New York's 23rd State Senate district

New York's 23rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Diane Savino since 2005.[3] Savino is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference, and was one of only two former members to win renomination in the 2018 primary election (the other being David Carlucci).

New York's 23rd
State Senate District
Senator
  Diane Savino
D–North Shore
Registration57.8% Democratic
16.1% Republican
22.1% No party preference
Demographics44% White
16% Black
23% Hispanic
14% Asian
Population (2017)314,851[1]
Registered voters182,354[2]

Geography

District 23 covers much of the North Shore of Staten Island, as well as parts of some southern Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, and Sunset Park.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 51st, 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 23[5][6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 12,473 73.4
Democratic Rajiv Gowda 4,517 26.6
Total votes 16,990 100.0
General election
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 63,548 77.6
Conservative Justin DeFillippo 17,336 21.2
SAM John Jairo Rodriguez 1,031 1.3
Total votes 81,915 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 23[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 13,270 67.5
Democratic Jasmine Robinson 4,015 20.4
Democratic Brandon Stradford 2,363 12.0
Total votes 19,648 100.0
General election
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 44,995 68.9
Republican David Krainert 18,084 27.7
Working Families Jasmine Robinson 2,196 3.4
Total votes 65,350 100.0
Democratic hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 23[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 63,866 100.0
Total votes 63,866 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 23[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 27,726 100.0
Total votes 27,726 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 23[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 50,553 77.0
Republican Lisa Grey 15,131 23.0
Total votes 65,684 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 23
Year Office Results[8]
2016 President Clinton 61.1 – 36.4%
2012 President Obama 68.5 – 30.5%
Senate Gillibrand 76.9 – 22.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 23, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". Diane J. Savino, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 6, 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 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. "State Senator 23rd 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 6, 2019.
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