New York's 18th State Senate district

New York's 18th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julia Salazar since 2019, following her defeat of incumbent Martin Malavé Dilan in the 2018 primary election.[3]

New York's 18th
State Senate District
Senator
  Julia Salazar
D–Bushwick
Registration76.5% Democratic
4.5% Republican
16.3% No party preference
Demographics22% White
20% Black
49% Hispanic
6% Asian
Population (2017)330,422[1]
Registered voters216,940[2]

Geography

District 18 is located in northern Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, and East New York.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, and 12th congressional districts, and with the 50th, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 18[5][6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Salazar (incumbent) 28,590 86.9
Democratic Andy Marte 4,324 13.1
Total votes 32,914 100.0
General election
Democratic Julia Salazar (incumbent) 95,939 97.7
New Moderate Daniel Christmann 2,235 2.3
Total votes 98,174 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 18[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Salazar 21,419 58.9
Democratic Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) 14,974 41.1
Total votes 36,393 100.0
General election
Democratic Julia Salazar 71,329 99.2
Total votes 71,923 100.0
Democratic hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 18[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) 5,844 59.4
Democratic Debbie Medina 3,988 40.6
Total votes 9,832 100.0
General election
Democratic Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) 87,613 100.0
Total votes 87,613 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 18[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) 5,533 57.7
Democratic Debbie Medina 4,061 42.3
Total votes 9,594 100.0
General election
Democratic Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) 21,352 81.4
Working Families Debbie Medina 4,028 15.4
Conservative Jonathan H. Anderson 861 3.2
Total votes 26,241 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 18[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) 7,245 67.3
Democratic Jason Otano 3,526 32.7
Total votes 10,771 100.0
General election
Democratic Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) 69,749 94.6
Republican Michael E. Freeman-Saulsberre 3,987 5.4
Total votes 73,736 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 18
Year Office Results[8]
2016 President Clinton 91.2 – 6.2%
2012 President Obama 93.7 – 5.1%
Senate Gillibrand 94.2 – 4.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 18, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". Julia Salazar, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. "New York State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. "State Senator 18th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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