New York's 22nd State Senate district
| New York's 22nd State Senate district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator |
| ||
| 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 is represented by Sam Sutton as of a special election on May 20, 2025.[3]
Geography
2020s
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, 42nd, 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 51st, and 59th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
2010s
District 22 is located in southern Brooklyn, then encompassing the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Gerritsen Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Marine Park.
The district overlapped 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.
List of office holders
| Name | Party | In office | Counties | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Golden | Republican | January 20, 2003 – December 31, 2018 | Brooklyn | Lost re-election. | ||
| Andrew Gounardes | Democratic | January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022 | Redistricted to the 26th district. | |||
| Simcha Felder | January 1, 2023 – April 9, 2025 | Redistricted from the 17th district. Resigned after winning a special election to the New York City Council. | ||||
| Sam Sutton | May 27, 2025 – present | Won in a special election. | ||||
Recent election results
2025 special
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam Sutton | 8,970 | 67.0 | |
| Republican | Nachman Caller | 3,736 | ||
| Conservative | Nachman Caller | 536 | ||
| Total | Nachman Caller | 4,272 | 31.9 | |
| Write-in | 140 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 13,382 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Simcha Felder | 46,468 | ||
| Democratic | Simcha Felder | 21,959 | ||
| Conservative | Simcha Felder | 6,572 | ||
| Total | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 74,999 | 99.1 | |
| Write-in | 689 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 75,688 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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[11][12] |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b "State Senate District 22, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Simcha Felder". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Special Election 2025 - State Senator - 22nd Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "General Election 2024 - State Senator - 22nd Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 22nd Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "State Senator 22nd 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 6, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.