New York's 40th State Senate district
Appearance
New York's 40th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 37.2% Democratic 29.7% Republican 25.8% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 73% White 5% Black 17% Hispanic 4% Asian | ||
Population (2017) | 309,474[1] | ||
Registered voters | 210,879[2] |
New York's 40th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Peter Harckham since 2019, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Terrence Murphy.[3]
Geography
[edit]District 40 takes in northern Westchester County and eastern Putnam County and Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. It includes the communities of Yorktown, Cortlandt, Somers, Peekskill, Carmel, Southeast, Patterson, Pawling, and Beekman, among others.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 17th, 18th, and 19th congressional districts, and with the 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 95th, and 105th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
[edit]2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Harckham | |||
Working Families | Peter Harckham | |||
Total | Peter Harckham (incumbent) | |||
Republican | Gina Arena | |||
Conservative | Gina Arena | |||
Total | Gina Arena | |||
Write-in | ||||
Total votes | 100.0 |
2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Harckham | 62,027 | ||
Working Families | Peter Harckham | 4,392 | ||
Total | Peter Harckham (incumbent) | 66,419 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Gina Arena | 57,925 | 46.6 | |
Write-in | 20 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 124,364 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Harckham | 77,414 | ||
Working Families | Peter Harckham | 5,466 | ||
Independence | Peter Harckham | 939 | ||
Total | Peter Harckham (incumbent) | 83,819 | 51.9 | |
Republican | Rob Astorino | 69,867 | ||
Conservative | Rob Astorino | 7,276 | ||
Rebuild Our State | Rob Astorino | 545 | ||
Total | Rob Astorino | 77,688 | 48.1 | |
Write-in | 51 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 161,588 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Peter Harckham | 11,647 | 53.5 | |
Democratic | Robert Kesten | 10,119 | 46.5 | |
Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 21,766 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Peter Harckham | 59,560 | ||
Working Families | Peter Harckham | 1,777 | ||
Women's Equality | Peter Harckham | 818 | ||
Total | Peter Harckham | 62,155 | 51.6 | |
Republican | Terrence Murphy | 49,730 | ||
Conservative | Terrence Murphy | 6,550 | ||
Independence | Terrence Murphy | 1,681 | ||
Reform | Terrence Murphy | 360 | ||
Total | Terrence Murphy (incumbent) | 58,321 | 48.4 | |
Write-in | 42 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 120,518 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2016
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Alison Boak | 4,344 | 78.7 | |
Democratic | Andrew Falk | 1,179 | 21.3 | |
Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 5,523 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Terrence Murphy | 68,393 | ||
Conservative | Terrence Murphy | 8,053 | ||
Independence | Terrence Murphy | 3,406 | ||
Reform | Terrence Murphy | 460 | ||
Total | Terrence Murphy (incumbent) | 80,312 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | Alison Boak | 55,706 | ||
Working Families | Alison Boak | 3,031 | ||
Total | Alison Boak | 58,737 | 42.2 | |
Write-in | 45 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 139,094 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Terrence Murphy | 4,566 | 69.8 | |
Republican | Robert Castelli | 1,976 | 30.2 | |
Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 6,542 | 100.0 | ||
Green | Terrence Murphy | 50 | 56.8 | |
Green | Justin Wagner | 28 | 31.8 | |
Green | Joseph Phillips | 10 | 11.4 | |
Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 88 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Terrence Murphy | 37,210 | ||
Conservative | Terrence Murphy | 6,742 | ||
Independence | Terrence Murphy | 1,643 | ||
Green | Terrence Murphy | 675 | ||
Stop Common Core | Terrence Murphy | 614 | ||
Total | Terrence Murphy | 46,884 | 55.3 | |
Democratic | Justin Wagner | 34,327 | ||
Working Families | Justin Wagner | 3,638 | ||
Total | Justin Wagner | 37,875 | 44.6 | |
Write-in | 69 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 84,828 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Green | Justin Wagner | 29 | 65.9 | |
Green | Greg Ball (incumbent) | 8 | 18.2 | |
Green | Jeff Green | 7 | 15.9 | |
Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 44 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Greg Ball | 54,651 | ||
Conservative | Greg Ball | 7,597 | ||
Independence | Greg Ball | 2,743 | ||
Total | Greg Ball (incumbent) | 64,991 | 51.0 | |
Democratic | Justin Wagner | 57,364 | ||
Working Families | Justin Wagner | 3,516 | ||
Green | Justin Wagner | 1,445 | ||
Total | Justin Wagner | 62,325 | 49.0 | |
Write-in | 45 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 127,316 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal results in District 40
[edit]Year | Office | Results[9] |
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2020 | President | Biden 55.7 – 42.9% |
2016 | President | Clinton 51.7 – 44.8% |
2012 | President | Obama 50.6 – 48.1% |
Senate | Gillibrand 62.6 – 36.0% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 40, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Pete Harckham". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 40th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 16, 2019.