New York's 3rd State Senate district

New York's 3rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts of the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Monica Martinez since 2019, succeeding retiring Republican Thomas Croci.[3]

New York's 3rd State Senate District
Current senator	Monica Martinez (D–Brentwood)
Registration	35.8% Democratic 29.9% Republican 26.8% No party preference
Demographics	60% White 9% Black 27% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2017)	315,802[1]
Registered voters	197,679[2]

Geography

District 3 covers much of south-central Suffolk County on Long Island, including portions of Brookhaven and Islip. Most of Brentwood, the largest census-designated place on Long Island, is located within the district.[3]

The district overlaps with New York's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4][1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 3[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Martinez (incumbent)
	Republican	Alexis Weik
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 3[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Martinez	49,160	51.6
	Republican	Dean Murray	46,164	48.4
Total votes			95,337	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 3[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John De Vito Jr.	1,390	42.1
	Democratic	Joseph L. Fritz	1,012	30.7
	Democratic	Ricardo Montano	898	27.2
Total votes			3,300	100
General election
	Republican	Thomas Croci (incumbent)	65,713	58.1
	Democratic	John De Vito Jr.	46,108	40.7
	Women's Equality	Joseph L. Fritz	1,363	1.2
Total votes			113,184	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 3[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Croci	33,861	58.3
	Democratic	Adrienne Esposito	24,200	41.7
Total votes			58,061	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 3[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin (incumbent)	51,920	55.8
	Democratic	Francis T. Genco	41,139	44.2
Total votes			93,059	100
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 3

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Trump 51.3 – 45.3%
2012	President	Obama 55.4 – 43.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 66.7 – 32.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 3, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Monica R. Martinez, The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 23, 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 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 23, 2019.