New York's 40th State Senate district

New York's 40th State Senate district
Senator	Peter Harckham D – South Salem
Registration	37.2%  Democratic 29.7%  Republican 25.8%  No party preference
Demographics	73%  White 5%  Black 17%  Hispanic 4%  Asian
Population (2017)	309,474 [1]
Registered voters	210,879 [2]

New York's 40th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Peter Harckham since 2019, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Terrence Murphy. ^[3]

Geography

District 40 takes in northern Westchester County and eastern Putnam County and Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. It includes the communities of Yorktown, Cortlandt, Somers, Peekskill, Carmel, Southeast, Patterson, Pawling, and Beekman, among others. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 17th, 18th, and 19th congressional districts, and with the 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 95th, and 105th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 40 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Harckham (incumbent)	83,817	51.9
	Republican	Rob Astorino	77,688	48.1
Total votes			161,505	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 40 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Harckham	11,647	53.5
	Democratic	Robert Kesten	10,119	46.5
Total votes			21,766	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Peter Harckham	62,155	51.6
	Republican	Terrence Murphy (incumbent)	58,321	48.4
Total votes			120,518	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 40 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alison Boak	4,344	78.7
	Democratic	Andrew I. Falk	1,179	21.3
General election
	Republican	Terrence Murphy (incumbent)	80,312	57.8
	Democratic	Alison Boak	58,737	42.2
Total votes			139,049	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 40 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terrence Murphy	4,566	69.8
	Republican	Robert Castelli	1,976	30.2
General election
	Republican	Terrence Murphy	46,884	55.3
	Democratic	Justin R. Wagner	37,875	44.7
Total votes			84,759	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 40 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Ball (incumbent)	64,991	51.0
	Democratic	Justin R. Wagner	62,325	49.0
Total votes			127,316	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 40

Year	Office	Results [8]
2020	President	Biden 55.7 – 42.9%
2016	President	Clinton 51.7 – 44.8%
2012	President	Obama 50.6 – 48.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 62.6 – 36.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 40, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Pete Harckham". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
6. "New York State Senate District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
7. "State Senator 40th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 16, 2019.