New York's 51st State Senate district

New York's 51st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican James L. Seward, under different district lines and numbers, since 1987; Seward is not seeking re-election in 2020.[3]

New York's 51st
State Senate District
Senator
  James L. Seward
R–Milford
Registration37.5% Republican
31.5% Democratic
22.2% No party preference
Demographics93% White
2% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2017)287,246[1]
Registered voters183,008[2]

Geography

District 51 is a convoluted district in Central New York and the Hudson Valley, covering all of Schoharie, Otsego, and Cortland Counties, as well as parts of Tompkins, Herkimer, Chenango, Cayuga, Delaware, and Ulster Counties.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 19th, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th congressional districts, and with the 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 118th, 119th, 121st, 122nd, 125th, and 126th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 51[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Oberacker 72,997 55.4
Democratic Jim Barber 58,685 44.6
Total votes 131,682 100.0
Republican hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 51[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James L. Seward (incumbent) 67,101 63.5
Democratic Joyce St. George 38,610 36.5
Total votes 105,742 100.0
Republican hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 51[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James L. Seward (incumbent) 84,527 72.8
Democratic Jermaine Bagnall-Graham 31,626 27.2
Total votes 116,153 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 51[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James L. Seward (incumbent) 61,157 100.0
Total votes 61,157 100.0
Republican hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 51[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James L. Seward (incumbent) 8,500 80.6
Republican James Blake 2,044 19.4
Total votes 10,544 100.0
General election
Republican James L. Seward (incumbent) 76,428 68.6
Democratic Howard D. Leib 34,966 31.4
Total votes 111,394 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 51
Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Trump 53.8 – 40.1%
2012 President Obama 50.1 – 47.8%
Senate Gillibrand 63.0 – 34.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 51, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". James L. Seward, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  5. "New York State Senate District 51". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. "State Senator 51st 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 22, 2019.
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