New York's 47th State Senate district
| New York's 47th State Senate district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator |
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| Registration | 71.5% Democratic 7.1% Republican 21.4% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 66.7% White 5.3% Black 14.3% Hispanic 12.1% Asian 0.2% Native American | ||
| Population (2023) • Voting age | 304,322[1] 231,956 | ||
| Registered voters | 229,890[2] | ||
New York's 47th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. The seat has been represented by Erik Bottcher since 2026, succeeding fellow Democrat Brad Hoylman-Sigal.[3]
Geography
District 47 is located in Manhattan, covering part of the west side of the borough. It encompasses most of the Upper West Side, Chelsea, and Hell's Kitchen and portions of West Village.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 10th and 12th congressional districts, the 66th, 67th, 69th and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 3rd, 6th and 7th districts of the New York City Council.[5]
2010s
District 47 was located in north-central New York, covering all of Lewis County and parts of St. Lawrence and Oneida counties. The district included the cities of Rome and Utica.
The district overlapped with New York's 21st and 22nd congressional districts, and with the 101st, 115th, 116th, 117th, 118th, 119th, and 121st districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2026 special
Incumbent Brad Hoylman-Sigal resigned his seat on December 31, 2025 to serve as borough president of Manhattan, triggering a special election. In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held – county committee members for each party select nominees.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Bottcher | 11,076 | ||
| Working Families | Erik Bottcher | 2,249 | ||
| Total | Erik Bottcher | 13,325 | 91.7 | |
| Republican | Charlotte Friedman | 1,117 | 7.7 | |
| Write-in | 96 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 14,538 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 103,859 | ||
| Working Families | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 8,852 | ||
| Total | Brad Hoylman-Sigal (incumbent) | 112,711 | 83.8 | |
| Republican | Emily Yuexin Miller | 21,537 | 16.0 | |
| Write-in | 278 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 134,526 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022 (redistricting)
| Primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Democratic | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 30,158 | 72.8 | ||
| Democratic | Maria Danzilo | 11,089 | 26.8 | ||
| Write-in | 196 | 0.4 | |||
| Total votes | 41,443 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Democratic | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 81,710 | |||
| Working Families | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 9,001 | |||
| Total | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | 90,711 | 93.0 | ||
| Parent Party | Maria Danzilo | 4,937 | 5.1 | ||
| Medical Freedom | Robert Bobrick | 1,536 | 1.6 | ||
| Write-in | 343 | 0.3 | |||
| Total votes | 97,527 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new boundaries) | |||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph Griffo | 80,723 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 10,126 | ||
| Independence | Joseph Griffo | 9,891 | ||
| Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 100,740 | 99.6 | |
| Write-in | 439 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 101,179 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph Griffo | 59,879 | ||
| Independence | Joseph Griffo | 7,063 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 6,736 | ||
| Reform | Joseph Griffo | 874 | ||
| Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 74,552 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 407 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 74,959 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph Griffo | 68,324 | ||
| Independence | Joseph Griffo | 8,939 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 8,601 | ||
| Reform | Joseph Griffo | 1,390 | ||
| Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 87,254 | 99.7 | |
| Write-in | 299 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 87,553 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph Griffo | 40,620 | ||
| Independence | Joseph Griffo | 6,550 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 5,294 | ||
| Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 52,464 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 270 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 52,734 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph Griffo | 62,864 | ||
| Independence | Joseph Griffo | 11,134 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 7,431 | ||
| Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 81,429 | 99.4 | |
| Write-in | 456 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 81,885 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal results in District 47
| Year | Office | Results[12][13] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 57.5 – 40.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57.1 – 37.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.8 – 48.6% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 63.3 – 34.6% |
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 47, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. November 2025.
- ^ "New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ a b David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Special Election 2026 - State Senator - 47th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 47th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic State Senator - 47th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "General Election 2022 - State Senator - 47th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 47". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 47th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.