New York's 16th State Senate district

New York's 16th State Senate district
Senator	John C. Liu D – Queens
Registration	58.9%  Democratic 11.2%  Republican 26.8%  No party preference
Demographics	21%  White 3%  Black 18%  Hispanic 55%  Asian
Population (2017)	325,941 [1]
Registered voters	158,669 [2]

New York's 16th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat John C. Liu since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 16 covers part of central Queens, including parts of the neighborhoods of Flushing, Fresh Meadows, and Bayside. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 6th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 34th, 35th, 39th, and 40th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Liu
	Working Families	John Liu
	Total	John Liu (incumbent)
	Republican	Juan Pagan
	Conservative	Juan Pagan
	Total	Juan Pagan
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 16 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Liu	26,601
	Working Families	John Liu	2,114
	Total	John Liu	28,715	57.7
	Republican	Ruben Cruz II	19,326
	Conservative	Ruben Cruz II	1,422
	Independence	Ruben Cruz II	285
	Total	Ruben Cruz II	21,033	42.2
	Write-in		48	0.1
Total votes			49,796	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 16 ^{[6] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	65,240	98.9
	Write-in		716	1.1
Total votes			65,956	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 16 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky	39,951
	Working Families	Toby Ann Stavisky	2,201
	Women's Equality	Toby Ann Stavisky	664
	Total	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	42,816	95.0
	Reform	Vincent Pazienza	2,053	4.5
	Write-in		211	0.5
Total votes			45,080	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 16 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	5,690	58.8
	Democratic	S.J. Jung	3,966	41.0
	Write-in		21	0.2
Total votes			9,677	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky	49,431
	Working Families	Toby Ann Stavisky	2,013
	Women's Equality	Toby Ann Stavisky	1,051
	Total	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	52,495	77.9
	Republican	Carlos Giron	13,092
	Conservative	Carlos Giron	1,311
	Reform	Carlos Giron	453
	Total	Carlos Giron	14,856	22.0
	Write-in		79	0.1
Total votes			67,430	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 16 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	5,417	57.9
	Democratic	S.J. Jung	3,880	41.5
	Write-in		54	0.6
Total votes			9,351	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky	18,784
	Working Families	Toby Ann Stavisky	1,648
	Independence	Toby Ann Stavisky	734
	Total	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	21,166	98.8
	Write-in		261	1.2
Total votes			21,427	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 16 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	5,377	57.9
	Democratic	John Messer	3,879	41.8
	Write-in		23	0.3
Total votes			9,279	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky	41,920
	Working Families	Toby Ann Stavisky	1,338
	Independence	Toby Ann Stavisky	722
	Total	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	43,980	76.4
	Republican	J.D. Kim	12,424
	Conservative	J.D. Kim	1,083
	Total	J.D. Kim	13,507	23.5
	Write-in		48	0.1
Total votes			57,535	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 16

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
2020	President	Biden 66.0 – 32.8%
2016	President	Clinton 71.3 – 26.1%
2012	President	Obama 74.1 – 24.9%
	Senate	Gillibrand 80.2 – 18.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 16, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator John C. Liu". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
6. "New York State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
7. "State Senator 16th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
8. "State Senator 16th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.