New York's 9th State Senate district
New York's 9th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 41.6% Democratic 31.1% Republican 22.3% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 61% White 13% Black 17% Hispanic 6% Asian | ||
Population (2017) | 321,334[1] | ||
Registered voters | 247,731[2] |
New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Todd Kaminsky since his victory in an April 2016 special election to replace Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges.[3]
Geography[]
District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of Hempstead in southwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It also includes the small city of Long Beach.[1][4]
The district overlaps New York's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results[]
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) | 94,022 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Victoria Johnson | 68,961 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 162,983 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) | 73,412 | 61.8 | |
Republican | Francis Becker Jr. | 45,417 | 38.2 | |
Total votes | 118,861 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) | 75,245 | 51.7 | |
Republican | Christopher McGrath | 68,823 | 47.3 | |
Green | Laurence Hirsh | 1,459 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 145,527 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016 special[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Todd Kaminsky | 33,978 | 49.9 | |
Republican | Christopher McGrath | 33,198 | 48.7 | |
Green | Laurence Hirsh | 772 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 68,115 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dean Skelos (incumbent) | 50,142 | 64.1 | |
Democratic | Patrick Gillespie, Jr. | 28,104 | 35.9 | |
Total votes | 78,246 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dean Skelos (incumbent) | 68,816 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | Thomas H. Feffer | 44,646 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 113,462 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal results in District 9[]
Year | Office | Results[8] |
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2020 | President | Biden 54.7 – 44.0% |
2016 | President | Clinton 52.7 – 44.5% |
2012 | President | Obama 53.5 – 45.6% |
Senate | Gillibrand 64.4 – 34.7% |
References[]
- ^ a b "State Senate District 9, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Todd Kaminsky". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Our District". Todd Kaminsky, The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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- New York State Senate districts