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New York's 61st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Ryan since 2023.[3]
New York's 61st State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 37.8% Democratic 33.6% Republican 21.0% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 78% White 11% Black 4% Hispanic 5% Asian | ||
Population (2017) | 293,439[1] | ||
Registered voters | 200,693[2] |
District 61 stretches from Buffalo's inner suburbs to the southwestern corner of Rochester, including parts of Erie and Monroe Counties and all of Genesee County.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 24th, 25th, and 26th congressional districts, and with the 137th, 138th, 139th, 144th, and 146th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sean Ryan | |||
Working Families | Sean Ryan | |||
Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | |||
Republican | Christine Czarnik | |||
Conservative | Christine Czarnik | |||
Total | Christine Czarnik | |||
Write-in | ||||
Total votes | 100.0 |
Primary election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Democratic | Sean Ryan | 11,448 | 86.1 | ||
Democratic | Benjamin Carlisle | 1,798 | 13.5 | ||
Write-in | 51 | 0.4 | |||
Total votes | 13,297 | 100.0 | |||
Republican | Edward Rath III | 3,712 | 78.0 | ||
Republican | Joel Giambra | 994 | 20.9 | ||
Write-in | 54 | 1.1 | |||
Total votes | 4,760 | 100.0 | |||
Conservative | Edward Rath III | 203 | 83.9 | ||
Conservative | Joel Giambra | 37 | 15.3 | ||
Write-in | 2 | 0.8 | |||
Total votes | 242 | 100.0 | |||
General election | |||||
Democratic | Sean Ryan | 57,616 | |||
Working Families | Sean Ryan | 6,285 | |||
Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 63,901 | 56.6 | ||
Republican | Edward Rath III | 39,305 | |||
Conservative | Edward Rath III | 9,500 | |||
Total | Edward Rath III (incumbent) | 48,805 | 43.3 | ||
Write-in | 90 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 112,796 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new boundaries) |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jacqualine Berger | 9,386 | 38.6 | |
Democratic | Kim Smith | 9,232 | 37.9 | |
Democratic | Joan Seamans | 5,577 | 22.9 | |
Write-in | 133 | 0.6 | ||
Total votes | 24,328 | 100.0 | ||
Independence | Edward Rath III | 1,003 | 70.2 | |
Independence | Andrew Gruszka | 397 | 27.8 | |
Write-in | 28 | 2.0 | ||
Total votes | 1,428 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Edward Rath III | 66,085 | ||
Conservative | Edward Rath III | 10,753 | ||
Independence | Edward Rath III | 2,492 | ||
SAM | Edward Rath III | 127 | ||
Total | Edward Rath III | 79,457 | 53.7 | |
Democratic | Jacqualine Berger | 68,230 | 46.2 | |
Write-in | 131 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 147,818 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 49,410 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 9,199 | ||
Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 1,746 | ||
Reform | Michael Ranzenhofer | 425 | ||
Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 60,780 | 54.1 | |
Democratic | Joan Seamans | 48,279 | ||
Working Families | Joan Seamans | 2,010 | ||
Women's Equality | Joan Seamans | 1,182 | ||
Total | Joan Seamans | 51,471 | 45.8 | |
Write-in | 20 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 112,271 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Working Families | Thomas Loughran | 46 | 80.0 | |
Working Families | Andre Liszka | 13 | 20.0 | |
Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 59 | 100.0 | ||
Reform | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 14 | 100.0 | |
Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 14 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 60,480 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 10,964 | ||
Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 3,338 | ||
Reform | Michael Ranzenhofer | 473 | ||
Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 75,255 | 57.6 | |
Democratic | Thomas Loughran | 49,316 | ||
Working Families | Thomas Loughran | 2,954 | ||
Women's Equality | Thomas Loughran | 1,093 | ||
Total | Thomas Loughran | 53,363 | 40.9 | |
Green | Ruben Cartagena Jr. | 2,012 | 1.5 | |
Write-in | 29 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 130,630 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 38,845 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 9,265 | ||
Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 2,974 | ||
Stop Common Core | Michael Ranzenhofer | 627 | ||
Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 51,711 | 65.8 | |
Democratic | Elaine Altman | 23,632 | ||
Working Families | Elaine Altman | 3,204 | ||
Total | Elaine Altman | 26,836 | 34.2 | |
Write-in | 26 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 78,573 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 60,866 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 8,492 | ||
Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 3,745 | ||
Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 73,103 | 59.0 | |
Democratic | Justin Rooney | 46,990 | ||
Working Families | Justin Rooney | 3,899 | ||
Total | Justin Rooney | 50,889 | 41.0 | |
Write-in | 31 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 124,023 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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