# New York's 50th State Senate district

New York's 50th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Chris Ryan since 2025. It was previously represented by John Mannion since 2021, succeeding Republican Bob Antonacci, who was elected as a justice of the New York Supreme Court.

## Geography

District 50, centered on the suburbs of Syracuse, covers parts of Onondaga County and Oswego County in Central New York.
The district is located within New York's 22nd and 24th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 120th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, and 130th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 50 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Ryan | 6,026 | 58.3 |
| | Democratic | Thomas Drumm | 4,275 | 41.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 27 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,328 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Chris Ryan | 75,307 | |
| | Working Families | Chris Ryan | 6,366 | |
| | Total | Chris Ryan | 81,673 | 50.4 |
| | Republican | Nick Paro | 70,277 | |
| | Conservative | Nick Paro | 9,886 | |
| | Total | Nick Paro | 80,163 | 49.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 114 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 161,950 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Mannion | 57,712 | |
| | Working Families | John Mannion | 3,867 | |
| | Total | John Mannion (incumbent) | 61,579 | 49.992 |
| | Republican | Rebecca Shiroff | 52,570 | |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Shiroff | 8,999 | |
| | Total | Rebecca Shiroff | 61,569 | 49.983 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,178 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Mannion | 77,293 | |
| | Working Families | John Mannion | 5,889 | |
| | Total | John Mannion | 83,182 | 52.6 |
| | Republican | Angi Renna | 62,929 | |
| | Conservative | Angi Renna | 9,806 | |
| | Independence | Angi Renna | 2,308 | |
| | Total | Angi Renna | 75,043 | 47.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 46 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,271 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bob Antonacci | 50,970 | |
| | Conservative | Bob Antonacci | 8,132 | |
| | Independence | Bob Antonacci | 2,881 | |
| | Upstate Jobs | Bob Antonacci | 347 | |
| | Total | Bob Antonacci | 62,330 | 50.9 |
| | Democratic | John Mannion | 56,438 | |
| | Working Families | John Mannion | 2,427 | |
| | Women's Equality | John Mannion | 1,133 | |
| | Total | John Mannion | 59,998 | 49.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 75 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,403 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John DeFrancisco | 85,527 | |
| | Independence | John DeFrancisco | 12,065 | |
| | Conservative | John DeFrancisco | 11,232 | |
| | Reform | John DeFrancisco | 1,265 | |
| | Total | John DeFrancisco (incumbent) | 110,089 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,040 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,129 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John DeFrancisco | 54,896 | |
| | Independence | John DeFrancisco | 10,507 | |
| | Conservative | John DeFrancisco | 9,404 | |
| | Total | John DeFrancisco (incumbent) | 74,807 | 99.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 783 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,590 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 50 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John DeFrancisco | 72,915 | |
| | Independence | John DeFrancisco | 11,463 | |
| | Conservative | John DeFrancisco | 10,532 | |
| | Total | John DeFrancisco (incumbent) | 94,910 | 85.7 |
| | Green | Michael Donnelly | 15,591 | 14.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 185 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 110,686 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 50

| Year | Office | Results\ |
| 2020 | President | Biden 55.3 – 42.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 49.6 – 44.6% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 54.9 – 43.4% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 64.6 – 32.9% |