# New York's 48th State Senate district

New York's 48th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Rachel May since 2023.

## Geography

District 48 includes parts of Onondaga and Cayuga Counties. The city of Syracuse is located within the district.
The district overlaps with New York's 22nd and 24th congressional districts, and with the 116th, 117th, 118th, 120th, and 130th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 48 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Caleb Slater | 2,636 | 55.7 |
| | Republican | Fanny Patricia Villarreal | 2,055 | 43.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 39 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,730 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rachel May | 71,227 | |
| | Working Families | Rachel May | 7,555 | |
| | Total | Rachel May (incumbent) | 78,782 | 58.4 |
| | Republican | Caleb Slater | 55,980 | 41.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 144 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,906 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 48 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Justin Coretti | 279 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Julie Abbott | 265 | 48.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 551 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rachel May | 46,968 | |
| | Working Families | Rachel May | 3,700 | |
| | Total | Rachel May | 50,668 | 50.3 |
| | Republican | Julie Abbott | 42,894 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | Justin Coretti | 7,217 | 7.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 43 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,822 | 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 48 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patty Ritchie | 80,176 | |
| | Conservative | Patty Ritchie | 10,580 | |
| | Independence | Patty Ritchie | 7,559 | |
| | Total | Patty Ritchie (incumbent) | 98,311 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 658 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,969 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 48 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patty Ritchie | 55,917 | |
| | Independence | Patty Ritchie | 7,144 | |
| | Conservative | Patty Ritchie | 6,946 | |
| | Total | Patty Ritchie (incumbent) | 70,007 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 421 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,428 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 48 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patty Ritchie | 69,196 | |
| | Conservative | Patty Ritchie | 8,312 | |
| | Independence | Patty Ritchie | 8,287 | |
| | Reform | Patty Ritchie | 1,012 | |
| | Total | Patty Ritchie (incumbent) | 86,807 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 310 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,117 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 48 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patty Ritchie | 42,718 | |
| | Independence | Patty Ritchie | 6,501 | |
| | Conservative | Patty Ritchie | 6,081 | |
| | Total | Patty Ritchie (incumbent) | 55,300 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 270 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,570 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 48 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patty Ritchie | 55,029 | |
| | Conservative | Patty Ritchie | 6,444 | |
| | Independence | Patty Ritchie | 4,543 | |
| | Total | Patty Ritchie (incumbent) | 66,016 | 69.9 |
| | Democratic | Amy Tresidder | 52,621 | |
| | Working Families | Amy Tresidder | 2,849 | |
| | Total | Amy Tresidder | 28,470 | 30.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,521 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 48

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 58.6 – 39.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57.1 – 37.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.5 – 46.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 63.1 – 34.9% |