New York's 20th State Senate district

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New York's 20th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Zellnor Myrie
D Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Registration77.9%  Democratic
4.4%  Republican
15.0%  No party preference
Demographics18%  White
50%  Black
20%  Hispanic
10%  Asian
Population (2017)318,142 [1]
Registered voters203,529 [2]

New York's 20th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Zellnor Myrie since 2019, following his victory over IDC-aligned incumbent Jesse Hamilton in the 2018 primary election. [3]

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Geography

2020s

District 20 largely covers central and western Brooklyn. The district includes most of the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Windsor Terrace, as well as portions of East Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Remsen Village, Prospect Heights, South Slope and Sunset Park.

The district overlaps with New York's 8th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts, the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 51st, 52nd, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 35th, 36th, 39th, 40th and 41st districts of the New York City Council. [4]

2010s

District 20 covers two separate areas in central Brooklyn, linked together by a narrow strip of city blocks. The district includes parts of the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Gowanus, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, South Slope, and Sunset Park. [1] [5]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts, and with the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 49th, 51st, 52nd, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly. [6]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 20 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zellnor Myrie (incumbent) 107,498 99.3
Write-in 7140.7
Total votes108,212 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 20 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zellnor Myrie 62,092
Working Families Zellnor Myrie 17,944
Total Zellnor Myrie (incumbent) 80,036 99.5
Write-in 3990.5
Total votes80,435 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 20 [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zellnor Myrie 83,080
Working Families Zellnor Myrie 16,411
Total Zellnor Myrie (incumbent) 99,491 97.3
Libertarian Tucker Coburn2,5702.5
Write-in 1710.2
Total votes102,232 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 20 [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zellnor Myrie 23,784 53.9
Democratic Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)20,26645.9
Write-in 660.2
Total votes44,116 100.0
General election
Democratic Zellnor Myrie 67,683
Working Families Zellnor Myrie 5,491
Total Zellnor Myrie 73,174 92.6
Independence Jesse Hamilton 4,983
Women's Equality Jesse Hamilton 745
Total Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)5,7287.3
Write-in 1010.1
Total votes79,003 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 20 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jesse Hamilton 84,081
Working Families Jesse Hamilton 5,465
Independence Jesse Hamilton 726
Total Jesse Hamilton (incumbent) 90,272 95.0
Republican Menachem Raitport4,705
Conservative Menachem Raitport1,001
TotalMenachem Raitport5,7065.9
Write-in 1120.1
Total votes96,090 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 20 [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jesse Hamilton 9,799 64.8
Democratic Rubain Dorancy4,44029.3
Democratic Guillermo Philpotts8165.4
Write-in 740.5
Total votes15,129 100.0
General election
Democratic Jesse Hamilton 32,040 95.5
Conservative Menachem Raitport1,4454.3
Write-in 650.2
Total votes33,550 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 20 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Adams 77,335
Working Families Eric Adams 3,775
Total Eric Adams (incumbent) 81,110 95.7
Republican Rose Laney2,6833.2
Conservative Brian Kelly9381.1
Write-in 380.0
Total votes84,769 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 20

YearOfficeResults [11] [12]
2020 President Biden 89.7 – 9.3%
2016 President Clinton 91.6 – 6.4%
2012 President Obama 94.2 – 5.0%
Senate Gillibrand 95.0 – 4.0%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 20, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 20th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  8. "General Election 2022 - State Senator - 20th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "New York State Senate District 20". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  10. "State Senator 20th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  11. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  12. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.