New York's 5th State Senate district

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New York's 5th
State Senate district
New York State Senate District 5 (2012).png
Senator
  Jim Gaughran
D–Northport
Registration35.3% Democratic
31.8% Republican
26.7% No party preference
Demographics74% White
3% Black
12% Hispanic
9% Asian
Population (2017)316,196[1]
Registered voters240,199[2]

New York's 5th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jim Gaughran since 2019, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Carl Marcellino.[3]

Geography[]

District 5 covers much of Long Island's North Shore in Nassau County and Suffolk County, including northern Huntington and Oyster Bay, as well as the city of Glen Cove.[1][4]

The district is located entirely within New York's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, and 19th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2020[]

2020 New York State Senate election, District 5[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Gaughran (incumbent) 84,374 50.4
Republican Edmund Smyth 81,239 48.5
Green Barbara Wagner 1,828 1.1
Total votes 167,441 100.0
Democratic hold

2018[]

2018 New York State Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Gaughran 68,027 54.9
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 55,825 45.1
Total votes 123,881 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016[]

2016 New York State Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 74,024 50.6
Democratic Jim Gaughran 72,265 49.4
Total votes 146,289 100.0
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 New York State Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 46,476 60.4
Democratic Bruce Kennedy, Jr. 29,732 38.6
Libertarian Georgina Bowman 738 1.0
Total votes 76,946 100.0
Republican hold

2012[]

2012 New York State Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 73,824 59.8
Democratic David Wright 49,528 40.2
Total votes 123,352 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 5[]

Year Office Results[8]
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.0%
2012 President Romney 50.3 – 48.7%
Senate Gillibrand 60.3 – 38.5%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 5, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator James Gaughran". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ "State Senator 5th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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