2026 New York State Senate election

2026 New York State Senate election

November 3, 2026

All 63 seats in the New York State Senate
32 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Rob Ortt
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 35th district 62nd district
Last election 41 22

Incumbent status:
     Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent      Republican incumbent

Temporary President and Majority Leader before election

Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Democratic

Elected Temporary President and Majority Leader

TBD

The 2026 New York State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026. Primary elections will be held on June 23, 2026. It will be held alongside elections for governor, attorney general, comptroller, United States House of Representatives, and State Assembly.

In the 2024 election, the Democratic Party retained its State Senate majority, but lost its veto-proof (two-thirds) majority after it lost one seat in the election for the 17th Senate district.

Candidates must file paperwork between March 30 and April 2, 2026, to run.