New York's 63rd State Senate district

New York's 63rd State Senate District
Senator	Timothy M. Kennedy D – South Buffalo
Registration	65.4%  Democratic 12.2%  Republican 16.3%  No party preference
Demographics	55%  White 32%  Black 7%  Hispanic 4%  Asian
Population (2017)	286,712 [1]
Registered voters	186,988 [2]

New York's 63rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Timothy M. Kennedy, under different district numbers and lines, since his 2010 primary defeat of incumbent William Stachowski. ^[3]

Prior to 2012, the State Senate had only 62 districts, meaning that the 63rd district did not exist until then. However, the new district followed similar lines as the old Buffalo-based 58th district, and it was in fact the 46th district that was entirely new.

Geography

District 63 covers parts of Erie County in Western New York, including most of Buffalo and all of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna. ^{[1] [4]}

The district is located entirely within New York's 26th congressional district, and overlaps with the 141st, 142nd, 143rd, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 63 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	95,417	100.0
Total votes			95,417	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 63 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	23,640	76.7
	Democratic	Shaqurah Zachery	7,198	23.3
Total votes			30,838	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	70,221	100.0
Total votes			70,221	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 63 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	89,650	100.0
Total votes			89,650	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 63 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	16,660	60.2
	Democratic	Betty Jean Grant	10,997	39.8
Total votes			27,657	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	42,278	77.9
	Republican	Ricky Donovan, Sr.	11,973	22.1
Total votes			54,251	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 63 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	11,587	50.3
	Democratic	Betty Jean Grant	11,431	49.7
Total votes			23,018	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	82,458	100.0
Total votes			82,458	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 63

Year	Office	Results [8]
2016	President	Clinton 66.9 – 29.3%
2012	President	Obama 75.3 – 23.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 82.4 – 15.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 63, 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 Timothy M. Kennedy". 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. "New York State Senate District 63". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
7. "State Senator 63rd 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 27, 2019.