New York's 45th State Senate district

New York's 45th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Dan Stec since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican Betty Little.^[3]

New York's 45th State Senate district
Senator	Dan Stec R–Queensbury
Registration	38.0% Republican 31.4% Democratic 21.6% No party preference
Demographics	90% White 3% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American
Population (2017)	300,058[1]
Registered voters	186,214[2]

Geography

District 45 covers a large swath of northeastern New York's North County and Capital District, including all of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Warren Counties, and parts of St. Lawrence County and Washington County. The district, which contains Plattsburgh and Queensbury, reaches the northernmost point in the state. With an area of over 6,800 square miles, it is both the largest State Senate district in New York and the largest state legislative district in the Northeastern United States.^[1][4]

The district is located in New York's 21st congressional district, and overlaps with the 107th, 113th, 114th, 115th, and 118th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 45^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Stec	90,514
	Conservative	Dan Stec	15,599
	Total	Dan Stec (incumbent)	106,073	99.0
	Write-in		1,056	1.0
Total votes			107,129	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 45^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Stec	61,820
	Conservative	Dan Stec	6,474
	Total	Dan Stec (incumbent)	68,294	60.2
	Democratic	Jean Lapper	45,075	39.8
	Write-in		25	0.0
Total votes			113,394	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 45^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Stec	69,596
	Conservative	Dan Stec	6,330
	Independence	Dan Stec	2,210
	Total	Dan Stec	78,136	57.9
	Democratic	Kimberly Davis	51,922
	Working Families	Kimberly Davis	5,006
	Total	Kimberly Davis	56,928	42.1
	Write-in		54	0.0
Total votes			135,118	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 45^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Betty Little	56,669
	Conservative	Betty Little	4,945
	Independence	Betty Little	3,184
	Reform	Betty Little	472
	Total	Betty Little (incumbent)	65,270	64.4
	Democratic	Emily Martz	33,876
	Working Families	Emily Martz	2,185
	Total	Emily Martz	36,061	35.6
	Write-in		33	0.0
Total votes			101,364	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 45^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Betty Little	76,016
	Independence	Betty Little	8,733
	Conservative	Betty Little	7,968
	Total	Betty Little (incumbent)	92,717	88.0
	Green	Stephen Ruzbacki	12,553	11.9
	Write-in		70	0.1
Total votes			105,340	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 45^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Betty Little	45,936
	Independence	Betty Little	10,061
	Conservative	Betty Little	6,475
	Total	Betty Little (incumbent)	62,472	99.5
	Write-in		302	0.5
Total votes			62,774	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 45^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Betty Little	66,838
	Independence	Betty Little	11,396
	Conservative	Betty Little	9,032
	Total	Betty Little (incumbent)	87,266	99.6
	Write-in		358	0.4
Total votes			87,624	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 45

Year	Office	Results[10]
2020	President	Trump 49.94 – 48.05%
2016	President	Trump 50.1 – 43.5%
2012	President	Obama 56.3 – 42.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 67.2 – 31.2%