New York's 9th State Senate district

American legislative district

New York's 9th
State Senate district
Senator
  Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
R–Malverne
Registration41.6% Democratic
31.1% Republican
22.3% No party preference
Demographics61% White
13% Black
17% Hispanic
6% Asian
Population (2017)321,334[1]
Registered voters247,731[2]

New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate and has been represented by Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick since January 2023. Previously, it was represented by Democrat Todd Kaminsky until July 2022. He first won in an April 2016 special election to replace Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges.[3]

Geography

District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of Hempstead in southwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It also includes the small city of Long Beach.[1][4]

The district overlaps New York's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 9[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick 58,217
Conservative Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick 4,919
Total Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick 63,136 53.8
Democratic Kenneth Moore 47,885
Working Families Kenneth Moore 1,430
Total Kenneth Moore 49,315 42.1
Write-in 28 0.0
Total votes 112,479 100.0
Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 9[6][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Todd Kaminsky 92,414
Independence Todd Kaminsky 1,608
Total Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) 94,022 57.7
Republican Victoria Johnson 63,043
Conservative Victoria Johnson 5,918
Total Victoria Johnson 68,961 42.3
Write-in 49 0.0
Total votes 163,032 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 9[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) 505 79.8
Reform Francis Becker Jr. 114 18.0
Write-in 14 2.2
Total votes 633 100.0
General election
Democratic Todd Kaminsky 70,538
Working Families Todd Kaminsky 1,110
Independence Todd Kaminsky 918
Women's Equality Todd Kaminsky 693
Reform Todd Kaminsky 153
Total Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) 73,412 61.8
Republican Francis Becker Jr. 41,095
Conservative Francis Becker Jr. 4,044
Tax Revolt Party Francis Becker Jr. 278
Total Francis Becker Jr. 45,417 38.2
Write-in 32 0.0
Total votes 118,861 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 9[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Laurence Hirsh 23 59.0
Green Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) 16 41.0
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 39 100.0
General election
Democratic Todd Kaminsky 72,723
Working Families Todd Kaminsky 2,091
Women's Equality Todd Kaminsky 925
Total Todd Kaminsky (incumbent) 75,739 51.7
Republican Christopher McGrath 61,702
Conservative Christopher McGrath 5,659
Independence Christopher McGrath 1,257
Tax Revolt Party Christopher McGrath 336
Reform Christopher McGrath 263
Total Christopher McGrath 69,217 47.2
Green Laurence Hirsh 1,565 1.1
Write-in 50 0.0
Total votes 146,571 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 special

2016 New York State Senate special election, District 9[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Todd Kaminsky 33,646
Working Families Todd Kaminsky 1,347
Women's Equality Todd Kaminsky 625
Total Todd Kaminsky 35,618 50.1
Republican Christopher McGrath 29,924
Conservative Christopher McGrath 3,164
Independence Christopher McGrath 1,054
Tax Revolt Party Christopher McGrath 404
Reform Christopher McGrath 186
Total Christopher McGrath 34,732 48.8
Green Laurence Hirsh 805 1.1
Write-in 56 0.1
Total votes 71,155 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 9[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Skelos 43,428
Conservative Dean Skelos 4,634
Independence Dean Skelos 1,960
Tax Revolt Party Dean Skelos 200
Total Dean Skelos (incumbent) 50,142 65.8
Democratic Patrick Gillespie Jr. 23,969
Working Families Patrick Gillespie Jr. 2,057
Total Patrick Gillespie Jr. 26,026 34.2
Write-in 29 0.0
Total votes 76,197 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 9[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Skelos 59,603
Conservative Dean Skelos 6,070
Independence Dean Skelos 2,675
Tax Revolt Party Dean Skelos 468
Total Dean Skelos (incumbent) 68,816 60.7
Democratic Thomas Feffer 44,646 39.3
Write-in 29 0.0
Total votes 113,491 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 9

Year Office Results[9]
2020 President Biden 54.7 – 44.0%
2016 President Clinton 52.7 – 44.5%
2012 President Obama 53.5 – 45.6%
Senate Gillibrand 64.4 – 34.7%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 9, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Todd Kaminsky". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". Todd Kaminsky, The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "New York State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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Members of the New York State Senate
204th New York Legislature (2021–2022)
President of the Senate
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President pro tempore and Majority Leader
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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)
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