New York's 23rd State Senate district

New York's 23rd State Senate district
Senator	Jessica Scarcella-Spanton D – North Shore
Registration	57.8%  Democratic 16.1%  Republican 22.1%  No party preference
Demographics	44%  White 16%  Black 23%  Hispanic 14%  Asian
Population (2017)	314,851 [1]
Registered voters	182,354 [2]

New York's 23rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jessica Scarcella-Spanton since 2023. ^[3] Spanton has been an active member in New York politics and was a campaign manager for her predecessor Diane Savino, who represented the district from 2005 until her retirement in 2022. ^[4]

Geography

2020s

District 23, following redistricting in 2020, largely resembles its composition in the 2010s. The Brooklyn portion of the district was altered to include Manhattan Beach and portions of Sheepshead Bay, and remove the portion of Sunset Park.

The district overlaps with New York's 8th and 11th congressional districts, the 41st, 45th, 46th, 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th districts of the New York City Council. ^[5]

2010s

District 23 covers much of the North Shore of Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Marines Harbor, Elm Park, West New Brighton, St. George, Stapleton Heights, Arrochar, and Dongan Hills. The district also encompasses parts of some southern Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, and Sunset Park. ^{[1] [6]}

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 51st, 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[7]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 23 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (incumbent)	47,737	55.0
	Republican	Marko Kepi	38,701	44.6
	Write-in		394	0.4
Total votes			86,832	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 23 ^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Scarcella-Spanton	5,847	59.2
	Democratic	Sarah Blas	1,622	16.4
	Democratic	Bianca Rajpersaud	1,581	16.0
	Democratic	Rajiv Gowda	764	7.7
	Write-in		62	0.7
Total votes			9,876	100.0
	Republican	Joseph Tirone Jr.	2,314	76.5
	Republican	Sergey Fedorov	669	22.1
	Write-in		41	1.4
Total votes			3,024	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jessica Scarcella-Spanton	29,550	50.9
	Republican	Joseph Tirone Jr.	26,799
	Conservative	Joseph Tirone Jr.	1,702
	Total	Joseph Tirone Jr.	28,501	49.0
	Write-in		75	0.1
Total votes			58,126	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 23 ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino (incumbent)	12,496	73.4
	Democratic	Rajiv Gowda	4,521	26.6
	Write-in		175	1.0
Total votes			17,192	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Diane Savino	62,116
	Independence	Diane Savino	1,432
	Total	Diane Savino (incumbent)	63,548	77.4
	Conservative	Justin DeFillippo	17,336	21.1
	SAM	John Jairo Rodriguez	1,031	1.3
	Write-in		210	0.3
Total votes			82,125	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 23 ^[11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino (incumbent)	13,270	67.3
	Democratic	Jasmine Robinson	4,015	20.4
	Democratic	Brandon Stradford	2,363	12.0
	Write-in		64	0.3
Total votes			19,712	100.0
	Reform	Diane Savino (incumbent)	531	91.6
	Write-in		49	8.4
Total votes			580	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Diane Savino	43,429
	Independence	Diane Savino	1,019
	Women's Equality	Diane Savino	282
	Reform	Diane Savino	265
	Total	Diane Savino (incumbent)	44,995	68.9
	Republican	David Krainert	16,861
	Conservative	David Krainert	1,223
	Total	David Krainert	18,084	27.7
	Working Families	Jasmine Robinson	2,196	3.4
	Write-in		68	0.1
Total votes			65,343	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 23 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino	58,061
	Independence	Diane Savino	5,805
	Total	Diane Savino (incumbent)	63,866	99.5
	Write-in		315	0.5
Total votes			64,181	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 23 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino	24,835
	Independence	Diane Savino	2,891
	Total	Diane Savino (incumbent)	27,726	99.2
	Write-in		236	0.8
Total votes			27,962	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 23 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino	47,488
	Working Families	Diane Savino	2,126
	Independence	Diane Savino	941
	Total	Diane Savino (incumbent)	50,553	76.9
	Republican	Lisa Grey	13,583
	Conservative	Lisa Grey	1,548
	Total	Lisa Grey	15,131	23.0
	Write-in		46	0.1
Total votes			65,730	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 23

Year	Office	Results [13]
2020	President	Biden 57.9 – 40.9%
2016	President	Clinton 61.1 – 36.4%
2012	President	Obama 68.5 – 30.5%
	Senate	Gillibrand 76.9 – 22.0%

References

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3. "New York State Senator Diane J. Savino". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
4. Alves, Giovanni (November 9, 2022). "Jessica Scarcella-Spanton declares victory in Staten Island State Senate race; Tirone yet to concede". silive.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
6. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
7. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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