New York's 8th State Senate district

New York's 8th State Senate district
Senator	Alexis Weik R – Sayville
Registration	38.6%  Democratic 32.7%  Republican 23.6%  No party preference
Demographics	60%  White 15%  Black 20%  Hispanic 2%  Asian
Population (2017)	313,696 [1]
Registered voters	238,467 [2]

New York's 8th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Alexis Weik since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 8 covers part of the South Shore of Long Island in Nassau County and Suffolk County. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 2 and 4, and with New York State Assembly districts 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, and 21. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 8 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alexis Weik	105,939
	Conservative	Alexis Weik	12,664
	Total	Alexis Weik (incumbent)	118,603	67.2
	Democratic	Francis Dolan	57,826	32.8
	Write-in		58	0.0
Total votes			176,487	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 8 ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alexis Weik	83,781
	Conservative	Alexis Weik	12,481
	Total	Alexis Weik	96,262	69.3
	Democratic	John Alberts	42,707	30.7
	Write-in		23	0.0
Total votes			138,992	100.0
	Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 8 ^{[7] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Brooks	80,497
	Working Families	John Brooks	7,578
	Independence	John Brooks	4,885
	Total	John Brooks (incumbent)	92,960	99.3
	Write-in		621	0.7
Total votes			93,581	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 8 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Brooks	61,784
	Working Families	John Brooks	1,240
	Women's Equality	John Brooks	655
	Total	John Brooks (incumbent)	63,679	54.8
	Republican	Jeffrey Pravato	46,719
	Conservative	Jeffrey Pravato	4,831
	Independence	Jeffrey Pravato	764
	Reform	Jeffrey Pravato	174
	Total	Jeffrey Pravato	52,488	45.2
	Write-in		38	0.0
Total votes			116,205	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 8 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Brooks	65,277
	Working Families	John Brooks	2,332
	Women's Equality	John Brooks	990
	Total	John Brooks	68,599	50.1
	Republican	Michael Venditto	59,500
	Conservative	Michael Venditto	6,617
	Independence	Michael Venditto	1,437
	Tax Revolt Party	Michael Venditto	443
	Reform	Michael Venditto	288
	Total	Michael Venditto (incumbent)	68,285	49.8
	Write-in		84	0.1
Total votes			136,968	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 8 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Venditto	34,732
	Conservative	Michael Venditto	5,154
	Independence	Michael Venditto	1,719
	Tax Revolt Party	Michael Venditto	276
	Total	Michael Venditto	41,881	59.8
	Democratic	David Denenberg	25,679
	Working Families	David Denenberg	1,770
	Women's Equality	David Denenberg	655
	Total	David Denenberg	28,104	40.1
	Write-in		77	0.1
Total votes			70,062	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 8 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Fuschillo	57,648
	Conservative	Charles Fuschillo	7,443
	Independence	Charles Fuschillo	3,147
	Tax Revolt Party	Charles Fuschillo	470
	Total	Charles Fuschillo (incumbent)	68,708	59.2
	Democratic	Carol Gordon	47,393	40.8
	Write-in		20	0.1
Total votes			116,121	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 8

Year	Office	Results [10] [11]
2020	President	Biden 52.1 – 46.5%
2016	President	Clinton 50.0 – 47.2%
2012	President	Obama 55.7 – 43.3%
	Senate	Gillibrand 66.1 – 32.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 8, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Alexis Weik". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
6. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
7. "New York State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
8. "State Senator 8th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
9. "State Senator 8th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
11. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.