New York's 5th State Senate district

New York's 5th State Senate district
Senator	Steven Rhoads R – Bellmore
Registration	35.3%  Democratic 31.8%  Republican 26.7%  No party preference
Demographics	74%  White 3%  Black 12%  Hispanic 9%  Asian
Population (2017)	316,196 [1]
Registered voters	240,199 [2]

New York's 5th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Steven Rhoads since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 5 covers parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties in Long Island, including Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, and Northport. ^[1]

The district is located entirely within New York's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, and 19th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[4]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 5 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Rhoads	98,005
	Conservative	Steven Rhoads	8,240
	Total	Steven Rhoads (incumbent)	106,245	61.3
	Democratic	Lisa Lin	66,977	38.6
	Write-in		222	0.1
Total votes			173,444	100.0
	Republican hold

2022 (redistricting)

2022 New York State Senate election, District 3 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Rhoads	73,844
	Conservative	Steven Rhoads	6,849
	Total	Steven Rhoads	80,693	60.8
	Democratic	John Brooks	50,191
	Working Families	John Brooks	1,919
	Total	John Brooks (incumbent)	52,110	39.2
	Write-in		23	0.0
Total votes			132,826	100.0
	Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 5 ^{[6] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Gaughran	84,137
	SAM	Jim Gaughran	343
	Total	Jim Gaughran (incumbent)	84,480	50.4
	Republican	Edmund Smyth	71,832
	Conservative	Edmund Smyth	7,364
	Independence	Edmund Smyth	1,326
	Libertarian	Edmund Smyth	741
	Total	Edmund Smyth	81,263	48.5
	Green	Barbara Wagner	1,831	1.1
	Write-in		37	0.0
Total votes			167,611	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Gaughran	65,673
	Working Families	Jim Gaughran	1,465
	Women's Equality	Jim Gaughran	889
	Total	Jim Gaughran	68,027	54.9
	Republican	Carl Marcellino	49,411
	Conservative	Carl Marcellino	5,223
	Independence	Carl Marcellino	952
	Reform	Carl Marcellino	239
	Total	Carl Marcellino (incumbent)	55,825	45.1
	Write-in		29	0.0
Total votes			123,881	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Marcellino	64,256
	Conservative	Carl Marcellino	7,736
	Independence	Carl Marcellino	1,666
	Reform	Carl Marcellino	368
	Total	Carl Marcellino (incumbent)	74,026	50.6
	Democratic	Jim Gaughran	68,888
	Working Families	Jim Gaughran	2,394
	Women's Equality	Jim Gaughran	983
	Total	Jim Gaughran	72,265	49.4
	Write-in		101	0.0
Total votes			146,392	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Marcellino	38,555
	Conservative	Carl Marcellino	5,565
	Independence	Carl Marcellino	2,356
	Total	Carl Marcellino (incumbent)	46,476	60.4
	Democratic	Bruce Kennedy Jr.	27,219
	Working Families	Bruce Kennedy Jr.	2,513
	Total	Bruce Kennedy Jr.	29,732	38.6
	Libertarian	Georgina Bowman	738	1.0
	Write-in		20	0.0
Total votes			76,966	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Marcellino	62,124
	Conservative	Carl Marcellino	7,951
	Independence	Carl Marcellino	3,345
	Tax Revolt Party	Carl Marcellino	527
	Total	Carl Marcellino (incumbent)	73,947	59.8
	Democratic	David Wright	49,647	40.2
	Write-in		42	0.0
Total votes			123,636	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 5

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
2020	President	Biden 54.2 – 44.3%
2016	President	Clinton 50.0 – 47.0%
2012	President	Romney 50.3 – 48.7%
	Senate	Gillibrand 60.3 – 38.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 5, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Steven Rhoads". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
5. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
6. "New York State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
7. "State Senator 3rd Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
8. "State Senator 5th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.