New York's 6th State Senate district

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New York's 6th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Kevin Thomas
D Levittown
Registration38.5%  Democratic
33.3%  Republican
22.9%  No party preference
Demographics58%  White
14%  Black
20%  Hispanic
6%  Asian
Population (2017)322,424 [1]
Registered voters232,954 [2]

New York's 6th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Thomas since 2019. [3] Thomas was first elected in 2018, defeating longtime Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon. [4]

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Geography

District 6 is located in central Nassau County on Long Island. It includes portions of the town of Hempstead including the villages of Hempstead and Garden City, and the hamlets of Levittown, East Meadow, and stretches into southern Oyster Bay including the hamlets of Plainedge and Bethpage. [1] [5]

The district overlaps with New York's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 9th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly. [6]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 6 [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Siela Bynoe 6,683 53.9
Democratic Taylor Darling 5,59345.7
Write-in 520.4
Total votes12,328 100.0
General election
Democratic Siela Bynoe
Republican Thomas Montefinise
Conservative Thomas Montefinise
TotalThomas Montefinise
Write-in
Total votes

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 6 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Thomas 52,510
Working Families Kevin Thomas 1,503
Total Kevin Thomas (incumbent) 54,013 59.2
Republican James Coll33,877
Conservative James Coll3,354
TotalJames Coll37,23140.8
Write-in 450.0
Total votes91,289 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 6 [9] [10] [11]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Jonathan Gunther 26 72.2
Libertarian Dennis Dunne Sr.513.9
Write-in 513.9
Total votes36 100.0
General election
Democratic Kevin Thomas 74,035
Working Families Kevin Thomas 2,553
Total Kevin Thomas (incumbent) 76,588 50.7
Republican Dennis Dunne Sr.66,631
Conservative Dennis Dunne Sr.6,088
Independence Dennis Dunne Sr.911
TotalDennis Dunne Sr.73,63048.7
Libertarian Jonathan Gunther8550.6
Write-in 380.0
Total votes151,111 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 6 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Thomas 53,630
Working Families Kevin Thomas 1,028
Women's Equality Kevin Thomas 546
Total Kevin Thomas 55,204 50.8
Republican Kemp Hannon 47,510
Conservative Kemp Hannon 4,906
Independence Kemp Hannon 810
Reform Kemp Hannon 170
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent)53,39649.1
Write-in 400.0
Total votes108,640 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 6 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kemp Hannon 62,674
Conservative Kemp Hannon 6,892
Independence Kemp Hannon 1,383
Tax Revolt Party Kemp Hannon 395
Reform Kemp Hannon 279
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 71,623 53.8
Democratic Ryan Cronin58,623
Working Families Ryan Cronin2,085
Women's Equality Ryan Cronin817
TotalRyan Cronin61,52546.2
Write-in 640.0
Total votes133,212 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 6 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kemp Hannon 35,281
Conservative Kemp Hannon 5,189
Independence Kemp Hannon 1,661
Tax Revolt Party Kemp Hannon 183
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 42,314 63.1
Democratic Ethan Irwin22,986
Working Families Ethan Irwin1,716
TotalEthan Irwin24,70236.9
Write-in 280.0
Total votes67,044 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 6 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kemp Hannon 49,998
Conservative Kemp Hannon 6,526
Independence Kemp Hannon 1,987
Tax Revolt Party Kemp Hannon 332
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 58,843 52.0
Democratic Ryan Cronin51,355
Working Families Ryan Cronin3,027
TotalRyan Cronin54,38248.0
Write-in 250.0
Total votes113,250 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 6

YearOfficeResults [12] [13]
2020 President Biden 52.7 – 45.9%
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.2%
2012 President Obama 54.7 – 44.3%
Senate Gillibrand 64.5 – 34.6%

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