New York's 37th State Senate district

New York's 37th State Senate district
Senator	Shelley Mayer D – Yonkers
Registration	42.5%  Democratic 26.2%  Republican 25.%  No party preference
Demographics	64%  White 6%  Black 22%  Hispanic 6%  Asian
Population (2017)	321,457 [1]
Registered voters	209,798 [2]

New York's 37th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Shelley Mayer since 2018, following her victory in a competitive special election to succeed fellow Democrat George Latimer, who had recently been elected Westchester County Executive. ^[3]

Geography

District 37 covers a swath of Westchester County in the suburbs of New York City, including some or all of Bedford, Eastchester, Harrison, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, North Castle, Port Chester, Rye, Rye Brook, White Plains, and Yonkers. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps New York's 16th, 17th, and 18th congressional districts, and with the 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, and 93rd districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 37 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Mayer	87,008
	Working Families	Shelley Mayer	3,873
	Total	Shelley Mayer (incumbent)	90,881	61.7
	Republican	Tricia Lindsay	52,077
	Conservative	Tricia Lindsay	4,207
	Total	Tricia Lindsay	56,284	38.2
	Write-in		59	0.1
Total votes			147,224	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 37 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Mayer	63,913
	Working Families	Shelley Mayer	3,217
	Total	Shelley Mayer (incumbent)	67,130	61.1
	Republican	Frank Murtha	42,767	38.9
	Write-in		30	0.0
Total votes			109,927	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 37 ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Mayer	84,087
	Working Families	Shelley Mayer	5,831
	SAM	Shelley Mayer	228
	Total	Shelley Mayer (incumbent)	90,146	62.5
	Republican	Liviu Saimovici	47,890
	Conservative	Liviu Saimovici	6,146
	Total	Liviu Saimovici	54,026	37.5
	Write-in		39	0.0
Total votes			144,221	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 37 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Mayer	70,011
	Women's Equality	Shelley Mayer	4,967
	Working Families	Shelley Mayer	1,688
	Independence	Shelley Mayer	1,516
	Total	Shelley Mayer (incumbent)	78,182	99.4
	Write-in		682	0.6
Total votes			78,864	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 special

2018 New York State Senate special election, District 37 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Mayer	26,829
	Working Families	Shelley Mayer	1,066
	Women's Equality	Shelley Mayer	463
	Total	Shelley Mayer	28,358	57.6
	Republican	Julie Killian	17,600
	Conservative	Julie Killian	2,872
	Reform	Julie Killian	404
	Total	Julie Killian	20,876	42.4
	Write-in		28	0.0
Total votes			49,262	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 37 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Latimer	69,420
	Working Families	George Latimer	2,815
	Women's Equality	George Latimer	881
	Total	George Latimer (incumbent)	73,116	55.7
	Republican	Julie Killian	50,713
	Conservative	Julie Killian	5,216
	Independence	Julie Killian	1,809
	Reform	Julie Killian	426
	Total	Julie Killian	58,164	44.2
	Write-in		119	0.1
Total votes			131,399	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 37 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Latimer	34,850
	Working Families	George Latimer	3,242
	Total	George Latimer (incumbent)	38,092	52.2
	Republican	Joseph Dillon	29,151
	Conservative	Joseph Dillon	4,572
	Independence	Joseph Dillon	1,190
	Total	Joseph Dillon	34,913	47.8
	Write-in		28	0.0
Total votes			73,005	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 37 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Latimer	61,010
	Working Families	George Latimer	3,226
	Total	George Latimer	64,236	54.1
	Republican	Bob Cohen	48,125
	Conservative	Bob Cohen	4,522
	Independence	Bob Cohen	1,927
	Total	Bob Cohen	54,574	45.9
	Write-in		40	0.0
Total votes			118,850	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 37

Year	Office	Results [10] [11]
2020	President	Biden 62.0 – 36.7%
2016	President	Clinton 59.3 – 37.5%
2012	President	Obama 54.0 – 45.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.8 – 33.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 37, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Shelley B. Mayer". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
6. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
7. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
8. "New York State Senate District 37". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
9. "State Senator 37th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
11. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.