New York's 59th State Senate district
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| New York's 59th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 35.3% Republican 33.6% Democratic 21.9% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 90% White 4% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Asian | ||
| Population (2017) | 302,900[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 205,255[2] | ||
New York's 59th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kristen Gonzalez since 2023.[3]
Geography
[edit]2020s
[edit]District 59 was moved as part of the 2020 redistricting to encompass parts of Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 10th 12th, and 14th congressional districts, the 34th, 36th, 37th, 50th, 53rd, 73rd, and 74th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 2nd, 4th, 22nd, 26th, 33rd and 34th districts of the New York City Council.[5]
2010s
[edit]District 59 stretched from the eastern suburbs of Buffalo to the southwestern suburbs of Rochester, including all of Wyoming County and parts of Erie, Livingston, and Monroe counties. The district overlapped with New York's 25th, 26th, and 27th congressional districts, and with the 133rd, 138th, 142nd, 143rd, 144th, and 147th districts of the New York State Assembly.[6]
Recent election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kristen Gonzalez (incumbent) | 14,870 | 85.1 | |
| Democratic | Gus Lambropoulous | 2,543 | 14.6 | |
| Write-in | 58 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 17,471 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Kristen Gonzalez | |||
| Working Families | Kristen Gonzalez | |||
| Total | Kristen Gonzalez (incumbent) | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
2022
[edit]| Primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Democratic | Kristen Gonzalez | 13,770 | 57.8 | ||
| Democratic | Elizabeth Crowley | 7,813 | 32.8 | ||
| Democratic | Michael Corbett | 1,557 | 6.5 | ||
| Democratic | Nomiki Konst | 375 | 1.6 | ||
| Democratic | Francoise Olivas | 271 | 1.1 | ||
| Write-in | 48 | 0.2 | |||
| Total votes | 23,834 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Democratic | Kristen Gonzalez | 56,339 | |||
| Working Families | Kristen Gonzalez | 12,711 | |||
| Total | Kristen Gonzalez | 69,050 | 98.9 | ||
| Write-in | 766 | 1.1 | |||
| Total votes | 69,816 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new boundaries) | |||||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Gallivan | 86,244 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Gallivan | 15,783 | ||
| Independence | Patrick Gallivan | 4,031 | ||
| Total | Patrick Gallivan | 106,058 | 67.4 | |
| Democratic | Jason Klimek | 51,176 | 32.5 | |
| Write-in | 86 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 157,320 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Gallivan | 67,140 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Gallivan | 14,280 | ||
| Independence | Patrick Gallivan | 8,969 | ||
| Reform | Patrick Gallivan | 1,349 | ||
| Total | Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) | 91,738 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 438 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 92,176 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Gallivan | 78,276 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Gallivan | 15,776 | ||
| Independence | Patrick Gallivan | 5,576 | ||
| Reform | Patrick Gallivan | 665 | ||
| Total | Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) | 100,293 | 72.7 | |
| Democratic | Tom Casey | 37,675 | 27.3 | |
| Write-in | 19 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 137,987 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Gallivan | 49,409 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Gallivan | 13,300 | ||
| Independence | Patrick Gallivan | 8,920 | ||
| Total | Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) | 71,629 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 346 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 71,975 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Gallivan | 71,907 | ||
| Independence | Patrick Gallivan | 14,158 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Gallivan | 13,404 | ||
| Total | Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) | 99,469 | 99.9 | |
| Write-in | 109 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 99,578 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal results in District 59
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[12] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 55.2 – 42.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57.8 – 37.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 53.2 – 45.0% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 58.3 – 40.1% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 59, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "State Senate 59 (2012)" (PDF). NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Primary Election 2024 - Democratic State Senator - 59th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the State Senate - 59th State SenateDistrict" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "General Election 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 59". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 59th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
