New York's 61st State Senate district

New York's 61st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Michael Ranzenhofer since 2009.

New York's 61st State Senate District
Current senator	Michael Ranzenhofer (R–Amherst)
Registration	37.8% Democratic 33.6% Republican 21.0% No party preference
Demographics	78% White 11% Black 4% Hispanic 5% Asian
Population (2017)	293,439[1]
Registered voters	200,693[2]

Geography

District 61 stretches from Buffalo's inner suburbs to the southwestern corner of Rochester, including parts of Erie and Monroe Counties and all of Genesee County.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 25, 26, and 27, and with New York State Assembly districts 137, 138, 139, 144, and 146.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 61[5][6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacqualine G. Berger	9,386	36.4
	Democratic	Kim Smith	9,232	35.6
	Democratic	Joan Elizabeth Seamans	5,577	21.6
Total votes			25,819	100
	Independence	Edward A. Rath, III	1,003	66.6
	Independence	Andrew J. Gruszka	397	26.4
Total votes			1,505	100
General election
	Republican	Edward Rath III
	Democratic	Jacqualine Berger
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 61[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	60,780	54.1
	Democratic	Joan Seamans	51,471	45.8
Total votes			112,271	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 61[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	75,255	57.6
	Democratic	Thomas A. Loughran	53,363	40.9
	Green	Ruben Cartagena Jr.	2,012	1.5
Total votes			130,630	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 61[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	51,711	65.8
	Democratic	Elaine Altman	26,836	34.2
Total votes			78,547	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 61[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	73,103	59.0
	Democratic	Justin M. Rooney	50,889	41.0
Total votes			123,992	100
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 61

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Trump 47.8 – 47.3%
2012	President	Obama 50.2 – 48.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 60.5 – 38.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 61, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Michael H. Ranzenhofer, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
5. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. "New York State Senate District 61". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 27 July 2019.