New York's 19th State Senate district

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New York's 19th
State Senate district
New York State Senate District 19 (2012).png
Senator
  Roxanne Persaud
D–Canarsie
Registration75.2% Democratic
7.0% Republican
15.1% No party preference
Demographics16% White
60% Black
15% Hispanic
8% Asian
Population (2017)338,328[1]
Registered voters205,360[2]

New York's 19th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Roxanne Persaud since her 2015 victory in a special election to replace indicted incumbent John Sampson.[3]

Geography[]

District 19 is located in southeastern Brooklyn, including some or all of the neighborhoods of Canarsie, East New York, Brownsville, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay, Bergen Beach, Marine Park, Flatlands, and Ocean Hill.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 42nd, 45th, 54th, 55th, 58th, 59th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2020[]

2020 New York State Senate election, District 19[6][7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roxanne Persaud (incumbent) 19,924 75.0
Democratic Keron Alleyne 6,627 25.0
Total votes 26,551 100.0
General election
Democratic Roxanne Persaud (incumbent) 95,755 100.0
Total votes 95,755 100.0
Democratic hold

2018[]

2018 New York State Senate election, District 19[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roxanne Persaud (incumbent) 69,320 89.8
Republican Jeffrey J. Ferretti 7,820 10.1
Total votes 77,196 100.0
Democratic hold

2016[]

2016 New York State Senate election, District 19[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roxanne Persaud (incumbent) 10,358 75.9
Democratic Mercedes Narcisse 3,284 24.1
Total votes 13,642 100.0
General election
Democratic Roxanne Persaud (incumbent) 90,219 100.0
Total votes 90,219 100.0
Democratic hold

2015 special[]

2015 New York State Senate special election, District 19[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roxanne Persaud 7,546 87.7
Republican Jeffrey J. Ferretti 779 9.1
Conservative Elias J. Weir 278 3.2
Total votes 8,603 100.0
Democratic hold

2014[]

2014 New York State Senate election, District 19[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sampson (incumbent) 7,572 54.4
Democratic Dell Smitherman 4,123 29.6
Democratic Sean K. Henry 1,732 12.4
Democratic Elias J. Weir 504 3.6
Total votes 13,931 100.0
General election
Democratic John Sampson (incumbent) 29,741 86.1
Conservative Elias J. Weir 2,816 8.2
Working Families Dell Smitherman 1,993 5.7
Total votes 34,550 100.0
Democratic hold

2012[]

2012 New York State Senate election, District 19[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sampson (incumbent) 78,974 90.4
Republican Jane Neal 7,226 8.3
Conservative Elias J. Weir 1,196 1.4
Total votes 87,396 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 19[]

Year Office Results[9]
2016 President Clinton 85.3 – 13.3%
2012 President Obama 88.7 – 11.0%
Senate Gillibrand 91.5 – 8.0%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 19, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Roxanne J. Persaud". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 19th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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