New York's 53rd State Senate district

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New York's 53rd
State Senate district
New York State Senate District 53 (2012).png
Senator
  Rachel May
D–Syracuse
Registration41.1% Democratic
26.4% Republican
24.6% No party preference
Demographics75% White
13% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Native American
Population (2017)287,434[1]
Registered voters179,529[2]

New York's 53rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rachel May since 2019, following her defeat of IDC-aligned incumbent David Valesky in the 2018 primary election.[3]

Geography[]

District 53 is based around the city of Syracuse in Onondaga County, and stretches to cover all of Madison County and parts of Oneida County in Central New York.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 22nd and 24th congressional districts, and with the 117th, 121st, 126th, 127th, 128th, and 129th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2020[]

2020 New York State Senate election, District 53[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel May (incumbent) 66,643 54.8
Republican Sam Rodgers 53,734 44.2
Libertarian Russell Penner 1,246 1.0
Total votes 121,623 100.0
Democratic hold

2018[]

2018 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel May 8,553 51.8
Democratic David Valesky (incumbent) 7,943 48.2
Total votes 16,496 100.0
General election
Democratic Rachel May 48,076 51.2
Republican Janet Berl Burman 34,648 36.9
Independence David Valesky (incumbent) 11,018 11.7
Total votes 93,810 100.0
Democratic hold

2016[]

2016 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Valesky (incumbent) 82,524 100.0
Total votes 82,524 100.0
Democratic hold

2014[]

2014 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Valesky (incumbent) 51,052 100.0
Total votes 51,052 100.0
Democratic hold

2012[]

2012 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Valesky (incumbent) 84,429 100.0
Total votes 84,429 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 53[]

Year Office Results[8]
2016 President Clinton 54.3 – 39.8%
2012 President Obama 62.3 – 35.8%
Senate Gillibrand 70.0 – 27.2%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 53, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Rachel May". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 53". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "State Senator 53rd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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