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New York's 51st
State Senate district
NY Senate District 51
Senator
  Peter Oberacker
R–Schenevus
Registration37.5% Republican
31.5% Democratic
22.2% No party preference
Demographics93% White
2% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2017)287,246
Registered voters183,008

New York's 51st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Peter Oberacker since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican James L. Seward.

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.

The district overlaps with New York's 18th, 19th, and 21st, and with the 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 118th, 119th, 121st, 122nd, 125th, and 126th districts of the New York State Assembly.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 51
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Oberacker 81,783
Conservative Peter Oberacker 9,499
Total Peter Oberacker (incumbent) 91,282 59.3
Democratic Michele Frazier 55,620
Working Families Michele Frazier 6,865
Total Michele Frazier 62,485 40.6
Write-in 93 0.1
Total votes 153,860 100.0
Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 51
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Oberacker (incumbent) 10,360 51.4
Republican Terry Bernardo 9,747 48.4
Write-in 38 0.2
Total votes 20,145 100.0
General election
Republican Peter Oberacker 66,557
Conservative Peter Oberacker 7,951
Total Peter Oberacker (incumbent) 74,508 62.3
Democratic Eric Ball 44,938 37.6
Write-in 110 0.1
Total votes 119,556 100.0
Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 51
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Oberacker 65,531
Conservative Peter Oberacker 5,448
Independence Peter Oberacker 2,021
Total Peter Oberacker 73,000 55.4
Democratic Jim Barber 58,691 44.5
Write-in 180 0.1
Total votes 131,871 100.0
Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 51
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Seward 58,100
Conservative James Seward 6,014
Independence James Seward 2,500
Reform James Seward 487
Total James Seward (incumbent) 67,101 63.5
Democratic Joyce St. George 36,628
Women's Equality Joyce St. George 1,982
Total Joyce St. George 38,610 36.5
Write-in 31 0.0
Total votes 105,742 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 51
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Seward 70,396
Conservative James Seward 8,418
Independence James Seward 5,026
Reform James Seward 886
Total James Seward (incumbent) 84,726 72.6
Democratic Jermaine Bagnall-Graham 29,899
Women's Equality Jermaine Bagnall-Graham 2,091
Total Jermaine Bagnall-Graham 31,990 27.4
Write-in 65 0.0
Total votes 116,781 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 51
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Seward 46,867
Independence James Seward 7,557
Conservative James Seward 6,733
Total James Seward (incumbent) 61,157 99.5
Write-in 334 0.5
Total votes 61,491 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 51
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Seward (incumbent) 8,500 80.6
Republican James Blake 2,044 19.4
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 10,544 100.0
General election
Republican James Seward 64,807
Conservative James Seward 6,261
Independence James Seward 5,360
Total James Seward (incumbent) 76,428 68.6
Democratic Howard Leib 31,276
Working Families Howard Leib 3,691
Total Howard Leib 34,967 31.3
Write-in 59 0.1
Total votes 111,454 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 51

Year Office Results
2020 President Trump 52.9 – 44.8%
2016 President Trump 53.8 – 40.1%
2012 President Obama 50.1 – 47.8%
Senate Gillibrand 63.0 – 34.9%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 51, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "New York State Senator Peter Oberacker". The New York State Senate. December 10, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  7. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. "2022 Federal and State Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "New York State Senate District 51". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  10. "State Senator 51st Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  11. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
New York State Legislature districts
Senate
Assembly
Members of the New York State Senate
204th New York Legislature (2021–2022)
President of the Senate
Antonio Delgado (D)
President pro tempore and Majority Leader
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
Minority Leader
Rob Ortt (R)
  1. ▌Anthony Palumbo (R)
  2. ▌Mario Mattera (R)
  3. ▌Dean Murray (R)
  4. ▌Monica Martinez (D)
  5. ▌Steven Rhoads (R)
  6. ▌Kevin Thomas (D)
  7. ▌Jack Martins (R)
  8. ▌Alexis Weik (R)
  9. ▌Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R)
  10. ▌James Sanders Jr. (D)
  11. ▌Toby Ann Stavisky (D)
  12. ▌Michael Gianaris (D)
  13. ▌Jessica Ramos (D)
  14. ▌Leroy Comrie (D)
  15. ▌Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D)
  16. ▌John Liu (D)
  17. ▌Iwen Chu (D)
  18. ▌Julia Salazar (D)
  19. ▌Roxanne Persaud (D)
  20. ▌Zellnor Myrie (D)
  21. ▌Kevin Parker (D)
  22. ▌Simcha Felder (D)
  23. ▌Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D)
  24. ▌Andrew Lanza (R)
  25. ▌Jabari Brisport (D)
  26. ▌Andrew Gounardes (D)
  27. ▌Brian P. Kavanagh (D)
  28. ▌Liz Krueger (D)
  29. ▌José M. Serrano (D)
  30. ▌Cordell Cleare (D)
  31. ▌Robert Jackson (D)
  32. ▌Luis R. Sepúlveda (D)
  33. ▌Gustavo Rivera (D)
  34. ▌Nathalia Fernandez (D)
  35. ▌Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
  36. ▌Jamaal Bailey (D)
  37. ▌Shelley Mayer (D)
  38. ▌Bill Weber (R)
  39. ▌Robert Rolison (R)
  40. ▌Peter Harckham (D)
  41. ▌Michelle Hinchey (D)
  42. ▌James Skoufis (D)
  43. ▌Jake Ashby (R)
  44. ▌Jim Tedisco (R)
  45. ▌Dan Stec (R)
  46. ▌Neil Breslin (D)
  47. ▌Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D)
  48. ▌Rachel May (D)
  49. ▌Mark Walczyk (R)
  50. ▌John Mannion (D)
  51. ▌Peter Oberacker (R)
  52. ▌Lea Webb (D)
  53. ▌Joseph Griffo (R)
  54. ▌Pam Helming (R)
  55. ▌Samra Brouk (D)
  56. ▌Jeremy Cooney (D)
  57. ▌George Borrello (R)
  58. ▌Tom O'Mara (R)
  59. ▌Kristen Gonzalez (D)
  60. ▌Patrick M. Gallivan (R)
  61. ▌Sean Ryan (D)
  62. ▌Rob Ortt (R)
  63. ▌Vacant
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