New York's 63rd State Senate district

New York's 63rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Timothy M. Kennedy, under different district numbers and lines, since his 2010 primary defeat of incumbent William Stachowski.[3]

New York's 63rd
State Senate District
Senator
  Timothy M. Kennedy
D–South Buffalo
Registration65.4% Democratic
12.2% Republican
16.3% No party preference
Demographics55% White
32% Black
7% Hispanic
4% Asian
Population (2017)286,712[1]
Registered voters186,988[2]

Prior to 2012, the State Senate had only 62 districts, meaning that the 63rd district did not exist until then. However, the new district followed similar lines as the old Buffalo-based 58th district, and it was in fact the 46th district that was entirely new.

Geography

District 63 covers parts of Erie County in Western New York, including most of Buffalo and all of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna.[1][3]

The district is located entirely within New York's 26th congressional district, and overlaps with the 141st, 142nd, 143rd, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 63[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 95,417 100.0
Total votes 95,417 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 63[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 23,640 76.7
Democratic Shaqurah Zachery 7,198 23.3
Total votes 30,838 100.0
General election
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 70,221 100.0
Total votes 70,221 100.0
Democratic hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 63[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 89,650 100.0
Total votes 89,650 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 63[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 16,660 60.2
Democratic Betty Jean Grant 10,997 39.8
Total votes 27,657 100.0
General election
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 42,278 77.9
Republican Ricky Donovan, Sr. 11,973 22.1
Total votes 54,251 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 63[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 11,587 50.3
Democratic Betty Jean Grant 11,431 49.7
Total votes 23,018 100.0
General election
Democratic Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) 82,458 100.0
Total votes 82,458 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 63
Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Clinton 66.9 – 29.3%
2012 President Obama 75.3 – 23.1%
Senate Gillibrand 82.4 – 15.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 63, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". Timothy M. Kennedy, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 27, 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 63". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  6. "State Senator 63rd 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 27, 2019.
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