New York's 50th State Senate district

New York's 50th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Chris Ryan since 2025. It was previously represented by John Mannion since 2021, succeeding Republican Bob Antonacci, who was elected as a justice of the New York Supreme Court.^[3]

New York's 50th State Senate district
Senator	Chris Ryan D–Syracuse
Registration	33.4% Democratic 32.0% Republican 26.3% No party preference
Demographics	85% White 5% Black 3% Hispanic 4% Asian
Population (2022)	317,782[1]
Registered voters	224,449[2]

Geography

District 50, centered on the suburbs of Syracuse, covers parts of Onondaga County and Oswego County in Central New York.^[1][4]

The district is located within New York's 22nd and 24th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 120th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, and 130th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 50^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Ryan	6,026	58.3
	Democratic	Thomas Drumm	4,275	41.4
	Write-in		27	0.3
Total votes			10,328	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Chris Ryan	75,307
	Working Families	Chris Ryan	6,366
	Total	Chris Ryan	81,673	50.4
	Republican	Nick Paro	70,277
	Conservative	Nick Paro	9,886
	Total	Nick Paro	80,163	49.5
	Write-in		114	0.1
Total votes			161,950	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 50

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Mannion	57,712
	Working Families	John Mannion	3,867
	Total	John Mannion (incumbent)	61,579	49.992
	Republican	Rebecca Shiroff	52,570
	Conservative	Rebecca Shiroff	8,999
	Total	Rebecca Shiroff	61,569	49.983
	Write-in		30	0.03
Total votes			123,178	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 50^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Mannion	77,293
	Working Families	John Mannion	5,889
	Total	John Mannion	83,182	52.6
	Republican	Angi Renna	62,929
	Conservative	Angi Renna	9,806
	Independence	Angi Renna	2,308
	Total	Angi Renna	75,043	47.4
	Write-in		46	0.0
Total votes			158,271	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 50^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Antonacci	50,970
	Conservative	Bob Antonacci	8,132
	Independence	Bob Antonacci	2,881
	Upstate Jobs	Bob Antonacci	347
	Total	Bob Antonacci	62,330	50.9
	Democratic	John Mannion	56,438
	Working Families	John Mannion	2,427
	Women's Equality	John Mannion	1,133
	Total	John Mannion	59,998	49.0
	Write-in		75	0.1
Total votes			122,403	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 50^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DeFrancisco	85,527
	Independence	John DeFrancisco	12,065
	Conservative	John DeFrancisco	11,232
	Reform	John DeFrancisco	1,265
	Total	John DeFrancisco (incumbent)	110,089	99.1
	Write-in		1,040	0.9
Total votes			111,129	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 50^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DeFrancisco	54,896
	Independence	John DeFrancisco	10,507
	Conservative	John DeFrancisco	9,404
	Total	John DeFrancisco (incumbent)	74,807	99.0
	Write-in		783	1.0
Total votes			75,590	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 50^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DeFrancisco	72,915
	Independence	John DeFrancisco	11,463
	Conservative	John DeFrancisco	10,532
	Total	John DeFrancisco (incumbent)	94,910	85.7
	Green	Michael Donnelly	15,591	14.1
	Write-in		185	0.2
Total votes			110,686	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 50

Year	Office	Results[10]\
2020	President	Biden 55.3 – 42.5%
2016	President	Clinton 49.6 – 44.6%
2012	President	Obama 54.9 – 43.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.6 – 32.9%