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New York's 5th State Senate district

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New York's 5th
State Senate district

Senator
  Steven Rhoads
RBellmore
Registration35.3% Democratic
31.8% Republican
26.7% No party preference
Demographics74% White
3% Black
12% Hispanic
9% Asian
Population (2017)316,196[1]
Registered voters240,199[2]

New York's 5th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Steven Rhoads since 2023.[3]

Geography

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District 5 covers parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties in Long Island, including Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, and Northport.[1]

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

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Rhoads
Conservative Steven Rhoads
Total Steven Rhoads (incumbent)
Democratic Lisa Lin
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2022 (redistricting)

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 3[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Rhoads 73,844
Conservative Steven Rhoads 6,849
Total Steven Rhoads 80,693 60.8
Democratic John Brooks 50,191
Working Families John Brooks 1,919
Total John Brooks (incumbent) 52,110 39.2
Write-in 23 0.0
Total votes 132,826 100.0
Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 5[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Gaughran 84,137
SAM Jim Gaughran 343
Total Jim Gaughran (incumbent) 84,480 50.4
Republican Edmund Smyth 71,832
Conservative Edmund Smyth 7,364
Independence Edmund Smyth 1,326
Libertarian Edmund Smyth 741
Total Edmund Smyth 81,263 48.5
Green Barbara Wagner 1,831 1.1
Write-in 37 0.0
Total votes 167,611 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Gaughran 65,673
Working Families Jim Gaughran 1,465
Women's Equality Jim Gaughran 889
Total Jim Gaughran 68,027 54.9
Republican Carl Marcellino 49,411
Conservative Carl Marcellino 5,223
Independence Carl Marcellino 952
Reform Carl Marcellino 239
Total Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 55,825 45.1
Write-in 29 0.0
Total votes 123,881 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino 64,256
Conservative Carl Marcellino 7,736
Independence Carl Marcellino 1,666
Reform Carl Marcellino 368
Total Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 74,026 50.6
Democratic Jim Gaughran 68,888
Working Families Jim Gaughran 2,394
Women's Equality Jim Gaughran 983
Total Jim Gaughran 72,265 49.4
Write-in 101 0.0
Total votes 146,392 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino 38,555
Conservative Carl Marcellino 5,565
Independence Carl Marcellino 2,356
Total Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 46,476 60.4
Democratic Bruce Kennedy Jr. 27,219
Working Families Bruce Kennedy Jr. 2,513
Total Bruce Kennedy Jr. 29,732 38.6
Libertarian Georgina Bowman 738 1.0
Write-in 20 0.0
Total votes 76,966 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Marcellino 62,124
Conservative Carl Marcellino 7,951
Independence Carl Marcellino 3,345
Tax Revolt Party Carl Marcellino 527
Total Carl Marcellino (incumbent) 73,947 59.8
Democratic David Wright 49,647 40.2
Write-in 42 0.0
Total votes 123,636 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 5

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Year Office Results[8][9]
2020 President Biden 54.2 – 44.3%
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.0%
2012 President Romney 50.3 – 48.7%
Senate Gillibrand 60.3 – 38.5%

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "New York State Senator Steven Rhoads". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "State Senator 3rd Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "State Senator 5th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.