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 senator	Vacant
Registration	34.1% Republican 31.5% Democratic 27.2% No party preference
Demographics	80.0% White 3.1% Black 8.7% Hispanic 6.8% Asian 0.4% Other
Population (2017)	313,799[1]
Registered voters	233,554[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%

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.