Chris Tague
Assemblymember, New York Assembly District 102 · Candidate for New York Senate District 51 · Republican
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · New York Senate District 51 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: New York State Board of Elections — Amended Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-17: SD51, Christopher W. Tague (Republican; Conservative) · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What New York Senate District 51 covers
Covers all of Delaware County, Otsego County, Sullivan County and Schoharie County; parts of Ulster County, Broome County and Chenango County.
Includes Ellenville, Rock Hill, Worcester, Accord, Central Bridge, Cobleskill, Cragsmoor, Davenport Center, Delhi, Downsville, Edmeston, Fallsburg and 89 more.
234 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20); Census 2020 VTD features without a county code given county codes and the ny-census-vtd2020 tag (2026-09-25)
Results
Certified results for New York Senate District 51
State Senator - District 51
New York General Election 11/05/2024 — county board canvasses · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter OberackerRepublican | Republican | 77,248 | 58.8% |
| Michele FrazierDemocratic | Democratic | 54,021 | 41.1% |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.0% | |
| Scattered (write-ins) | 13 | 0.0% |
Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections · New York county boards of elections: certified/official election-district…
Sources (2)
- Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections
- reconciled to the certified county totals. Results for Allegany County are pending official confirmation
State Senator - District 51
New York General Election 11/08/2022 — county board canvasses · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter K. OberackerRepublican | Republican | 62,549 | 61.9% |
| Eric BallDemocratic | Democratic | 38,541 | 38.1% |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.0% |
Certified / official county board of elections canvasses · New York county boards of elections: certified/official election-district…
Sources (20)
- Certified / official county board of elections canvasses (Erie County BOE: Official canvass (Erie County Board of Elections canvass book); NYC BOE: Certified (NYC BOE Statement and Return Report for Certification); Onondaga County BOE: Official results (Onondaga County BOE 'Official Results' file); Ontario County BOE (Enhanced Voting): Official results (isOfficialResults=true, as of 2026-04-30T20:55:36.823995Z); Westchester BOE: Official canvass (Westchester County Board of Elections canvass book))
- Putnam County Board of Elections — certified general election results by election district: certified ED results
- Otsego County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election Results by District (official): certified ED results
- Rensselaer County Board of Elections — 2022 General Official Results: certified ED results
- Rockland County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district (Historic Election Results): certified ED results ( (Rockland BOE Historic Election Results folder 270714479124 / GE 2022)) · app.box.com
- Columbia County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district (XLS): certified ED results
- Tioga County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district: certified ED results
- Broome County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results, condensed recanvass report by election district: certified ED results
- Dutchess County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district: certified ED results
- Ulster County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district: certified ED results
- Greene County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results per election district: certified ED results
- Chenango County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district and counting group
- the Member of Assembly table printed without its office heading is identified as AD 121 by its candidate (Joe Angelino): certified ED results
- Cortland County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official tabulation by election district: certified ED results
- Tompkins County Board of Elections — Elections Database, 2022 General Election official results by election district (source document: November 8, 2022 General Election (document 22; Attorney General document 92)): certified ED results | Note (2026-09-24): Tompkins County, Attorney General (NY-2022-11-08-cboe::Attorney General) — precinct figures Unconfirmed against the official document: the county Elections Database total row for this contest is a partial figure and the cited Statement of Votes Cast (document 92, Attorney General results) is a per-counting-group sheet with no county total
- rows remain loaded as published by the county database
- Madison County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official detailed results by contest by election district: certified ED results
- Oswego County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district (Excel), contests titled and reconciled against the county's official Election Book Grand Total rows: certified ED results
- Orange County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official detailed results by contest by election district: certified ED results
- Albany County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official recanvass results by election district: certified ED results (;; Saratoga County BOE: Official district-level results PDF, reconciled to printed ED/town/county totals; Niagara County BOE (ENR, Official Results): Candidate Results by District CSV, reconciled to county Candidate Summary Results PDF; Jefferson County BOE: Official results by ED (county Google spreadsheet), reconciled to County Totals; Chautauqua County BOE: Certification workbook by ED, reconciled to Totals row; St. Lawrence County BOE: Official results by ED (PDF), ED sums equal the Total row and candidate totals equal the Statement of Canvass; Cayuga County BOE: NYS Sovc Report by ED (Official 2022-11-23), named candidates reconciled to the County Board of Canvassers' statement; write-ins omitted; Steuben County BOE: 2022 official results by ED (six contests), row-checked and cross-checked to Nysboe certified county results; Clinton County BOE (ENR, Official Results): Candidate Results by District CSV, reconciled to the county Candidate Summary Results report; Warren County BOE: 2022 District Level Results by ED, reconciled to Recapitulation totals and Nysboe certified county results; Washington County BOE: 2022 General Election Results By District, reconciled to the county General Election Summary; Cattaraugus County BOE: 2022 General Election Recanvass (official, amended) by ED plus four countywide absentee/early units, reconciled to the recanvass Total row and Nysboe certified county figures; Livingston County BOE: 2022 General Election Statement of Canvass by ED, reconciled to the canvass Totals and Nysboe certified county figures; Fulton County BOE: 2022 General Election Results per ED (official), each contest = its printed Total row; Chemung County BOE: 2022 General Election results by ED (Archive item 496), ED sums = Grand Totals; Governor = Nysboe certified; Essex County: Canvass of all the Votes 2022 by ED; Hamilton County BOE: 2022 Results per ED (official scan, read and cross-checked; candidates = Total rows and Nysboe certified; write-ins not loaded); Orleans County BOE: certified 2022 Statement of Canvass (scan), read from images; every row, column and line = printed totals and Nysboe certified) · apps.albanycounty.com
State Senator - District 51
New York General Election 11/03/2020 — county board canvasses · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter OberackerRepublican | Republican | 38,922 | 51.1% |
| Jim BarberDemocratic | Democratic | 37,277 | 48.9% |
| Write-in | 16 | 0.0% | |
| Official | 0 | 0.0% |
Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections · New York county boards of elections: certified/official election-district…
Sources (2)
- Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections
- reconciled to the certified county totals. Results for Allegany County are pending official confirmation
Key Votes
The record
A08011 (2025): Raises Clinton county hotel or motel occupancy tax from three percent to five percent — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, June 6, 2025: 89–48. Companion: S07368. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 455 of 2025 (October 16, 2025).
Jun 6, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, A08011 · sourceS03006C (2025): Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget — FY 2025-26 (includes foundation aid, universal free school meals, housing access voucher pilot, discovery reform, merit-time expansion) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 8, 2025: 112–37. Companion: A03006C. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 56 of 2025 (May 9, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, S03006C · sourceS03004C (2025): Capital Projects Budget — FY 2025-26 (infrastructure and capital construction appropriations) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 8, 2025: 109–40. Companion: A03004. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 54 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, S03004C · sourceS03003C (2025): Aid to Localities Budget — FY 2025-26 (local government assistance, revenue sharing) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 8, 2025: 104–45. Companion: A03003. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 53 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, S03003C · sourceS03001C (2025): Legislature and Judiciary Budget — FY 2025-26 (appropriations for Legislature, judiciary, and constitutional offices) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 8, 2025: 117–32. Companion: A03001. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 51 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, S03001C · sourceA03000 (2025): State Operations Budget — FY 2025-26 (general government agency operating appropriations) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 8, 2025: 100–49. Companion: S03000D. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 50 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, A03000 · sourceS03008C (2025): Transportation and Economic Development Budget — FY 2025-26 (DOT, NYSDOT, economic development, energy appropriations) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 7, 2025: 103–47. Companion: A03008. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 58 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 7, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, S03008C · sourceS03007C (2025): Health and Mental Hygiene Budget — FY 2025-26 (Medicaid, public health, mental hygiene appropriations) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 7, 2025: 101–49. Companion: A03007. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 57 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 7, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, S03007C · source
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A03005 (2025): Public Protection and General Government Budget — FY 2025-26 (criminal justice, courts, corrections, law enforcement appropriations) — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, May 7, 2025: 104–46. Companion: S03005C. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 55 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 7, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, A03005 · sourceA07044 (2025): Extends Schenectady county additional sales and compensating use tax authority through November 30, 2027 — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, April 30, 2025: 102–43. Companion: S06830A. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 224 of 2025 (August 7, 2025).
Apr 30, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, A07044 · sourceA06080 (2025): Extends authorization of the town of Wallkill to impose a hotel or motel occupancy tax of up to 5% — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, April 30, 2025: 106–39. Companion: S00693. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 215 of 2025 (August 7, 2025).
Apr 30, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, A06080 · sourceA01572 (2025): Requires insurance superintendent to promulgate regulations providing standardized definitions for terms and phrases in certain property/casualty insurance policies — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, March 25, 2025: 102–47. Companion: S04963. Outcome: Vetoed — Governor's veto message No. 35 (October 16, 2025).
Mar 25, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, A01572 · sourceA01550 (2025): Prohibits courts from denying class certification in lawsuits solely because the action involves governmental operations — voted Nay
Assembly floor vote, March 24, 2025: 98–49. Companion: S06975. Outcome: Vetoed — Governor's veto message No. 57 (December 5, 2025).
Mar 24, 2025 · Official · New York State Assembly — bill floor votes, A01550 · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“General-election preview of the SD-51 race.”
“Unofficial totals as reported: Tague 6,631, Terry Blosser-Bernardo 5,663. State certified primary canvass not yet located.”
“Daily Gazette report on the Center for Effective Lawmaking rankings; Tague introduced 42 bills in the session, 5 of which became law, per the report.”
In the News
Press coverage
- Race preview: Tague and Frazier for the open 51st Senate seatSep 12, 2026 · Press · Daily Freeman
- Wins June 23, 2026 Republican primary for Senate District 51Jun 24, 2026 · Press · Mid-Hudson News
- Ranked most effective minority-party Assembly member for 2023–24 (Center for Effective Lawmaking)Nov 28, 2025 · Press · Daily Gazette
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Official Websitenyassembly.gov/mem/Chris-TagueOfficial
- Campaign Websitechriswtague.comSelf-published
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for New York Senate District 51
- Michele FrazierDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
Member of Assembly, District 102 (since April 24, 2018); formerly Schoharie Town Supervisor (elected 2015)
First elected to the Assembly on April 24, 2018; district covers all of Greene and Schoharie counties and parts of Delaware, Albany, Otsego and Ulster counties. Committees: Agriculture; Election Law; Environmental Conservation; Real Property Taxation; Small Business; Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development; Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy. Worked 25 years at Cobleskill Stone Products before 2018.
Sep 25, 2026 · Official · New York State Assembly — member biography and committee pages · sourceState Senator · NY-SD-51
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot (Republican; Conservative)
Sep 2, 2026 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-02 · sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — State Senator, NY-SD-51
Ballot lines: Republican, Conservative
Sep 2, 2026 · Official · NYS Board of Elections · sourceNot on the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot for Assembly District 102
Not listed among the certified candidates for Assembly District 102.
Sep 2, 2026 · Official · NYS Board of Elections · sourceWon the Nov 5, 2024 general election — Assembly District 102: 46,038 to 26,423 (63.5%)
Christopher Tague (Republican) 46,038; Janet S. Tweed (Democratic) 26,423; scattering 36; blank 2,859; void 28; total 75,384.
Nov 5, 2024 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — official results, contest 5789 · sourceWon the Nov 8, 2022 general election — Assembly District 102: 37,877 to 20,137 (65.3%)
Christopher Tague (Republican) 37,877; Nicholas S. Chase (Democratic) 20,137; scattering 17; blank 1,727; void 14; total 59,772.
Nov 8, 2022 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — official results (contest 195) · sourceWon the Nov 3, 2020 general election — Assembly District 102: 42,316 to 24,277 (63.5%)
Christopher Tague (Republican) 42,316; Betsy Kraat (Democratic) 24,277; scattering 44; blank 3,126; void 23; total 69,786.
Nov 3, 2020 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — official results (contest 473) · source
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