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

2020

New York's 51st state senate election, 2020 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Oberacker	72,997	55.4
	Democratic	Jim Barber	58,685	44.6
Total votes			131,682	100.0

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James L. Seward (incumbent)	67,101	63.5
	Democratic	Joyce St. George	38,610	36.5
Total votes			105,742	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James L. Seward (incumbent)	84,527	72.8
	Democratic	Jermaine Bagnall-Graham	31,626	27.2
Total votes			116,153	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James L. Seward (incumbent)	61,157	100.0
Total votes			61,157	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 51 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James L. Seward (incumbent)	8,500	80.6
	Republican	James Blake	2,044	19.4
Total votes			10,544	100.0
General election
	Republican	James L. Seward (incumbent)	76,428	68.6
	Democratic	Howard D. Leib	34,966	31.4
Total votes			111,394	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 51

Year	Office	Results [8]
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. 10 December 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. "New York State Senate District 51". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
7. "State Senator 51st 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 22, 2019.