New York's 6th State Senate district

New York's 6th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Kevin Thomas since 2019. Thomas was first elected in 2018, beating longtime Republican Senator Kemp Hannon in what was widely regarded as an upset victory.[3]

New York's 6th
State Senate District
Current senatorKevin Thomas (D–Levittown)
Registration38.5% Democratic
33.3% Republican
22.9% No party preference
Demographics58% White
14% Black
20% Hispanic
6% Asian
Population (2017)322,424[1]
Registered voters232,954[2]

Geography

District 6 is located in central Nassau County on Long Island. It is centered around the town of Hempstead and the hamlet of Levittown, and stretches into southern Oyster Bay.[4]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 2, 3, and 4, and with New York State Assembly districts 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, and 22.[5]

Recent election results

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 6[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Thomas 55,204 50.8
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 53,396 49.1
Total votes 108,640 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 6[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 71,174 53.9
Democratic Ryan E. Cronin 60,938 46.1
Total votes 132,112 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 6[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 42,314 63.1
Democratic Ethan Irwin 24,702 36.9
Total votes 67,016 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 6[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 58,843 52.0
Democratic Ryan E. Cronin 54,382 48.0
Total votes 113,225 100
Republican hold

Federal results in District 6
Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.2%
2012 President Obama 54.7 – 44.3%
Senate Gillibrand 64.5 – 34.6%

References
  1. "State Senate District 6, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. Laird, Jordan (12 November 2018). "State Sen.-elect Kevin Thomas on his unexpected victory". City & State New York.
  4. "Our District". Kevin Thomas, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. "New York State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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