# New York's 43rd State Senate district

New York's 43rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jake Ashby since 2023.

## Geography

District 43 covers all of Rensselaer County, most of Washington County and the northeast corner of Albany County.
The district overlaps with New York's 20th, and 21st congressional districts, and with the 102nd, 106th, 107th, 108th, 112th, and 113th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jake Ashby | 69,824 | |
| | Conservative | Jake Ashby | 11,903 | |
| | Total | Jake Ashby (incumbent) | 81,727 | 54.6 |
| | Democratic | Alvin Gamble | 67,824 | 45.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 112 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,663 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jake Ashby | 52,918 | |
| | Conservative | Jake Ashby | 9,951 | |
| | Total | Jake Ashby | 62,769 | 52.9 |
| | Democratic | Andrea Smyth | 50,510 | |
| | Working Families | Andrea Smyth | 5,425 | |
| | Total | Andrea Smyth | 55,935 | 47.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 62 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,766 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daphne Jordan | 74,142 | |
| | Conservative | Daphne Jordan | 8,944 | |
| | Independence | Daphne Jordan | 3,060 | |
| | Total | Daphne Jordan (incumbent) | 86,146 | 52.7 |
| | Democratic | Patrick Nelson | 69,157 | |
| | Working Families | Patrick Nelson | 8,268 | |
| | Total | Patrick Nelson | 77,425 | 47.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 53 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,624 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daphne Jordan | 54,576 | |
| | Conservative | Daphne Jordan | 9,240 | |
| | Independence | Daphne Jordan | 2,943 | |
| | Reform | Daphne Jordan | 618 | |
| | Total | Daphne Jordan | 67,377 | 53.0 |
| | Democratic | Aaron Gladd | 54,784 | |
| | Working Families | Aaron Gladd | 3,433 | |
| | Women's Equality | Aaron Gladd | 1,398 | |
| | Total | Aaron Gladd | 59,615 | 46.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 53 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,028 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kathy Marchione | 68,172 | |
| | Conservative | Kathy Marchione | 10,304 | |
| | Independence | Kathy Marchione | 6,080 | |
| | Reform | Kathy Marchione | 501 | |
| | Total | Kathy Marchione (incumbent) | 85,057 | 61.1 |
| | Democratic | Shaun Francis | 46,626 | |
| | Working Families | Shaun Francis | 4,034 | |
| | Total | Shaun Francis | 50,660 | 36.4 |
| | Green | Joseph Levy | 3,330 | 2.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 64 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 139,111 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 43 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kathy Marchione | 45,196 | |
| | Conservative | Kathy Marchione | 9,618 | |
| | Independence | Kathy Marchione | 4,580 | |
| | Total | Kathy Marchione (incumbent) | 59,394 | 64.3 |
| | Democratic | Brian Howard | 28,045 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Howard | 4,856 | |
| | Total | Brian Howard | 32,901 | 35.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 44 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,339 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 43 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kathy Marchione | 7,339 | 50.3 |
| | Republican | Roy McDonald (incumbent) | 7,240 | 49.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,579 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative | Kathy Marchione | 580 | 62.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Gilbert | 350 | 37.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 930 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Kathy Marchione | 51,734 | |
| | Conservative | Kathy Marchione | 9,122 | |
| | Total | Kathy Marchione | 60,856 | 47.2 |
| | Democratic | Robin Andrews | 47,022 | 36.5 |
| | Independence | Roy McDonald (incumbent) | 20,929 | 16.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128,830 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 43

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 51.6 – 46.1% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.5 – 45.6% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 52.9 – 45.2% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 67.8 – 30.9% |