New York's 61st State Senate district

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New York's 61st
State Senate district
New York State Senate District 61 (2012).png
Senator
  Edward Rath III
R–Amherst
Registration37.8% Democratic
33.6% Republican
21.0% No party preference
Demographics78% White
11% Black
4% Hispanic
5% Asian
Population (2017)293,439[1]
Registered voters200,693[2]

New York's 61st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Edward Rath III since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican Michael Ranzenhofer.[3]

Geography[]

District 61 stretches from Buffalo's inner suburbs to the southwestern corner of Rochester, including parts of Erie and Monroe Counties and all of Genesee County.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 25th, 26th, and 27th congressional districts, and with the 137th, 138th, 139th, 144th, and 146th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2020[]

2020 New York State Senate election, District 61[6][7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jacqualine Berger 9,386 38.8
Democratic Kim Smith 9,232 38.2
Democratic Joan Seamans 5,577 23.0
Total votes 24,195 100.0
General election
Republican Edward Rath III 79,454 53.8
Democratic Jacqualine Berger 68,224 46.2
Total votes 147,678 100.0
Republican hold

2018[]

2018 New York State Senate election, District 61[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) 60,780 54.1
Democratic Joan Seamans 51,471 45.8
Total votes 112,271 100.0
Republican hold

2016[]

2016 New York State Senate election, District 61[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) 75,255 57.6
Democratic Thomas A. Loughran 53,363 40.9
Green Ruben Cartagena Jr. 2,012 1.5
Total votes 130,630 100.0
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 New York State Senate election, District 61[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) 51,711 65.8
Democratic Elaine Altman 26,836 34.2
Total votes 78,547 100.0
Republican hold

2012[]

2012 New York State Senate election, District 61[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) 73,103 59.0
Democratic Justin M. Rooney 50,889 41.0
Total votes 123,992 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 61[]

Year Office Results[9]
2016 President Trump 47.8 – 47.3%
2012 President Obama 50.2 – 48.1%
Senate Gillibrand 60.5 – 38.0%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 61, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Edward A. Rath III". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 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 "New York State Senate District 61". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 61st 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 27, 2019.
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