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 Democratic Senator James Gaughran since 2019. Gaughran defeated longtime Republican Senator Carl Marcellino in a 2018 rematch after narrowly losing to Marcellino in 2016.
New York's 5th State Senate District | |
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Current 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.[3]
The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 3, and overlaps with New York State Assembly districts 10, 12, 13, 15, and 19.[4]
Recent election results
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Gaughran | 68,027 | 54.9 | |
Republican | Carl Marcellino (incumbent) | 55,825 | 45.1 | |
Total votes | 123,881 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carl Marcellino (incumbent) | 74,024 | 50.6 | |
Democratic | James Gaughran | 72,265 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 146,289 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
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 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl Marcellino (incumbent) | 73,824 | 59.8 | |
Democratic | David Wright | 49,528 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 123,352 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
References
- "State Senate District 5, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- "Our District". James Gaughran, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "New York State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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