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
Registration	35.3% Democratic 31.8% Republican 26.7% No party preference
Demographics	74% White 3% Black 12% Hispanic 9% Asian
Population (2017)	316,196[1]
Registered voters	240,199[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.