New York's 52nd State Senate district

New York's 52nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Fred Akshar since a 2015 special election to succeed retiring fellow Republican Thomas W. Libous.[3]

New York's 52nd State Senate District
Current senator	Fred Akshar (R–Endwell)
Registration	37.3% Republican 34.1% Democratic 20.8% No party preference
Demographics	87% White 4% Black 3% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2017)	284,126[1]
Registered voters	186,339[2]

Geography

District 52 stretches along the Pennsylvania border in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and Tioga Counties, including the city of Binghamton.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 19th, 22nd, and 23rd congressional districts, and with the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, and 126th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 52[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Akshar (incumbent)
	Libertarian	Thomas Quiter
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 52[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Akshar (incumbent)	81,094	98.7
Total votes			82,179	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 52[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Akshar (incumbent)	89,180	74.5
	Democratic	Sharon Y. Ball	30,571	25.5
Total votes			119,751	100
	Republican hold

2015 special

2015 New York State Senate special election, District 52[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Akshar	45,157	78.5
	Democratic	Barbara Fiala	12,343	21.5
Total votes			57,500	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 52[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas W. Libous (incumbent)	7,563	64.1
	Republican	Denver Jones	4,232	35.9
Total votes			11,795	100
	Republican	Thomas W. Libous (incumbent)	46,070	62.2
	Democratic	Anndrea L. Starzak	27,980	37.8
Total votes			74,050	100
General election
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 52[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas W. Libous (incumbent)	71,912	63.9
	Democratic	John P. Orzel	37,856	33.6
	Working Families	Barrett D. Esworthy	2,798	2.5
Total votes			112,566	100
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 52

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Trump 51.9 – 42.4%
2012	President	Obama 49.2 – 48.6%
	Senate	Gillibrand 61.9 – 36.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 52, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Fred Akshar, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 23, 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 52". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2019.