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New York's 59th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kristen Gonzalez
D–Long Island City
Registration35.3% Republican
33.6% Democratic
21.9% No party preference
Demographics90% White
4% Black
3% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2017)302,900
Registered voters205,255

New York's 59th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kristen Gonzalez since 2023.

Geography

2020s

District 59 was moved as part of the 2020 redistricting to encompass parts of Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 10th 12th, and 14th congressional districts, the 34th, 36th, 37th, 50th, 53rd, 73rd, and 74th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 2nd, 4th, 22nd, 26th, 33rd and 34th districts of the New York City Council.

2010s

District 59 stretched from the eastern suburbs of Buffalo to the southwestern suburbs of Rochester, including all of Wyoming County and parts of Erie, Livingston, and Monroe counties. The district overlapped with New York's 25th, 26th, and 27th congressional districts, and with the 133rd, 138th, 142nd, 143rd, 144th, and 147th districts of the New York State Assembly.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 59
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kristen Gonzalez (incumbent) 14,870 85.1
Democratic Gus Lambropoulous 2,543 14.6
Write-in 58 0.3
Total votes 17,471
General election
Democratic Kristen Gonzalez 84,379
Working Families Kristen Gonzalez 15,694
Total Kristen Gonzalez (incumbent) 100,073 98.9
Write-in 1,141 1.1
Total votes 101,214 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 59
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kristen Gonzalez 13,770 57.8
Democratic Elizabeth Crowley 7,813 32.8
Democratic Michael Corbett 1,557 6.5
Democratic Nomiki Konst 375 1.6
Democratic Francoise Olivas 271 1.1
Write-in 48 0.2
Total votes 23,834 100.0
General election
Democratic Kristen Gonzalez 56,339
Working Families Kristen Gonzalez 12,711
Total Kristen Gonzalez 69,050 98.9
Write-in 766 1.1
Total votes 69,816 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 59
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Gallivan 86,244
Conservative Patrick Gallivan 15,783
Independence Patrick Gallivan 4,031
Total Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) 106,058 67.4
Democratic Jason Klimek 51,176 32.5
Write-in 86 0.1
Total votes 157,320 100.0
Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 59
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Gallivan 67,140
Conservative Patrick Gallivan 14,280
Independence Patrick Gallivan 8,969
Reform Patrick Gallivan 1,349
Total Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) 91,738 99.5
Write-in 438 0.5
Total votes 92,176 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 59
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Gallivan 78,276
Conservative Patrick Gallivan 15,776
Independence Patrick Gallivan 5,576
Reform Patrick Gallivan 665
Total Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) 100,293 72.7
Democratic Tom Casey 37,675 27.3
Write-in 19 0.0
Total votes 137,987 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 59
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Gallivan 49,409
Conservative Patrick Gallivan 13,300
Independence Patrick Gallivan 8,920
Total Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) 71,629 99.5
Write-in 346 0.5
Total votes 71,975 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 59
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Gallivan 71,907
Independence Patrick Gallivan 14,158
Conservative Patrick Gallivan 13,404
Total Patrick Gallivan (incumbent) 99,469 99.9
Write-in 109 0.1
Total votes 99,578 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 59

Year Office Results
2020 President Trump 55.2 – 42.7%
2016 President Trump 57.8 – 37.1%
2012 President Romney 53.2 – 45.0%
Senate Gillibrand 58.3 – 40.1%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 59, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. "State Senate 59 (2012)" (PDF). NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  7. "Primary Election 2024 - Democratic State Senator - 59th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  8. "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 59th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  9. "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic Member of the State Senate - 59th State SenateDistrict" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  10. "General Election 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "New York State Senate District 59". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  12. "State Senator 59th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  13. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 25, 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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