New York State Senate District 45
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dan Stec Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Melissa T. SealeDemocraticDan StecRepublican · Incumbent6 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Dan Stec (R) 99.0
- Last election
- Dan Stec (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: SealeRight column: Stec
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeStecNo published score for Seale
- Races
- None listed
- Won 5 of 5
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 6
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Candidates on the ballot
- Melissa T. SealeDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families)
- Dan StecIncumbentRepublican(Republican, Conservative)
Source: elections.ny.gov, dated Oct 7
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 107,129
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan StecWonName as filed: Daniel G. Stec Republican 106,07399.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1,0561.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 113,394
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan StecWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Daniel G. Stec Republican 68,29460.2% DemocraticJean A. Lapper Democratic 45,07539.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 250.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 135,109
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan StecWonName as filed: Daniel G. Stec Republican 78,13057.8% DemocraticKimberly A. Davis Democratic 56,92542.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 540.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 101,331
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 65,27064.4% DemocraticEmily L. Martz Democratic 36,06135.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 105,340
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 92,71788.0% GreenStephen Matthew Ruzbacki Green 12,55311.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 700.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,472
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 62,472100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 87,266
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth O. LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 87,266100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,072
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth O. LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 71,74399.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 3290.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 84,482
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth O. LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 84,482100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 91,802
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth O. LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 64,10569.8% DemocraticTimothy C. Merrick Democratic 27,69730.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 90,186
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth O. LittleWon(incumbent) Republican 90,186100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 81,545
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanElizabeth O. LittleWon Republican 63,01577.3% DemocraticBoyce Sherwin Democratic 18,53022.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 83,255
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 83,255100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 67,003
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 67,003100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 79,433
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 79,433100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,396
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 72,396100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 114,758
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 77,04367.1% DemocraticMelody A. Mackenzie Democratic 37,71532.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 84,645
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 65,30777.2% DemocraticPaul P. Donaldson Democratic 19,33822.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 85,231
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 85,231100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 59,550
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 59,550100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 109,953
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 85,91978.1% DemocraticTheodore M. Ruzow Democratic 24,03421.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 68,512
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald B. StaffordWon(incumbent) Republican 68,512100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 83,527
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanH. Douglas BarclayWon(incumbent) Republican 79,18094.8% OtherBradley S. Smith Other 4,3475.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 86,313
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanH. Douglas BarclayWon(incumbent) Republican 61,93771.8% DemocraticRoger A. Hadley Democratic 24,37628.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 74,990
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanH. Douglas BarclayWon(incumbent) Republican 74,990100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 90,500
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanH. Douglas BarclayWon(incumbent) Republican 59,04965.3% DemocraticJ. Donald Nolan Democratic 31,45134.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 111,488
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanH. Douglas BarclayWon(incumbent) Republican 72,13964.7% DemocraticHarry M. Obrien Democratic 30,97927.8% OtherRonald G. Perciaccante Other 8,3707.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 106,747
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. HughesWon(incumbent) Republican 68,95164.6% DemocraticWilliam F. Stack Democratic 31,31129.3% OtherMartin P. Andrews Other 6,4856.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 118,378
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 45, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. HughesWon(incumbent) Republican 80,50268.0% DemocraticMax L. Stolz Democratic 32,62127.6% OtherCharles W. Prusik Other 5,2554.4%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/sldu:45
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026