New York's 19th State Senate district

New York's 19th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Roxanne Persaud since her 2015 victory in a special election to replace indicted incumbent John L. Sampson.[3]

New York's 19th State Senate District
Senator	Roxanne Persaud D–Canarsie
Registration	75.2% Democratic 7.0% Republican 15.1% No party preference
Demographics	16% White 60% Black 15% Hispanic 8% Asian
Population (2017)	338,328[1]
Registered voters	205,360[2]

Geography

District 19 is located in southeastern Brooklyn, including some or all of the neighborhoods of Canarsie, East New York, Brownsville, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay, Bergen Beach, Marine Park, Flatlands, and Ocean Hill.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 42nd, 45th, 54th, 55th, 58th, 59th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 19[5][6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud (incumbent)	19,924	75.0
	Democratic	Keron Alleyne	6,627	25.0
Total votes			26,551	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud (incumbent)	95,755	100.0
Total votes			95,755	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 19[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud (incumbent)	69,320	89.8
	Republican	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	7,820	10.1
Total votes			77,196	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 19[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud (incumbent)	10,358	75.9
	Democratic	Mercedes Narcisse	3,284	24.1
Total votes			13,642	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud (incumbent)	90,219	100.0
Total votes			90,219	100.0
	Democratic hold

2015 special

2015 New York State Senate special election, District 19[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud	7,546	87.7
	Republican	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	779	9.1
	Conservative	Elias J. Weir	278	3.2
Total votes			8,603	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 19[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. Sampson (incumbent)	7,572	54.4
	Democratic	Dell Smitherman	4,123	29.6
	Democratic	Sean K. Henry	1,732	12.4
	Democratic	Elias J. Weir	504	3.6
Total votes			13,931	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John L. Sampson (incumbent)	29,741	86.1
	Conservative	Elias J. Weir	2,816	8.2
	Working Families	Dell Smitherman	1,993	5.7
Total votes			34,550	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 19[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. Sampson (incumbent)	78,974	90.4
	Republican	Jane Neal	7,226	8.3
	Conservative	Elias J. Weir	1,196	1.4
Total votes			87,396	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 19

Year	Office	Results[8]
2016	President	Clinton 85.3 – 13.3%
2012	President	Obama 88.7 – 11.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 91.5 – 8.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 19, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Roxanne Persaud, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. "New York State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
7. "State Senator 19th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 3, 2019.