New York's 9th State Senate district

New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Todd Kaminsky since his victory in an April 2016 special election to replace Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges.[3]

New York's 9th State Senate District
Current senator	Todd Kaminsky (D–Long Beach)
Registration	41.6% Democratic 31.1% Republican 22.3% No party preference
Demographics	61% White 13% Black 17% Hispanic 6% Asian
Population (2017)	321,334[1]
Registered voters	247,731[2]

Geography

District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of Hempstead in southwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It also includes the small city of Long Beach.[1][3]

The district overlaps New York's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 9[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)
	Republican	Victoria Johnson
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 9[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	73,412	61.8
	Republican	Francis Becker Jr.	45,417	38.2
Total votes			118,861	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 9[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	75,245	51.7
	Republican	Christopher McGrath	68,823	47.3
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	1,459	1.0
Total votes			145,527	100
	Democratic hold

2016 special

2016 New York State Senate special election, District 9[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	33,978	49.9
	Republican	Christopher McGrath	33,198	48.7
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	772	1.1
Total votes			68,115	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 9[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	50,142	64.1
	Democratic	Patrick Gillespie, Jr.	28,104	35.9
Total votes			78,246	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 9[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	68,816	60.7
	Democratic	Thomas H. Feffer	44,646	39.3
Total votes			113,462	100
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 9

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Clinton 52.7 – 44.5%
2012	President	Obama 53.5 – 45.6%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.4 – 34.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 9, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Todd Kaminsky, The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 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 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.