New York's 30th State Senate district

New York's 30th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Brian Benjamin since his victory in a 2017 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Bill Perkins.[3]

New York's 30th State Senate District
Current senator	Brian Benjamin (D–Harlem)
Registration	79.2% Democratic 4.0% Republican 13.9% No party preference
Demographics	21% White 39% Black 31% Hispanic 6% Asian
Population (2017)	348,896[1]
Registered voters	241,635[2]

Geography

District 30 is primarily based in Harlem in northern Manhattan, but also includes portions of East Harlem, the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights, and Washington Heights.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 10th, 12th, and 13th congressional districts, and with the 67th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, and 72nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin (incumbent)
	Republican	Oz Sultan
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin (incumbent)	96,528	99.6
Total votes			96,896	100
	Democratic hold

2017 special

2017 New York State Senate special election, District 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin	8,106	94.4
	Republican	Dawn Simmons	287	3.3
	Reform	Ruben D. Vargas	190	2.2
Total votes			8,583	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Perkins (incumbent)	113,144	95.3
	Republican	Jon Girodes	5,619	4.7
Total votes			118,763	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Perkins (incumbent)	44,971	95.0
	Republican	Jon Girodes	2,388	5.0
Total votes			47,359	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Perkins (incumbent)	98,201	100
Total votes			98,201	100
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 30

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Clinton 93.7 – 4.0%
2012	President	Obama 95.3 – 3.8%
	Senate	Gillibrand 95.5 – 3.4%

References

1. "State Senate District 30, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Brian Benjamin, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. "New York State Senate District 30". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2019.