# New York's 44th State Senate district

New York's 44th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Tedisco since 2023.

## Geography

District 44 covers parts of Saratoga and Schenectady Counties.
The district is located in New York's 20th congressional district, and overlaps with the 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 44 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Tedisco | 81,103 | |
| | Conservative | Jim Tedisco | 11,342 | |
| | Total | Jim Tedisco (incumbent) | 92,445 | 57.8 |
| | Democratic | Minita Sanghvi | 62,254 | |
| | Working Families | Minita Sanghvi | 5,030 | |
| | Total | Minita Sanghvi | 67,284 | 42.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 85 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,814 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022 (redistricting)

2022 New York State Senate election, District 44 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Tedisco | 5,296 | 76.9 |
| | Republican | Daphne Jordan | 1,582 | 22.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,889 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative | Jim Tedisco | 314 | 80.9 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Jordan | 72 | 18.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 388 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jim Tedisco | 61,610 | |
| | Conservative | Jim Tedisco | 9,347 | |
| | Total | Jim Tedisco | 70,957 | 56.4 |
| | Democratic | Michelle Ostrelich | 50,427 | |
| | Working Families | Michelle Ostrelich | 4,424 | |
| | Total | Michelle Ostrelich | 54,651 | 43.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 94 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,702 | 100.0 |
| | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 44 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neil Breslin | 80,255 | |
| | Working Families | Neil Breslin | 10,144 | |
| | Independence | Neil Breslin | 2,616 | |
| | Total | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 93,015 | 73.0 |
| | Republican | David Yule | 34,269 | 26.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 155 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,439 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 44 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neil Breslin | 61,880 | |
| | Working Families | Neil Breslin | 4,275 | |
| | Independence | Neil Breslin | 2,575 | |
| | Total | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 68,730 | 70.6 |
| | Republican | Christopher Davis | 23,647 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Davis | 4,204 | |
| | Reform | Christopher Davis | 683 | |
| | Total | Christopher Davis | 28,534 | 29.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 83 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,347 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 44 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neil Breslin | 69,816 | |
| | Working Families | Neil Breslin | 4,335 | |
| | Independence | Neil Breslin | 3,670 | |
| | Total | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 77,821 | 68.6 |
| | Republican | Christopher Davis | 27,671 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Davis | 4,468 | |
| | Reform | Christopher Davis | 3,670 | |
| | Total | Christopher Davis | 33,036 | 29.1 |
| | Green | Leyva Arthur | 2,501 | 2.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 98 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,456 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 44 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neil Breslin | 43,893 | |
| | Working Families | Neil Breslin | 6,065 | |
| | Independence | Neil Breslin | 5,971 | |
| | Total | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 55,929 | 98.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 619 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,548 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 44 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 16,795 | 70.9 |
| | Democratic | Shawn Morse | 6,905 | 29.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,700 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Neil Breslin | 75,168 | |
| | Working Families | Neil Breslin | 5,368 | |
| | Independence | Neil Breslin | 5,120 | |
| | Total | Neil Breslin (incumbent) | 85,656 | 90.4 |
| | Green | Peter LaVenia Jr. | 8,796 | 9.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 248 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,700 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 44

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 67.4 – 30.2% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.9 – 31.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 67.3 – 30.6% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 77.0 – 21.3% |