New York's 32nd State Senate district

New York's 32nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Luis R. Sepúlveda since his victory in a 2018 special election to replace fellow Democrat Rubén Díaz Sr.^[3]

New York's 32nd State Senate district
Senator	Luis R. Sepúlveda D–West Farms
Registration	79.6% Democratic 3.8% Republican 13.8% No party preference
Demographics	2% White 32% Black 61% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2017)	335,653[1]
Registered voters	197,095[2]

Geography

District 32 is located in the south and central Bronx, including some or all of the neighborhoods of Parkchester, Soundview, West Farms, Hunts Point, Longwood, Concourse, Melrose, Morrisania, Mott Haven, East Tremont, and Westchester Square.^[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 14th and 15th congressional districts, and with the 77th, 79th, 82nd, 84th, 85th, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda (incumbent)
	Republican	Bernadette Stroud
	Conservative	Bernadette Stroud
	Total	Bernadette Stroud
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 32^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda (incumbent)	23,184	83.2
	Republican	Antonio Melendez Sr.	4,053	14.5
	Conservative	Dion Powell	599	2.2
	Write-in		30	0.1
Total votes			27,866	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 32^[7][8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda (incumbent)	14,846	54.8
	Democratic	Pamela Stewart-Martinez	9,069	33.4
	Democratic	John Perez	3,122	11.5
	Write-in		89	0.3
Total votes			27,126	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda (incumbent)	84,128	95.3
	Conservative	Jonathon Weiner	3,971	4.5
	Write-in		141	0.2
Total votes			88,240	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 32^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda	58,019
	Working Families	Luis Sepúlveda	1,130
	Total	Luis Sepúlveda (incumbent)	59,149	94.9
	Republican	Patrick Delices	2,183	3.5
	Reform	Pamela Stewart-Martinez	566	0.9
	Conservative	Migdalia Denis	415	0.7
	Write-in		30	0.0
Total votes			62,343	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 special

2018 New York State Senate special election, District 32^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda	3,263	89.4
	Reform	Pamela Stewart-Martinez	271	7.4
	Republican	Patrick Delices	105	2.9
	Write-in		11	0.3
Total votes			3,650	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 32^[8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Sr. (incumbent)	8,557	88.7
	Democratic	Elliot Quinones	1,069	11.1
	Write-in		22	0.2
Total votes			9,648	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Sr. (incumbent)	79,574	97.1
	Conservative	Oswald Denis	2,292	2.8
	Write-in		107	0.1
Total votes			81,973	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 32^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Sr.	26,463
	Republican	Rubén Díaz Sr.	1,068
	Total	Rubén Díaz Sr. (incumbent)	27,531	95.9
	Conservative	Jasmine Marte	1,153	4.0
	Write-in		40	0.1
Total votes			28,724	100.0
	Democratic hold

In 2014, Díaz Sr. also ran on the Republican party line.

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 32^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Sr.	70,788
	Republican	Rubén Díaz Sr.	1,565
	Conservative	Rubén Díaz Sr.	597
	Total	Rubén Díaz Sr. (incumbent)	72,950	97.1
	Independence	David Johnson	2,188	2.9
	Write-in		18	0.0
Total votes			75,156	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 32

Year	Office	Results[10][11]
2020	President	Biden 87.4 – 11.8%
2016	President	Clinton 93.5 – 5.2%
2012	President	Obama 96.7 – 3.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 96.9 – 2.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 32, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
6. "General Election 2022 - State Senator - 32nd Senatorial District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
7. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
8. "New York State Senate District 32". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
9. "State Senator 32nd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
11. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.