New York's 36th State Senate district

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New York's 36th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Jamaal Bailey
D Baychester
Registration79.5%  Democratic
4.1%  Republican
13.6%  No party preference
Demographics6%  White
56%  Black
31%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
Population (2017)336,131 [1]
Registered voters191,602 [2]

New York's 36th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jamaal Bailey since 2017; Bailey succeeded fellow Democrat Ruth Hassell-Thompson after she took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo. [3]

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Geography

2020s

District 36 covers several neighborhoods in the north Bronx, including Bedford Park, Williamsbridge, Co-op City, Wakefield, and Baychester, as well as the southern Westchester County city of Mount Vernon. [1] [4]

The district overlaps New York's 14th, 15th, and 16th congressional districts, with the 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, and 89th districts of the New York State Assembly, the 11th, 12th and 13th districts of the New York City Council, and the 13th and 14th districts of the Westchester County Board of Legislators. [5]

2010s

District 36 covers several neighborhoods in the north Bronx, including Norwood, Bedford Park, Williamsbridge, Co-op City, Wakefield, and Baychester, as well as the southern Westchester County city of Mount Vernon. [1] [4]

The district overlaps New York's 13th, 14th, and 16th congressional districts, the 78th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, and 89th districts of the New York State Assembly, the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th districts of the New York City Council, and the 13th and 14th districts of the Westchester County Board of Legislators. [6]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 36 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) 77,594 91.5
Conservative Irene Estrada7,0868.4
Write-in 1330.1
Total votes84,813 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 36 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) 49,613 99.7
Write-in 1540.3
Total votes49,767 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 36 [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) 98,096 95.4
Conservative Robert Diamond4,6494.5
Write-in 490.1
Total votes102,794 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 36 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamaal Bailey 73,189
Working Families Jamaal Bailey 1,516
Total Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) 74,705 97.8
Conservative Robert Diamond1,6882.2
Write-in 230.0
Total votes76,416 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 36 [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamaal Bailey 8,629 55.6
Democratic Edward Mulraine2,50316.1
Democratic Pamela Hamilton-Johnson2,27014.6
Democratic Que English1,1757.6
Democratic Alvin Ponder9326.0
Write-in 210.1
Total votes15,530 100.0
General election
Democratic Jamaal Bailey 85,907
Working Families Jamaal Bailey 2,326
Total Jamaal Bailey 88,233 97.2
Conservative Robert Diamond2,4562.7
Write-in 720.1
Total votes90,761 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 36 [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) 9,807 83.6
Democratic Crystal Collins1,87616.0
Write-in 430.4
Total votes11,726 100.0
General election
Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) 37,166 92.1
Republican Robert Diamond1,933
Conservative Robert Diamond455
TotalRobert Diamond2,3885.9
Independence Crystal Collins7661.9
Write-in 270.1
Total votes40,347 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 36 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) 86,733 97.7
Conservative Robert Diamond2,0202.3
Write-in 220.0
Total votes88,775 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 36

YearOfficeResults [11] [12]
2020 President Biden 90.0 – 9.2%
2016 President Clinton 92.6 – 5.9%
2012 President Obama 95.1 – 4.6%
Senate Gillibrand 95.7 – 3.8%

References

  1. 1 2 3 "State Senate District 36, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "New York State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "New York State Senate District 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  10. "State Senator 36th 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 14, 2019.
  12. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.