| New York's 55th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 40.3% Democratic 28.7% Republican 24.2% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 77% White 10% Black 8% Hispanic 3% Asian | ||
| Population (2017) | 294,445 [1] | ||
| Registered voters | 204,872 [2] | ||
New York's 55th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Samra Brouk since 2021, succeeding Republican Rich Funke. [3]
District 55 covers parts of Monroe and Ontario Counties, including the eastern half of Rochester and many of its eastern and northern suburbs. [1] [4]
The district overlaps with New York's 25th congressional district and with the 131st, 133rd, 135th, 136th, 137th, and 138th districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samra Brouk | 66,949 | |||
| Working Families | Samra Brouk | 6,383 | |||
| Total | Samra Brouk (incumbent) | 73,332 | 58.4 | ||
| Republican | Len Morrell | 43,199 | |||
| Conservative | Len Morrell | 8,517 | |||
| Independence | Len Morrell | 553 | |||
| Total | Len Morrell | 52,269 | 41.6 | ||
| Write-in | 37 | 0.0 | |||
| Total votes | 125,638 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samra Brouk | 83,539 | ||
| Working Families | Samra Brouk | 6,871 | ||
| Total | Samra Brouk | 90,410 | 57.4 | |
| Republican | Christopher Missick | 56,048 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Missick | 8,772 | ||
| Independence | Christopher Missick | 2,122 | ||
| SAM | Christopher Missick | 141 | ||
| Total | Christopher Missick | 67,083 | 42.6 | |
| Write-in | 57 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 157,550 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rich Funke | 54,429 | ||
| Conservative | Rich Funke | 8,210 | ||
| Independence | Rich Funke | 3,097 | ||
| Reform | Rich Funke | 543 | ||
| Total | Rich Funke (incumbent) | 66,279 | 51.9 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Lunsford | 61,407 | 48.1 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 127,724 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rich Funke | 75,856 | ||
| Independence | Rich Funke | 12,403 | ||
| Conservative | Rich Funke | 11,390 | ||
| Reform | Rich Funke | 1,685 | ||
| Total | Rich Funke (incumbent) | 101,334 | 98.9 | |
| Write-in | 1,118 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 102,452 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rich Funke | 43,270 | ||
| Conservative | Rich Funke | 7,943 | ||
| Independence | Rich Funke | 2,640 | ||
| Stop Common Core | Rich Funke | 1,021 | ||
| Total | Rich Funke | 54,874 | 58.6 | |
| Democratic | Ted O'Brien | 34,777 | ||
| Working Families | Ted O'Brien | 3,847 | ||
| Total | Ted O'Brien (incumbent) | 38,624 | 41.3 | |
| Write-in | 80 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 93,578 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ted O'Brien | 64,973 | ||
| Working Families | Ted O'Brien | 5,047 | ||
| Total | Ted O'Brien | 70,020 | 52.0 | |
| Republican | Sean Hanna | 53,643 | ||
| Conservative | Sean Hanna | 8,133 | ||
| Independence | Sean Hanna | 2,796 | ||
| Total | Sean Hanna | 64,572 | 47.9 | |
| Write-in | 130 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 134,722 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [9] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 61.9 – 35.4% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 56.3 – 37.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 56.5 – 41.5% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 64.9 – 33.3% |
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Samra Brouk is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Brouk has represented the 55th district of the New York State Senate, based in Rochester and its eastern suburbs, since January 2021.
