New York's 22nd State Senate district

New York's 22nd State Senate district
Senator	Simcha Felder D – Borough Park
Registration	49.7%  Democratic 21.1%  Republican 25.1%  No party preference
Demographics	56%  White 1%  Black 13%  Hispanic 27%  Asian
Population (2017)	329,323 [1]
Registered voters	172,624 [2]

New York's 22nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Simcha Felder since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 22 is located in southern Brooklyn, encompassing part or all of the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Midwood, Madison, Homecrest, Gravesend, Gerritsen Beach, Sheepshead Bay, and Marine Park. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 51st, 59th, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 22 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Simcha Felder	39,234
	Democratic	Simcha Felder	16,386
	Conservative	Simcha Felder	3,914
	Total	Simcha Felder	59,534	95.1
	Working Families	Marva Brown	2,846	4.5
	Write-in		242	0.4
Total votes			62,622	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 22 ^{[6] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	46,001
	Working Families	Andrew Gounardes	5,301
	SAM	Andrew Gounardes	263
	Total	Andrew Gounardes (incumbent)	51,565	51.8
	Republican	Vito Bruno	43,719
	Conservative	Vito Bruno	3,821
	Independence	Vito Bruno	290
	Total	Vito Bruno	47,830	48.1
	Write-in		121	0.1
Total votes			99,516	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 22 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	9,007	57.1
	Democratic	Ross Barkan	6,616	41.9
	Write-in		150	1.0
Total votes			15,773	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	31,736
	Working Families	Andrew Gounardes	1,599
	Reform	Andrew Gounardes	172
	Total	Andrew Gounardes	33,507	50.9
	Republican	Marty Golden	28,453
	Conservative	Marty Golden	2,885
	Independence	Marty Golden	898
	Total	Marty Golden (incumbent)	32,236	49.0
	Write-in		61	0.1
Total votes			65,804	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 22 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Golden	47,491
	Independence	Marty Golden	6,654
	Conservative	Marty Golden	5,694
	Reform	Marty Golden	2,194
	Total	Marty Golden (incumbent)	62,033	98.3
	Write-in		1,054	1.7
Total votes			63,087	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 22 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Golden	18,243
	Conservative	Marty Golden	4,015
	Independence	Marty Golden	1,322
	Total	Marty Golden (incumbent)	23,580	68.8
	Democratic	Jamie Kemmerer	9,183
	Working Families	Jamie Kemmerer	1,440
	Total	Jamie Kemmerer	10,633	31.1
	Write-in		48	0.1
Total votes			34,261	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 22 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Golden	32,774
	Conservative	Marty Golden	4,178
	Independence	Marty Golden	1,632
	Total	Marty Golden (incumbent)	38,584	57.7
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	26,525
	Working Families	Andrew Gounardes	1,718
	Total	Andrew Gounardes	28,243	42.2
	Write-in		51	0.1
Total votes			66,878	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 22

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
2020	President	Trump 50.4 – 48.1%
2016	President	Trump 48.8 – 48.1%
2012	President	Obama 51.9 – 46.8%
	Senate	Gillibrand 65.3 – 33.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 22, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Simcha Felder". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
6. "New York State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
7. "State Senator 22nd Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 31, 2023.
8. "State Senator 22nd 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 6, 2019.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.