New York's 59th State Senate district

New York's 59th State Senate district
Senator	Kristen Gonzalez D – Long Island City
Registration	35.3%  Republican 33.6%  Democratic 21.9%  No party preference
Demographics	90%  White 4%  Black 3%  Hispanic 2%  Asian
Population (2017)	302,900 [1]
Registered voters	205,255 [2]

New York's 59th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kristen Gonzalez since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

2020s

District 59 was moved as part of the 2020 redistricting to encompass parts of Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 10th 12th, and 14th congressional districts, the 34th, 36th, 37th, 50th, 53rd, 73rd, and 74th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 2nd, 4th, 22nd, 26th, 33rd and 34th districts of the New York City Council. ^[5]

2010s

District 59 stretched from the eastern suburbs of Buffalo to the southwestern suburbs of Rochester, including all of Wyoming County and parts of Erie, Livingston, and Monroe counties. The district overlapped with New York's 25th, 26th, and 27th congressional districts, and with the 133rd, 138th, 142nd, 143rd, 144th, and 147th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[6]

List of office holders

		Name	Party	In office	Counties	Notes
		Dale M. Volker	Republican	1983 – December 31, 2010	Erie, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming
		Patrick M. Gallivan	Republican	January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2022	Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming	Redistricted to the 60th district.
		Kristen Gonzalez	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – present	Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens	New seat.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 59 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristen Gonzalez (incumbent)	14,870	85.1
	Democratic	Gus Lambropoulous	2,543	14.6
	Write-in		58	0.3
Total votes			17,471	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Kristen Gonzalez	84,379
	Working Families	Kristen Gonzalez	15,694
	Total	Kristen Gonzalez (incumbent)	100,073	98.9
	Write-in		1,141	1.1
Total votes			101,214	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 59 ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristen Gonzalez	13,770	57.8
	Democratic	Elizabeth Crowley	7,813	32.8
	Democratic	Michael Corbett	1,557	6.5
	Democratic	Nomiki Konst	375	1.6
	Democratic	Francoise Olivas	271	1.1
	Write-in		48	0.2
Total votes			23,834	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Kristen Gonzalez	56,339
	Working Families	Kristen Gonzalez	12,711
	Total	Kristen Gonzalez	69,050	98.9
	Write-in		766	1.1
Total votes			69,816	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 59 ^{[11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Gallivan	86,244
	Conservative	Patrick Gallivan	15,783
	Independence	Patrick Gallivan	4,031
	Total	Patrick Gallivan (incumbent)	106,058	67.4
	Democratic	Jason Klimek	51,176	32.5
	Write-in		86	0.1
Total votes			157,320	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 59 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Gallivan	67,140
	Conservative	Patrick Gallivan	14,280
	Independence	Patrick Gallivan	8,969
	Reform	Patrick Gallivan	1,349
	Total	Patrick Gallivan (incumbent)	91,738	99.5
	Write-in		438	0.5
Total votes			92,176	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 59 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Gallivan	78,276
	Conservative	Patrick Gallivan	15,776
	Independence	Patrick Gallivan	5,576
	Reform	Patrick Gallivan	665
	Total	Patrick Gallivan (incumbent)	100,293	72.7
	Democratic	Tom Casey	37,675	27.3
	Write-in		19	0.0
Total votes			137,987	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 59 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Gallivan	49,409
	Conservative	Patrick Gallivan	13,300
	Independence	Patrick Gallivan	8,920
	Total	Patrick Gallivan (incumbent)	71,629	99.5
	Write-in		346	0.5
Total votes			71,975	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 59 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Gallivan	71,907
	Independence	Patrick Gallivan	14,158
	Conservative	Patrick Gallivan	13,404
	Total	Patrick Gallivan (incumbent)	99,469	99.9
	Write-in		109	0.1
Total votes			99,578	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 59

Year	Office	Results [13]
2020	President	Trump 55.2 – 42.7%
2016	President	Trump 57.8 – 37.1%
2012	President	Romney 53.2 – 45.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 58.3 – 40.1%

References

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6. "State Senate 59 (2012)" (PDF). NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
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8. "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 59th Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
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