New York's 9th State Senate district

New York's 9th State Senate district
Senator	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick R
Registration	41.6%  Democratic 31.1%  Republican 22.3%  No party preference
Demographics	61%  White 13%  Black 17%  Hispanic 6%  Asian
Population (2017)	321,334 [1]
Registered voters	247,731 [2]

New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate and has been represented by Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick since January 2023. Previously, it was represented by Democrat Todd Kaminsky until July 2022. He first won in an April 2016 special election to replace Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges. ^[3]

Geography

District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of Hempstead in southwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It also includes the small city of Long Beach. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps New York's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 9 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	63,136	53.8
	Democratic	Kenneth M. Moore	49,315	42.1
Total votes			117,262	100.0

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 9 ^{[6] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	94,022	57.7
	Republican	Victoria Johnson	68,961	42.3
Total votes			162,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	73,412	61.8
	Republican	Francis Becker Jr.	45,417	38.2
Total votes			118,861	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	75,245	51.7
	Republican	Christopher McGrath	68,823	47.3
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	1,459	1.0
Total votes			145,527	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 special

2016 New York State Senate special election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	33,978	49.9
	Republican	Christopher McGrath	33,198	48.7
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	772	1.1
Total votes			68,115	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	50,142	64.1
	Democratic	Patrick Gillespie, Jr.	28,104	35.9
Total votes			78,246	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	68,816	60.7
	Democratic	Thomas H. Feffer	44,646	39.3
Total votes			113,462	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 9

Year	Office	Results [9]
2020	President	Biden 54.7 – 44.0%
2016	President	Clinton 52.7 – 44.5%
2012	President	Obama 53.5 – 45.6%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.4 – 34.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 9, 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 Todd Kaminsky". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
4. "Our District". Todd Kaminsky, 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. "New York State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
7. "State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
8. "State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.