# New York's 62nd State Senate district

New York's 62nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Rob Ortt, currently the Senate Minority Leader, since 2015.

## Geography

District 62 covers all of Niagara and Orleans Counties, including the city of Niagara Falls, as well as the towns of Sweden and Ogden in Monroe County.
The district overlaps with New York's 24th, 25th, and 26th congressional districts, and with the 134th, 139th, 140th, 144th, 145th, and 146th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 62 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Ortt | 93,822 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Ortt | 19,922 | |
| | Total | Rob Ortt (incumbent) | 113,744 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 716 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,460 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 62 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Ortt | 69,047 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Ortt | 16,876 | |
| | Total | Rob Ortt (incumbent) | 85,923 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 593 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,516 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 62 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Ortt | 77,308 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Ortt | 13,478 | |
| | Independence | Rob Ortt | 11,097 | |
| | Total | Rob Ortt (incumbent) | 101,883 | 99.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 802 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,685 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 62 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Ortt | 54,154 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Ortt | 9,804 | |
| | Independence | Rob Ortt | 4,506 | |
| | Reform | Rob Ortt | 654 | |
| | Total | Rob Ortt (incumbent) | 69,118 | 86.6 |
| | Green | Peter Diachun | 10,539 | 13.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 131 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,788 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 62 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Ortt | 67,228 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Ortt | 12,761 | |
| | Independence | Rob Ortt | 8,405 | |
| | Reform | Rob Ortt | 996 | |
| | Total | Rob Ortt (incumbent) | 89,390 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 369 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,759 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 62 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Ortt | 5,645 | 78.0 |
| | Republican | Gia Arnold | 1,589 | 22.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,234 | 100.0 |
| | Working Families | Paul Brown | 59 | 59.6 |
| | Working Families | Johnny Destino | 37 | 37.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Rob Ortt | 35,914 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Ortt | 8,998 | |
| | Independence | Rob Ortt | 2,694 | |
| | Total | Rob Ortt | 47,606 | 66.9 |
| | Democratic | Johnny Destino | 21,678 | 30.5 |
| | Working Families | Paul Brown | 1,840 | 2.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 41 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,165 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 62 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Maziarz (incumbent) | 6,905 | 69.1 |
| | Republican | Johnny Destino | 3,095 | 30.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,000 | 100.0 |
| | Working Families | Amy Witryol | 100 | 72.5 |
| | Working Families | Timothy Moriarty | 38 | 27.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | George Maziarz | 35,914 | |
| | Conservative | George Maziarz | 8,998 | |
| | Independence | George Maziarz | 2,694 | |
| | Total | George Maziarz (incumbent) | 69,359 | 61.4 |
| | Democratic | Amy Witryol | 35,914 | |
| | Working Families | Amy Witryol | 8,998 | |
| | Total | Amy Witryol | 42,508 | 37.6 |
| | Green | Jonathan Benedict | 1,127 | 1.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 47 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,041 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 62

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 55.4 – 42.4% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57.9 – 37.2% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 50.6 – 47.6% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 59.3 – 38.8% |