New York's 51st State Senate district
New York's 51st State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 37.5% Republican 31.5% Democratic 22.2% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 93% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian | ||
Population (2017) | 287,246[1] | ||
Registered voters | 183,008[2] |
New York's 51st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator James L. Seward, under different district lines and numbers, since 1987.
Geography
District 51 is a convoluted district in Central New York and the Hudson Valley, covering all of Schoharie, Otsego, and Cortland Counties, as well as parts of Tompkins, Herkimer, Chenango, Cayuga, Delaware, and Ulster Counties.[3]
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 19, 22, 23, and 24, and with New York State Assembly districts 101, 102, 103, 118, 119, 121, 122, 125, and 126.[4]
Recent election results
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James L. Seward (incumbent) | 67,101 | 63.5 | |
Democratic | Joyce St. George | 38,610 | 36.5 | |
Total votes | 105,742 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James L. Seward (incumbent) | 84,527 | 72.8 | |
Democratic | Jermaine Bagnall-Graham | 31,626 | 27.2 | |
Total votes | 116,153 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James L. Seward (incumbent) | 61,157 | 100 | |
Total votes | 61,157 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | James L. Seward (incumbent) | 8,500 | 80.6 | |
Republican | James Blake | 2,044 | 19.4 | |
Total votes | 10,544 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | James L. Seward (incumbent) | 76,428 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Howard D. Leib | 34,966 | 31.4 | |
Total votes | 111,394 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal results in District 51
Year | Office | Results[6] |
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2016 | President | Trump 53.8 – 40.1% |
2012 | President | Obama 50.1 – 47.8% |
Senate | Gillibrand 63.0 – 34.9% |
References
- ^ "State Senate District 51, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "Our District". James L. Seward, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "New York State Senate District 51". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 22 July 2019.