New York's 27th State Senate district

New York's 27th State Senate district
Senator	Brian Kavanagh D – Manhattan
Registration	65.5%  Democratic 10.1%  Republican 20.8%  No party preference
Demographics	65%  White 5%  Black 13%  Hispanic 14%  Asian
Population (2017)	323,440 [1]
Registered voters	244,688 [2]

New York's 27th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Brian Kavanagh since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 27 covers much of Lower Manhattan, including some or all of Greenwich Village, the East Village, Tribeca, Little Italy, Chinatown, Soho, and the Financial District. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 10th, and 12th congressional districts, and with the 65th, 66th, 67th, 73rd, 74th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 27 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Kavanagh	79,048
	Working Families	Brian Kavanagh	9,169
	Total	Brian Kavanagh (incumbent)	88,217	99.1
	Write-in		805	0.9
Total votes			89,022	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 27 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Kavanagh	14,117	58.0
	Democratic	Vittoria Fariello	7,110	29.2
	Democratic	Danyela Egorov	2,979	12.2
	Write-in		147	0.6
Total votes			24,353	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brian Kavanagh	62,906	95.4
	Medical Freedom	Eric Rassi	2,684	4.0
	Write-in		378	0.6
Total votes			65,968	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 27 ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman (incumbent)	31,926	74.2
	Democratic	Elizabeth Glass	10,959	25.5
	Write-in		147	0.3
Total votes			43,032	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	110,256
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman	17,686
	Total	Brad Hoylman (incumbent)	127,942	99.1
	Write-in		1,100	0.9
Total votes			129,042	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 27 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	99,229
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman	8,004
	Total	Brad Hoylman (incumbent)	107,233	99.2
	Write-in		878	0.9
Total votes			108,111	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 27 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	110,400
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman	7,971
	Total	Brad Hoylman (incumbent)	118,371	95.4
	Roberts Party	Stephen Roberts	5,317	4.3
	Write-in		381	0.3
Total votes			124,069	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 27 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	36,822
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman	9,307
	Total	Brad Hoylman (incumbent)	46,129	85.4
	Republican	Frank Scala	7,829	14.5
	Write-in		69	0.1
Total votes			54,027	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 27 ^[10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	8,807	67.3
	Democratic	Thomas Greco	3,088	23.6
	Democratic	Tanika Inlaw	1,156	8.8
	Write-in		32	0.3
Total votes			13,083	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	87,509
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman	6,061
	Total	Brad Hoylman	93,570	99.8
	Write-in		206	0.2
Total votes			93,776	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 27

Year	Office	Results [12] [13]
2020	President	Biden 87.2 – 11.2%
2016	President	Clinton 86.7 – 10.0%
2012	President	Obama 82.5 – 15.9%
	Senate	Gillibrand 86.0 – 12.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 27, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
6. "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 27th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
7. "Primary Election 2022 - Democratic State Senator - 27th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
8. "General Election 2022 - State Senator - 27th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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13. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.