# New York's 46th State Senate district

New York's 46th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Patricia Fahy since 2025.
District 46 is the newest district in the legislature, having been drawn from pieces of existing Senate districts in 2012, increasing the size of the body from 62 seats to 63.

## Geography

District 46 is located in the western Capital District, including all of Montgomery County and parts of Albany and Schenectady.
The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 20th congressional districts, and with the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 109th, 111th, and 112nd districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 46 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Patricia Fahy | 73,599 | |
| | Working Families | Patricia Fahy | 8,377 | |
| | Total | Patricia Fahy | 81,976 | 55.9 |
| | Republican | Ted Danz Jr. | 55,275 | |
| | Conservative | Ted Danz Jr. | 9,326 | |
| | Total | Ted Danz Jr. | 64,599 | 44.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 155 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,730 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 46 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neil Breslin | 57,780 | |
| | Working Families | Neil Breslin | 6,851 | |
| | Total | Neil Breslin | 64,631 | 55.1 |
| | Republican | Richard Amedure Jr. | 43,777 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Amedure Jr. | 8,793 | |
| | Total | Richard Amedure Jr. | 52,570 | 44.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 75 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,276 | 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 46 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michelle Hinchey | 68,167 | |
| | Working Families | Michelle Hinchey | 9,935 | |
| | Total | Michelle Hinchey | 78,102 | 50.6 |
| | Republican | Richard Amedure Jr. | 64,227 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Amedure Jr. | 8,738 | |
| | Independence | Richard Amedure Jr. | 2,069 | |
| | Total | Richard Amedure Jr. | 75,034 | 48.6 |
| | Green | Robert Alft Jr. | 1,280 | 0.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 110 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,526 | 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 46 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 55,703 | |
| | Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 9,201 | |
| | Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 2,818 | |
| | Reform | George Amedore Jr. | 537 | |
| | Total | George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) | 68,259 | 55.8 |
| | Democratic | Pat Courtney Strong | 48,813 | |
| | Working Families | Pat Courtney Strong | 3,885 | |
| | Women's Equality | Pat Courtney Strong | 1,418 | |
| | Total | Pat Courtney Strong | 54,116 | 44.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 32 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,407 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 46 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) | 63 | 50.5 |
| | Green | Sara Niccoli | 48 | 38.4 |
| | Green | Marina Karuma-Seales | 12 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Maurice Hinchey | 1 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Glenn Raymus | 1 | 0.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 67,723 | |
| | Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 10,581 | |
| | Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 4,431 | |
| | Green | George Amedore Jr. | 1,499 | |
| | Reform | George Amedore Jr. | 482 | |
| | Total | George Amedore Jr. (incumbent) | 84,716 | 62.8 |
| | Democratic | Sara Niccoli | 44,192 | |
| | Working Families | Sara Niccoli | 4,597 | |
| | Women's Equality | Sara Niccoli | 1,282 | |
| | Total | Sara Niccoli | 50,071 | 37.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 60 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,847 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 46 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) | 66 | 91.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 8.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 40,628 | |
| | Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 9,267 | |
| | Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 2,804 | |
| | Stop Common Core | George Amedore Jr. | 854 | |
| | Total | George Amedore Jr. | 53,553 | 56.0 |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 34,153 | |
| | Working Families | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 5,036 | |
| | Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 2,820 | |
| | Total | Cecilia Tkaczyk (incumbent) | 42,009 | 43.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 108 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,670 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 46 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 3,392 | 51.7 |
| | Democratic | Thomas Dolan | 2,202 | 33.6 |
| | Democratic | Monica Arias Miranda | 961 | 14.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 8.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,555 | 100.0 |
| | Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 23 | 53.5 |
| | Green | Thomas Dolan | 10 | 23.2 |
| | Green | Monica Arias Miranda | 9 | 20.9 |
| | Green | Neill Hammond | 1 | 2.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 55,498 | |
| | Working Families | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 5,823 | |
| | Green | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 1,892 | |
| | Total | Cecilia Tkaczyk | 63,213 | 49.985 |
| | Republican | George Amedore Jr. | 51,312 | |
| | Conservative | George Amedore Jr. | 8,286 | |
| | Independence | George Amedore Jr. | 3,597 | |
| | Total | George Amedore Jr. | 63,195 | 49.970 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 57 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,465 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) |

### Federal results in District 46

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 51.1 – 46.6% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.4 – 45.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.6 – 44.3% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 67.8 – 30.5% |