New York's 6th State Senate district

New York's 6th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Thomas since 2019.[3] Thomas was first elected in 2018, beating longtime Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon in what was widely regarded as an upset victory.[4]

New York's 6th
State Senate District
Senator
  Kevin Thomas
D–Levittown
Registration38.5% Democratic
33.3% Republican
22.9% No party preference
Demographics58% White
14% Black
20% Hispanic
6% Asian
Population (2017)322,424[1]
Registered voters232,954[2]

Geography

District 6 is located in central Nassau County on Long Island. It includes portions of the town of Hempstead including the villages of Hempstead and Garden City, and the hamlets of Levittown, East Meadow, and stretches into southern Oyster Bay including the hamlets of Plainedge and Bethpage.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 9th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 6[6][7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jonathan Gunther 26 57.8
Libertarian Dennis Dunne, Sr. 5 11.1
Total votes 45 100.0
General election
Democratic Kevin Thomas (incumbent) 76,588 50.7
Republican Dennis Dunne, Sr. 73,630 48.7
Libertarian Jonathan Gunther 855 0.6
Total votes 151,073 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 6[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Thomas 55,204 50.8
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 53,396 49.1
Total votes 108,640 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 6[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 71,174 53.9
Democratic Ryan E. Cronin 60,938 46.1
Total votes 132,112 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 6[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 42,314 63.1
Democratic Ethan Irwin 24,702 36.9
Total votes 67,016 100.0
Republican hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 6[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 58,843 52.0
Democratic Ryan E. Cronin 54,382 48.0
Total votes 113,225 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 6
Year Office Results[9]
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.2%
2012 President Obama 54.7 – 44.3%
Senate Gillibrand 64.5 – 34.6%

References
  1. "State Senate District 6, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". Kevin Thomas, The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. Laird, Jordan (November 12, 2018). "State Sen.-elect Kevin Thomas on his unexpected victory". City & State New York.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. "New York State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  8. "State Senator 6th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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