New York's 34th State Senate district

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New York's 34th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Nathalia Fernandez
D – Morris Park
Registration65.8%  Democratic
12.5%  Republican
17.6%  No party preference
Demographics35%  White
14%  Black
43%  Hispanic
7%  Asian
Population (2017)328,268 [1]
Registered voters194,537 [2]

New York's 34th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Nathalia Fernandez since 2023, succeeding Alessandra Biaggi. [3]

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Alessandra Biaggi ran in 2018 for the Democratic nomination for New York State Senate in District 34. While only 32 years old, she ran against powerful longtime incumbent Jeffrey D. Klein, the number 2 Democrat in the NY Senate and the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference, who had held the seat for 14 years. [4] [5] [6] Klein outspent Biaggi by a rate of 9-to-1, spending $2 million to her $200,000. [7] Biaggi said: "The more people told me I couldn’t win, the more obsessed I became." [8]

In a major upset, Biaggi defeated Klein in the primary, 54%-46%. [9] [10] She remarked: "It was a tough fight. And, I should also say, we should thank [Senator Klein] for his service. But his time is up.” [11] Subsequently, on November 6, 2018, she defeated Republican Richard Ribustello 76.0%-14.9%, and was elected to the New York State Senate. [9] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] At 32 years of age, she became one of the youngest women ever elected to the New York State Senate. [16]

Geography

District 34 includes parts of the Bronx and southern Westchester County. [1] [17]

The district overlaps with New York's 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th congressional districts, and with the 78th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 84th, 85th, 87th, 88th, and 89th districts of the New York State Assembly. [18]

Recent election results

2022


2020


2020 New York State Senate election, District 34 [19] [20] [21]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi (incumbent) 28,664 87.9
Democratic James Gisondi3,94112.1
Total votes32,605 100.0
General election
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi (incumbent) 83,730 74.0
Republican James Gisondi25,63422.6
Conservative Antonio Vitiello3,8293.4
Total votes113,193 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 34 [20]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi 19,318 54.3
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent)16,29045.7
Total votes35,608 100.0
General election
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi 60,582 76.0
Republican Richard Ribustello11,87514.9
Independence Jeffrey Klein (incumbent)5,7367.2
Conservative Antonio Vitiello1,4301.8
Total votes79,665 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 34 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 80,998 90.2
Conservative Alex Mici6,0806.8
Green Carl Lundgren2,6863.0
Total votes89,764 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 34 [20]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 9,211 64.8
Democratic G. Oliver Koppell 5,00835.2
Total votes14,219 100.0
General election
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 31,295 76.3
Republican Alex Mici6,10314.9
Conservative Frank Dellavelle1,9574.8
Green Carl Lundgren1,6384.0
Total votes40,993 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 34 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 80,421 93.8
Conservative Elizabeth Perri3,9404.6
Green Carl Lundgren1,3481.6
Total votes85,709 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 34

YearOfficeResults [22] [23]
2020 President Biden 71.6 – 27.1%
2016 President Clinton 73.5 – 23.9%
2012 President Obama 74.3 – 24.8%
Senate Gillibrand 80.7 – 18.0%

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