Former Assemblyman George Amedore won’t rule out a future run for public office after coming 18 votes shy of winning the newly drawn 46th Senate District.

The seat, drawn by Republicans during the redistricting process, was narrowly captured by Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk after a lengthy court battle over paper and absentee ballots.

“I’ll always be involved in helping the people, serving the people. I did that as an assemblyman and I’ll continue. I did that before I was elected,” Amedore said. “We’ll see what the future hold, whether that presents an opportunity. You never close the door, but you always keep focused on how we can improve the quality of life and make New York state a much better state.”

Asked directly if he would rule out another run for elected office, Amedore said, “I’m too young.”

Amedore, whose short-lived victory was certified by an acting Montgomery County judge before it was overturned when 90 votes in Ulster County were counted, wouldn’t blame how the district was drawn for his loss.

“I don’t think it was the district — how it was drawn,” he said. “I knew from day one after it was all approved what the district make up was.”

Though the 46th — which curves from the Mohawk Valley to the Hudson Valley — was drawn seemingly with Amedore in mind, it includes more Democrats than Republicans, a reflection of just how the party’s enrollment has grown even in pockets of rural and suburban upstate.

“At the end of the day, you look at as I was 18 votes away from victory,” he said. “A lot of Democrats supported me and believed in the vision in how we can make New York a much better state.”

Seemingly one factor Republicans didn’t expect was the influx of outside cash — including some help from son of financier George Soros — to push the issue of publicly funded campaigns.

Amedore admits that he made some missteps during the campaign as well.

“Did I make mistakes? Probably some, absolutely,” he said. “But I would do it all over again because of the campaign I ran.”

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