New York's 63rd State Senate district

American legislative district

New York's 63rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Timothy M. Kennedy
D–South Buffalo
Registration65.4% Democratic
12.2% Republican
16.3% No party preference
Demographics55% White
32% Black
7% Hispanic
4% Asian
Population (2017)286,712[1]
Registered voters186,988[2]

New York's 63rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Timothy M. Kennedy, under different district numbers and lines, since his 2010 primary defeat of incumbent William Stachowski.[3]

Prior to 2012, the State Senate had only 62 districts, meaning that the 63rd district did not exist until then. However, the new district followed similar lines as the old Buffalo-based 58th district, and it was in fact the 46th district that was entirely new.

Geography

District 63 covers parts of Erie County in Western New York, including most of Buffalo and all of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna.[1][4]

The district is located entirely within New York's 26th congressional district, and overlaps with the 141st, 142nd, 143rd, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 63[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Kennedy 50,977
Working Families Timothy Kennedy 6,210
Total Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 57,187 82.7
Conservative Faye Pietrak 11,885 17.2
Write-in 104 0.1
Total votes 69,176 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 63[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Kennedy 81,368
Working Families Timothy Kennedy 10,485
Independence Timothy Kennedy 3,361
Total Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 95,484 99.0
Write-in 984 1.0
Total votes 96,468 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 63[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 23,640 76.7
Democratic Shaqurah Zachery 7,198 23.3
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 30,838 100.0
General election
Democratic Timothy Kennedy 62,370
Working Families Timothy Kennedy 3,811
Independence Timothy Kennedy 3,006
Women's Equality Timothy Kennedy 1,034
Total Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 70,221 100.0
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 70,221 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 63[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Kennedy 78,674
Working Families Timothy Kennedy 6,034
Independence Timothy Kennedy 3,751
Women's Equality Timothy Kennedy 1,191
Total Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 89,650 100.0
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 89,650 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 63[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 16,660 60.2
Democratic Betty Jean Grant 10,997 39.8
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 27,657 100.0
Independence Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 287 65.1
Independence Ricky Donovan Sr. 154 34.9
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 441 100.0
General election
Democratic Timothy Kennedy 36,778
Working Families Timothy Kennedy 3,499
Independence Timothy Kennedy 2,001
Total Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 42,278 77.9
Republican Ricky Donovan Sr. 8,358
Conservative Ricky Donovan Sr. 3,435
Total Ricky Donovan Sr. 11,973 22.1
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 54,251 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 63[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 11,587 50.3
Democratic Betty Jean Grant 11,431 49.7
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 23,018 100.0
General election
Democratic Timothy Kennedy 71,662
Working Families Timothy Kennedy 6,361
Independence Timothy Kennedy 4,435
Total Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) 82,458 100.0
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 82,458 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 63

Year Office Results[9][10]
2020 President Biden 69.4 – 28.9%
2016 President Clinton 66.9 – 29.3%
2012 President Obama 75.3 – 23.1%
Senate Gillibrand 82.4 – 15.9%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 63, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Timothy M. Kennedy". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 63". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 63rd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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  59. ▌Kristen Gonzalez (D)
  60. ▌Patrick M. Gallivan (R)
  61. ▌Sean Ryan (D)
  62. ▌Rob Ortt (R)
  63. ▌Tim Kennedy (D)