New York's 11th State Senate district

New York's 11th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator John Liu since 2019. Liu defeated incumbent IDC-aligned Senator Tony Avella in the 2018 primary election, after losing to him in 2014.

New York's 11th
State Senate District
Current senatorJohn Liu (D–Flushing)
Registration55.0% Democratic
17.2% Republican
23.9% No party preference
Demographics38% White
3% Black
16% Hispanic
39% Asian
Population (2017)334,979[1]
Registered voters192,747[2]

Geography

District 11 is located in Northeast Queens, including a large swath of predominantly Asian Flushing, as well as College Point, Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston-Little Neck, and parts of Hollis and Bellerose.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 3, 5, 6, and 14, and with New York State Assembly districts 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, 33, and 40.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 11[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Liu 12,578 52.3
Democratic Tony Avella (incumbent) 11,489 47.7
Total votes 24,067 100.0
Republican Vickie Paladino 1,735 56.7
Republican Simon Minching 1,323 43.3
Total votes 3,058 100.0
General election
Democratic John Liu 42,047 53.6
Republican Vickie Paladino 19,062 24.3
Independence Tony Avella (incumbent) 16,241 20.7
Conservative Simon Minching 1,123 1.4
Total votes 78,514 100
Democratic hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 11[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Avella (incumbent) 72,520 69.5
Republican Mark Cipolla 31,797 30.5
Total votes 104,317 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 11[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Avella (incumbent) 7,896 53.0
Democratic John Liu 7,002 47.0
Total votes 14,898 100.0
General election
Democratic Tony Avella (incumbent) 29,359 91.3
Green Paul Gilman 2,813 8.7
Total votes 32,172 100
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 11[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Avella (incumbent) 64,775 73.3
Republican Joseph R. Concannon 23,550 26.7
Total votes 88,235 100
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 11
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Clinton 61.5 – 35.9%
2012 President Obama 64.4 – 34.5%
Senate Gillibrand 71.4 – 24.5%

References
  1. "State Senate District 11, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". John Liu, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. "New York State Senate District 11". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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