New York's 22nd State Senate district

New York's 22nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Andrew Gounardes since 2019, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Marty Golden in the 2018 general election.[3]

New York's 22nd
State Senate District
Senator
  Andrew Gounardes
DBay Ridge
Registration49.7% Democratic
21.1% Republican
25.1% No party preference
Demographics56% White
1% Black
13% Hispanic
27% Asian
Population (2017)329,323[1]
Registered voters172,624[2]

Geography

District 22 is located in southern Brooklyn, encompassing the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Gerritsen Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Marine Park.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 51st, 59th, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 22[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Gounardes (incumbent) 51,565 51.9
Republican Vito Bruno 47,830 48.1
Total votes 99,395 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Gounardes 9,007 57.7
Democratic Ross Barkan 6,616 42.3
Total votes 15,623 100.0
General election
Democratic Andrew Gounardes 33,507 50.9
Republican Martin Golden (incumbent) 32,236 49.0
Total votes 65,804 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 22[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martin Golden (incumbent) 62,033 100.0
Total votes 62,033 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 22[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martin Golden (incumbent) 23,580 68.9
Democratic Jamie Kemmerer 10,633 31.1
Total votes 34,213 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 22[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martin Golden (incumbent) 38,584 57.7
Democratic Andrew Gounardes 28,243 42.3
Total votes 66,827 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 22

Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Trump 48.8 – 48.1%
2012 President Obama 51.9 – 46.8%
Senate Gillibrand 65.3 – 33.0%

References

  1. "State Senate District 22, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". Andrew Gounardes, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "New York State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. "State Senator 22nd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
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