New York's 23rd State Senate district

American legislative district

New York's 23rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
D–North Shore
Registration57.8% Democratic
16.1% Republican
22.1% No party preference
Demographics44% White
16% Black
23% Hispanic
14% Asian
Population (2017)314,851[1]
Registered voters182,354[2]

New York's 23rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jessica Scarcella-Spanton since 2023.[3] Spanton has been an active member in New York politics and was a campaign manager for her predecessor Diane Savino, who represented the district from 2005 until her retirement in 2022.[4]

Geography

District 23 covers much of the North Shore of Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Marines Harbor, Elm Park, West New Brighton, St. George, Stapleton Heights, Arrochar, and Dongan Hills. The district also encompasses parts of some southern Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, and Sunset Park.[1][5]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 51st, 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.[6]

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 23[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jessica Scarcella-Spanton 5,847 59.2
Democratic Sarah Blas 1,622 16.4
Democratic Bianca Rajpersaud 1,581 16.0
Democratic Rajiv Gowda 764 7.7
Write-in 62 0.7
Total votes 9,876 100.0
Republican Joseph Tirone Jr. 2,314 76.5
Republican Sergey Fedorov 669 22.1
Write-in 41 1.4
Total votes 3,024 100.0
General election
Democratic Jessica Scarcella-Spanton 29,550 50.9
Republican Joseph Tirone Jr. 26,799
Conservative Joseph Tirone Jr. 1,702
Total Joseph Tirone Jr. 28,501 49.0
Write-in 75 0.1
Total votes 58,126 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 23[8][9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 12,496 73.4
Democratic Rajiv Gowda 4,521 26.6
Write-in 175 1.0
Total votes 17,192 100.0
General election
Democratic Diane Savino 62,116
Independence Diane Savino 1,432
Total Diane Savino (incumbent) 63,548 77.4
Conservative Justin DeFillippo 17,336 21.1
SAM John Jairo Rodriguez 1,031 1.3
Write-in 210 0.3
Total votes 82,125 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 23[9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 13,270 67.3
Democratic Jasmine Robinson 4,015 20.4
Democratic Brandon Stradford 2,363 12.0
Write-in 64 0.3
Total votes 19,712 100.0
Reform Diane Savino (incumbent) 531 91.6
Write-in 49 8.4
Total votes 580 100.0
General election
Democratic Diane Savino 43,429
Independence Diane Savino 1,019
Women's Equality Diane Savino 282
Reform Diane Savino 265
Total Diane Savino (incumbent) 44,995 68.9
Republican David Krainert 16,861
Conservative David Krainert 1,223
Total David Krainert 18,084 27.7
Working Families Jasmine Robinson 2,196 3.4
Write-in 68 0.1
Total votes 65,343 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 23[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino 58,061
Independence Diane Savino 5,805
Total Diane Savino (incumbent) 63,866 99.5
Write-in 315 0.5
Total votes 64,181 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 23[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino 24,835
Independence Diane Savino 2,891
Total Diane Savino (incumbent) 27,726 99.2
Write-in 236 0.8
Total votes 27,962 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 23[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino 47,488
Working Families Diane Savino 2,126
Independence Diane Savino 941
Total Diane Savino (incumbent) 50,553 76.9
Republican Lisa Grey 13,583
Conservative Lisa Grey 1,548
Total Lisa Grey 15,131 23.0
Write-in 46 0.1
Total votes 65,730 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 23

Year Office Results[11]
2020 President Biden 57.9 – 40.9%
2016 President Clinton 61.1 – 36.4%
2012 President Obama 68.5 – 30.5%
Senate Gillibrand 76.9 – 22.0%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 23, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Diane J. Savino". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Alves, Giovanni (November 9, 2022). "Jessica Scarcella-Spanton declares victory in Staten Island State Senate race; Tirone yet to concede". silive.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "2022 Elections Results" (website). elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "State Senator 23rd 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 6, 2019.
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