New York's 61st State Senate district

New York's 61st State Senate district
Senator	Edward Rath III R – Amherst
Registration	37.8%  Democratic 33.6%  Republican 21.0%  No party preference
Demographics	78%  White 11%  Black 4%  Hispanic 5%  Asian
Population (2017)	293,439 [1]
Registered voters	200,693 [2]

New York's 61st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Edward Rath III since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican Michael Ranzenhofer. ^[3]

Geography

District 61 stretches from Buffalo's inner suburbs to the southwestern corner of Rochester, including parts of Erie and Monroe Counties and all of Genesee County. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 24th, 25th, and 26th congressional districts, and with the 137th, 138th, 139th, 144th, and 146th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 61 ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacqualine Berger	9,386	38.8
	Democratic	Kim Smith	9,232	38.2
	Democratic	Joan Seamans	5,577	23.0
Total votes			24,195	100.0
General election
	Republican	Edward Rath III	79,454	53.8
	Democratic	Jacqualine Berger	68,224	46.2
Total votes			147,678	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 61 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	60,780	54.1
	Democratic	Joan Seamans	51,471	45.8
Total votes			112,271	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 61 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	75,255	57.6
	Democratic	Thomas A. Loughran	53,363	40.9
	Green	Ruben Cartagena Jr.	2,012	1.5
Total votes			130,630	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 61 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	51,711	65.8
	Democratic	Elaine Altman	26,836	34.2
Total votes			78,547	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 61 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	73,103	59.0
	Democratic	Justin M. Rooney	50,889	41.0
Total votes			123,992	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 61

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
2020	President	Biden 52.9 – 44.9%
2016	President	Trump 47.8 – 47.3%
2012	President	Obama 50.2 – 48.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 60.5 – 38.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 61, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Edward A. Rath III". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
6. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections . August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
7. "New York State Senate District 61". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
8. "State Senator 61st Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.