New York's 60th State Senate district

New York's 60th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Chris Jacobs since 2017, succeeding retiring Democrat Marc Panepinto, who was later sentenced to prison on corruption charges. Jacobs is running for Congress in 2020, and thus is not seeking re-election.[3]

New York's 60th State Senate District
Current senator	Chris Jacobs (R–Buffalo)
Registration	45.7% Democratic 26.1% Republican 19.5% No party preference
Demographics	82% White 6% Black 6% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Native American
Population (2017)	294,966[1]
Registered voters	205,940[2]

Geography

District 60 is located entirely within Erie County in Western New York, including parts of Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs of Brant, Evans, Grand Island, Hamburg, Orchard Park, and the city and town of Tonawanda.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 26th and 27th congressional districts, and with the 140th, 141st, 142nd, 145th, 147th, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joshua Mertzlufft
	Democratic	Sean Ryan
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Jacobs (incumbent)	61,687	55.8
	Democratic	Carima El Behairy	48,943	44.2
Total votes			110,630	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amber Small	7,348	66.4
	Democratic	Alfred Coppola	3,712	33.6
Total votes			11,060	100
	Republican	Chris Jacobs	4,902	75.6
	Republican	Kevin T. Stocker	1,586	24.4
Total votes			6,488	100
General election
	Republican	Chris Jacobs	77,327	58.9
	Democratic	Amber Small	51,036	38.9
	Green	James DePasquale	2,835	2.2
Total votes			131,198	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Panepinto	7,448	51.3
	Democratic	Alfred Coppola	7,059	48.7
Total votes			14,507	100
	Republican	Kevin T. Stocker	5,292	56.6
	Republican	Mark Grisanti (incumbent)	4,051	43.4
Total votes			9,343	100
General election
	Democratic	Marc Panepinto	26,415	32.6
	Republican	Kevin T. Stocker	24,966	30.9
	Independence	Mark Grisanti (incumbent)	22,734	28.1
	Conservative	Timothy D. Gallagher	6,796	8.4
Total votes			80,911	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael L. Amodeo	7,299	55.4
	Democratic	Charles M. Swanick	3,709	28.1
	Democratic	Alfred Coppola	2,174	16.5
Total votes			13,182	100
	Republican	Mark Grisanti (incumbent)	5,806	59.6
	Republican	Kevin T. Stocker	3,930	40.4
Total votes			9,736	100
General election
	Republican	Mark Grisanti (incumbent)	63,683	50.2
	Democratic	Michael L. Amodeo	45,140	35.6
	Conservative	Charles M. Swanick	15,027	11.8
	Working Families	Gregory L. Davis	3,078	2.4
Total votes			126,928	100
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 60

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Clinton 49.8 – 45.3%
2012	President	Obama 56.1 – 42.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 67.7 – 30.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 60, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Chris Jacobs, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
5. "New York State Senate District 60". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 26, 2019.