New York State Senate District 48
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Rachel May Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Rachel MayDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first winRichard McCarron JrRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Rachel May (D) 58.4, Caleb C. Slater (R) 41.5
- Last election
- Rachel May (Democratic) won by 16.9 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: MayRight column: McCarron
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeMayNo published score for McCarron
- Races
- Won 4 of 4
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Rachel MayIncumbentDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families)
- Richard McCarron JrRepublican(Republican, Conservative)
Source: elections.ny.gov, dated Oct 7
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 134,906
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRachel MayWon Democratic 78,78258.4% RepublicanCaleb C. Slater Republican 55,98041.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1440.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 100,822
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRachel MayWon(incumbent) Democratic 50,66850.3% RepublicanJulie Abbott Republican 42,89442.5% OtherJustin M. Coretti Other 7,2177.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 430.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 98,969
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia A. RitchieWon(incumbent) Republican 98,31199.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 6580.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 70,007
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia A. RitchieWon(incumbent) Republican 70,007100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 87,117
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia A. RitchieWon(incumbent) Republican 86,80799.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 3100.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 55,300
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia A. RitchieWon(incumbent) Republican 55,300100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 94,486
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia A. RitchieWon(incumbent) Republican 66,01669.9% DemocraticAmy M. Tresidder Democratic 28,47030.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 73,295
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatricia A. RitchieWon Republican 38,50852.5% DemocraticDarrel J. Aubertine(incumbent) Democratic 34,71247.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 750.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 99,850
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDarrel J. AubertineWon Democratic 52,90853.0% RepublicanDavid A. Renzi Republican 46,94247.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,761
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames W. WrightWon(incumbent) Republican 48,761100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 73,906
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames W. WrightWon(incumbent) Republican 73,906100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 55,651
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames W. WrightWon(incumbent) Republican 55,651100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 100,187
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Republican 60,67360.6% DemocraticPhilip J. Latessa Democratic 37,88537.8% GreenMark A. Naef Green 1,6291.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 78,820
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Democratic 52,50366.6% RepublicanJanet Berl Burman Republican 26,31733.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 100,320
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Democratic 74,23174.0% RepublicanDale A. Sweetland Republican 26,08926.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 87,532
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Democratic 66,15575.6% RepublicanPeter M. Kip Jr. Republican 21,37724.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 109,729
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Democratic 82,41475.1% RepublicanAngelo F. Albanese Republican 24,09722.0% OtherChristine M. Fox Other 3,2182.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 83,969
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,54354.2% RepublicanJohn F. Luchsinger Jr. Republican 36,81343.8% OtherChristine M. Fox Other 1,6131.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 109,533
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Democratic 69,39963.4% RepublicanNeal P. Rose Republican 38,99835.6% OtherCarmen A. Micale Other 1,1361.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 86,750
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon(incumbent) Democratic 51,59159.5% RepublicanDoreen E. Bianchi Republican 33,81239.0% OtherCarl Ementrout Other 9681.1% OtherDebbie Pillsbury Other 3790.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 113,137
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy Larraine HoffmannWon Democratic 56,68550.1% RepublicanMartin S. Auer(incumbent) Republican 56,45249.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 87,478
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMartin S. AuerWon(incumbent) Republican 52,58660.1% DemocraticMark J. LaLonde Democratic 34,89239.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 94,645
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles D. CookWon(incumbent) Republican 89,82194.9% OtherVirginia E. Sutton Other 4,8245.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 104,299
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles D. CookWon Republican 71,02868.1% DemocraticA. Michael Schovel Democratic 33,27131.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 80,138
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdwyn E. MasonWon(incumbent) Republican 80,138100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 107,275
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdwyn E. MasonWon(incumbent) Republican 66,31861.8% DemocraticAlex J. Nirenberg Democratic 40,95738.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 127,474
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdwyn E. MasonWon Republican 87,89869.0% DemocraticD. Steve Rahmas Democratic 39,57631.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 96,589
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam T. SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 59,58361.7% DemocraticJohn B. Schamel Democratic 37,00638.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 88,961
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 48, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam T. SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 82,35192.6% OtherWilma K. Beaman Other 6,6107.4%
- 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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Election Wrld. (2026). New York State Senate District 48, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ny/senate/48. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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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:48
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