New York's 36th State Senate district

New York's 36th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jamaal Bailey since 2017; Bailey succeeded fellow Democrat Ruth Hassell-Thompson after she took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo.[3]

New York's 36th
State Senate District
Senator
  Jamaal Bailey
DBaychester
Registration79.5% Democratic
4.1% Republican
13.6% No party preference
Demographics6% White
56% Black
31% Hispanic
4% Asian
Population (2017)336,131[1]
Registered voters191,602[2]

Geography

District 36 covers several neighborhoods in the north Bronx, including Norwood, Bedford Park, Williamsbridge, Co-op City, Wakefield, and Baychester, as well as the southern Westchester County city of Mount Vernon.[1][3]

The district overlaps New York's 13th, 14th, and 16th congressional districts, and with the 78th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, and 89th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 36[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) 98,096 95.5
Conservative Robert Diamond 4,649 4.5
Total votes 102,745 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 36[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) 74,705 97.8
Conservative Robert Diamond 1,688 2.2
Total votes 76,416 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 36[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamaal Bailey 8,629 55.6
Democratic Edward Mulraine 2,503 16.1
Democratic Pamela Hamilton-Johnson 2,270 14.6
Democratic Que English 1,175 7.6
Democratic Alvin Ponder 932 6.0
Total votes 15,509 100.0
General election
Democratic Jamaal Bailey 88,233 97.3
Conservative Robert Diamond 2,456 2.7
Total votes 90,689 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 36[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) 9,807 83.9
Democratic Crystal Collins 1,876 16.1
Total votes 11,683 100.0
General election
Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) 37,166 92.2
Republican Robert Diamond 2,388 5.9
Independence Crystal Collins 766 1.9
Total votes 40,320 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 36[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) 86,733 97.7
Conservative Robert Diamond 2,020 2.3
Total votes 88,753 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 36

Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Clinton 92.6 – 5.9%
2012 President Obama 95.1 – 4.6%
Senate Gillibrand 95.7 – 3.8%

References

  1. "State Senate District 36, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". Jamaal T. Bailey, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. "New York State Senate District 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. "State Senator 36th 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 14, 2019.
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