New York's 6th State Senate district

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New York's 6th
State Senate district
New York State Senate District 6 (2012).png
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

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 6 [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Thomas (incumbent) 76,588 50.7
Republican Dennis Dunne, Sr.73,63048.7
Libertarian Jonathan Gunther8550.6
Total votes151,073 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 6 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Thomas 55,204 50.8
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent)53,39649.1
Total votes108,640 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 6 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 71,174 53.9
Democratic Ryan E. Cronin60,93846.1
Total votes132,112 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 6 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 42,314 63.1
Democratic Ethan Irwin24,70236.9
Total votes67,016 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 6 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 58,843 52.0
Democratic Ryan E. Cronin54,38248.0
Total votes113,225 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 6

YearOfficeResults [10]
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.2%
2012 President Obama 54.7 – 44.3%
Senate Gillibrand 64.5 – 34.6%

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