New York's 7th State Senate district

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New York's 7th
State Senate district
New York State Senate District 7 (2012).png
Senator
  Anna Kaplan
D–Great Neck
Registration40.4% Democratic
28.4% Republican
26.3% No party preference
Demographics57% White
8% Black
15% Hispanic
18% Asian
Population (2017)323,318[1]
Registered voters234,469[2]

New York's 7th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Anna Kaplan since 2019, following her defeat of incumbent Republican Elaine Phillips.[3]

Geography[]

District 7 covers northwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It is based in the town of North Hempstead, but also reaches into small areas of Hempstead and Oyster Bay.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 3rd, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 13th, 15th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2020[]

2020 New York State Senate election, District 7[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Kaplan (incumbent) 89,287 57.4
Republican Dave Franklin 66,170 42.6
Total votes 155,457 100.0
Democratic hold

2018[]

2018 New York State Senate election, District 7[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Kaplan 62,677 55.1
Republican Elaine Phillips (incumbent) 51,075 44.9
Total votes 113,778 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016[]

2016 New York State Senate election, District 7[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elaine Phillips 69,438 51.3
Democratic Adam Haber 66,029 48.7
Total votes 135,467 100.0
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 New York State Senate election, District 7[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Martins (incumbent) 40,465 56.7
Democratic Adam Haber 30,873 43.3
Total votes 71,338 100.0
Republican hold

2012[]

2012 New York State Senate election, District 7[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Martins (incumbent) 58,039 51.8
Democratic Daniel S. Ross 53,987 48.2
Total votes 112,026 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 7[]

Year Office Results[8]
2020 President Biden 56.9 – 41.8%
2016 President Clinton 55.0 – 42.2%
2012 President Obama 53.8 – 45.2%
Senate Gillibrand 64.0 – 34.9%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 7, 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 Anna Kaplan". 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 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "State Senator 7th 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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