Result

Incumbent state Sen. Erik Bottcher (D-NY) won New York's State Senate District 47 in the Nov. 3 general election, according to the AllCiv race record. Bottcher defeated Republican Charlotte Friedman, retaining the seat for Democrats. ​

Unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections show Bottcher received 92,603 votes, or 84.9% of votes cast for candidates and write-ins, compared with Friedman's 16,331 votes, or 15%. Bottcher won by 76,272 votes, approximately 69.9 percentage points. The results include 203 write-in votes, with all 173 election districts reporting.

Although the seat was open following Democrat Brad Hoylman-Sigal's departure, Bottcher won a Feb. 3 special election to succeed him. Bottcher defeated Friedman in that election with 91.7% of the vote and entered the November general election as the incumbent. His November victory secured a full term rather than an initial election to the Senate.

Candidates and platforms

Bottcher's campaign website lists his prior work on affordable housing, mental health legislation, gun safety legislation, sanitation reforms, composting and expanding the city's tree canopy. In an interview with The Advocate, Bottcher said New York state should serve as a "bulwark" against the Trump administration.

The West Side Rag described Republican Charlotte Friedman, the other candidate in the race, as campaigning on three themes: fighting socialism, fighting antisemitism, and focusing on safety. Her campaign website says socialism is oppressive and morally degrading and has no place in New York.

Friedman also opposed Bottcher in the February special election, receiving 1,117 votes, or 7.7%, compared with Bottcher's 13,325 votes.

District and chamber

The race was for New York State Senate District 47, which covers portions of Manhattan. Hoylman-Sigal won the district in 2024 but subsequently left the Senate. Bottcher succeeded him through the February special election, meaning the district was represented by an incumbent Democrat heading into November.

Across called state Senate races in the supplied nationwide election record, Democrats have won 517 and Republicans 436. Another 19 carry the party code N. Democrats lead Republicans by 81 across those races. The tally covers only races with a called winner.

Money, polling and endorsements

Two endorsements are recorded, and both went to Bottcher. Stonewall Democrats endorsed him, and the New York Working Families Party endorsed him as well. The race record does not date either endorsement.

Bottcher also appeared on the Working Families Party ballot line in the general election. Of his 92,603 votes, 80,680 came on the Democratic line and 11,923 on the Working Families Party line, according to unofficial state election results. New York State Board of Elections filings show that Bottcher raised about $152,700 and spent $285,900, while Friedman raised about $657 and spent $773.

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