New York's 45th State Senate district

New York's 45th
State Senate district
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
Registered voters	186,214

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]

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]

2022 New York State Senate election, District 45^[6]
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 New York State Senate election, District 45^[7]^[8]
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 New York State Senate election, District 45^[7]
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 New York State Senate election, District 45^[7]
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 New York State Senate election, District 45^[7]
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 New York State Senate election, District 45^[7]
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

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^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
^ "New York State Senator Daniel G. Stec". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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^ "State Senator 45th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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