New York's 5th State Senate district

New York's 5th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Gaughran since 2019. Gaughran defeated longtime Republican incumbent Carl Marcellino in a 2018 rematch after narrowly losing to Marcellino in 2016.[3]

New York's 5th
State Senate District
Senator
  James Gaughran
D–Northport
Registration35.3% Democratic
31.8% Republican
26.7% No party preference
Demographics74% White
3% Black
12% Hispanic
9% Asian
Population (2017)316,196[1]
Registered voters240,199[2]

Geography

District 5 covers much of Long Island's North Shore in Nassau County and Suffolk County, including northern Huntington and Oyster Bay, as well as the city of Glen Cove.[1][3]

The district is located entirely within New York's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, and 19th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 5[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Gaughran (incumbent) 84,374 50.4
Republican Edmund Smyth 81,239 48.5
Green Barbara Wagner 1,828 1.1
Total votes 167,441 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Gaughran 68,027 54.9
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 55,825 45.1
Total votes 123,881 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 74,024 50.6
Democratic James Gaughran 72,265 49.4
Total votes 146,289 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 46,476 60.4
Democratic Bruce Kennedy, Jr. 29,732 38.6
Libertarian Georgina Bowman 738 1.0
Total votes 76,946 100.0
Republican hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 73,824 59.8
Democratic David Wright 49,528 40.2
Total votes 123,352 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 5
Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.0%
2012 President Romney 50.3 – 48.7%
Senate Gillibrand 60.3 – 38.5%

References
  1. "State Senate District 5, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". James Gaughran, The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. "New York State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. "State Senator 5th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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