New York's 18th State Senate district
New York's 18th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Julia Salazar since 2019, after her defeat of incumbent Democratic Senator Martin Malavé Dilan in the 2018 primary election.
| New York's 18th State Senate District | |
|---|---|
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| Current senator | Julia Salazar (D–Bushwick) |
| Registration | 76.5% Democratic 4.5% Republican 16.3% No party preference |
| Demographics | 22% White 20% Black 49% Hispanic 6% Asian |
| Population (2017) | 330,422[1] |
| Registered voters | 216,940[2] |
Geography
District 18 is located in northern Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, and East New York.[3]
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 7, 8, and 12, and with New York State Assembly districts 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, and 60.[4]
Recent election results
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Julia Salazar | 21,419 | 58.9 | |
| Democratic | Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) | 14,974 | 41.1 | |
| Total votes | 36,393 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Julia Salazar | 71,329 | 99.2 | |
| Total votes | 71,923 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) | 5,844 | 59.4 | |
| Democratic | Debbie Medina | 3,988 | 40.6 | |
| Total votes | 9,832 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) | 87,613 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 87,613 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) | 5,533 | 57.7 | |
| Democratic | Debbie Medina | 4,061 | 42.3 | |
| Total votes | 9,594 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) | 21,352 | 81.4 | |
| Working Families | Debbie Medina | 4,028 | 15.4 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan H. Anderson | 861 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 26,241 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) | 7,245 | 67.3 | |
| Democratic | Jason Otano | 3,526 | 32.7 | |
| Total votes | 10,771 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Martin Malavé Dilan (incumbent) | 69,749 | 94.6 | |
| Republican | Michael E. Freeman-Saulsberre | 3,987 | 5.4 | |
| Total votes | 73,736 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- "State Senate District 18, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- "Our District". Julia Salazar, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "New York State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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