New York's 51st State Senate district

New York's 51st State Senate district
Senator	Peter Oberacker R – Schenevus
Registration	37.5%  Republican 31.5%  Democratic 22.2%  No party preference
Demographics	93%  White 2%  Black 3%  Hispanic 1%  Asian
Population (2017)	287,246 [1]
Registered voters	183,008 [2]

New York's 51st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Peter Oberacker since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican James L. Seward. ^[3]

Geography

District 51 is a convoluted district in Central New York and the Hudson Valley, covering all of Schoharie, Otsego, and Cortland Counties, as well as parts of Tompkins, Herkimer, Chenango, Cayuga, Delaware, and Ulster Counties. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 18th, 19th, and 21st, and with the 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 118th, 119th, 121st, 122nd, 125th, and 126th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Oberacker	81,783
	Conservative	Peter Oberacker	9,499
	Total	Peter Oberacker (incumbent)	91,282	59.3
	Democratic	Michele Frazier	55,620
	Working Families	Michele Frazier	6,865
	Total	Michele Frazier	62,485	40.6
	Write-in		93	0.1
Total votes			153,860	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Oberacker (incumbent)	10,360	51.4
	Republican	Terry Bernardo	9,747	48.4
	Write-in		38	0.2
Total votes			20,145	100.0
General election
	Republican	Peter Oberacker	66,557
	Conservative	Peter Oberacker	7,951
	Total	Peter Oberacker (incumbent)	74,508	62.3
	Democratic	Eric Ball	44,938	37.6
	Write-in		110	0.1
Total votes			119,556	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Oberacker	65,531
	Conservative	Peter Oberacker	5,448
	Independence	Peter Oberacker	2,021
	Total	Peter Oberacker	73,000	55.4
	Democratic	Jim Barber	58,691	44.5
	Write-in		180	0.1
Total votes			131,871	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Seward	58,100
	Conservative	James Seward	6,014
	Independence	James Seward	2,500
	Reform	James Seward	487
	Total	James Seward (incumbent)	67,101	63.5
	Democratic	Joyce St. George	36,628
	Women's Equality	Joyce St. George	1,982
	Total	Joyce St. George	38,610	36.5
	Write-in		31	0.0
Total votes			105,742	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Seward	70,396
	Conservative	James Seward	8,418
	Independence	James Seward	5,026
	Reform	James Seward	886
	Total	James Seward (incumbent)	84,726	72.6
	Democratic	Jermaine Bagnall-Graham	29,899
	Women's Equality	Jermaine Bagnall-Graham	2,091
	Total	Jermaine Bagnall-Graham	31,990	27.4
	Write-in		65	0.0
Total votes			116,781	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Seward	46,867
	Independence	James Seward	7,557
	Conservative	James Seward	6,733
	Total	James Seward (incumbent)	61,157	99.5
	Write-in		334	0.5
Total votes			61,491	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Seward (incumbent)	8,500	80.6
	Republican	James Blake	2,044	19.4
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			10,544	100.0
General election
	Republican	James Seward	64,807
	Conservative	James Seward	6,261
	Independence	James Seward	5,360
	Total	James Seward (incumbent)	76,428	68.6
	Democratic	Howard Leib	31,276
	Working Families	Howard Leib	3,691
	Total	Howard Leib	34,967	31.3
	Write-in		59	0.1
Total votes			111,454	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 51

Year	Office	Results [11]
2020	President	Trump 52.9 – 44.8%
2016	President	Trump 53.8 – 40.1%
2012	President	Obama 50.1 – 47.8%
	Senate	Gillibrand 63.0 – 34.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 51, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Peter Oberacker". The New York State Senate. December 10, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
6. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
7. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
8. "2022 Federal and State Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
9. "New York State Senate District 51". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
10. "State Senator 51st 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 22, 2019.