New York's 2nd State Senate district

New York's 2nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It is currently vacant, following the resignation of Republican former Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan.[3]

New York's 2nd
State Senate District
Current senatorVacant
Registration34.1% Republican
31.5% Democratic
27.2% No party preference
Demographics80.0% White
3.1% Black
8.7% Hispanic
6.8% Asian
0.4% Other
Population (2017)313,799[1]
Registered voters233,554[2]

Geography

District 2 covers north-central Suffolk County on Long Island, including the town of Smithtown, as well as portions of Brookhaven and Huntington.[3][1]

The district overlaps with New York's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th, and 12th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mario Mattera
Democratic Michael Siderakis
Total votes

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Flanagan (incumbent) 66,054 54.9
Democratic Kathleen Cleary 54,152 45.0
Total votes 120,220 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Flanagan (incumbent) 91,172 63.2
Democratic Peter N. Magistrale 47,623 33.0
Libertarian Stephen Ruth 5,505 3.8
Total votes 144,300 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Flanagan (incumbent) 50,533 69.2
Democratic Joseph Lobmardi 22,530 30.8
Total votes 73,063 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Flanagan (incumbent) 79,784 67.6
Democratic Errol D. Toulon, Jr. 38,322 32.4
Total votes 118,106 100
Republican hold

Federal results in District 2
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 54.8 – 41.9%
2012 President Romney 52.8 – 46.0%
Senate Gillibrand 59.7 – 39.0%
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References
  1. "State Senate District 2, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. "New York State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
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