New York's 13th State Senate district

New York's 13th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jessica Ramos since 2019.^[3] Ramos defeated IDC-aligned incumbent José Peralta in the 2018 primary election; Peralta began his own Senate career by ousting Democratic incumbent Hiram Monserrate in a 2010 special election.

New York's 13th State Senate district
Senator	Jessica Ramos D–East Elmhurst
Registration	68.4% Democratic 7.9% Republican 20.8% No party preference
Demographics	14% White 6% Black 61% Hispanic 18% Asian
Population (2017)	311,913[1]
Registered voters	142,075[2]

Geography

District 13 is centered around the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, and includes Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and parts of Astoria and Woodside.^[1][4] The district office is located in East Elmhurst on Junction Boulevard.

The district overlaps with New York's 6th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 27th, 30th, 34th, 35th, 36th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 13^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	40,572
	Working Families	Jessica Ramos	7,795
	Total	Jessica Ramos (incumbent)	48,367	98.4
	Write-in		810	1.6
Total votes			49,177	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 13^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	23,944
	Working Families	Jessica Ramos	4,257
	Total	Jessica Ramos (incumbent)	28,201	98.5
	Write-in		427	1.5
Total votes			28,628	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 13^[8][9][10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos (incumbent)	19,525	85.5
	Democratic	Diana Sanchez	3,257	14.3
	Write-in		56	0.2
Total votes			22,838	100
General election
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	56,542
	Working Families	Jessica Ramos	6,343
	Total	Jessica Ramos (incumbent)	62,885	78.5
	Republican	Jesus Gonzalez	15,467
	Conservative	Jesus Gonzalez	1,271
	Save Our City	Jesus Gonzalez	403
	Total	Jesus Gonzalez	17,141	21.4
	Write-in		63	0.1
Total votes			80,089	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 13^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	12,550	54.7
	Democratic	José Peralta (incumbent)	10,362	45.1
	Write-in		45	0.2
Total votes			22,957	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	41,573
	Working Families	Jessica Ramos	1,886
	Total	Jessica Ramos	43,459	89.6
	Independence	José Peralta	3,769
	Reform	José Peralta	766
	Women's Equality	José Peralta	404
	Total	José Peralta (incumbent)	4,939	10.2
	Write-in		102	0.2
Total votes			48,500	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 13^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Peralta	56,925
	Working Families	José Peralta	2,971
	Total	José Peralta (incumbent)	59,896	86.6
	Republican	Jesus Gonzalez	8,007
	Conservative	Jesus Gonzalez	891
	Reform	Jesus Gonzalez	264
	Total	Jesus Gonzalez	9,162	13.3
	Write-in		63	0.1
Total votes			69,121	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 13^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Peralta	17,878
	Working Families	José Peralta	2,090
	Total	José Peralta (incumbent)	19,968	99.5
	Write-in		107	0.5
Total votes			20,075	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 13^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Peralta	47,855
	Working Families	José Peralta	2,038
	Total	José Peralta (incumbent)	49,893	99.8
	Write-in		83	0.2
Total votes			49,976	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 13

Year	Office	Results[11][12]
2020	President	Biden 75.1 – 23.8%
2016	President	Clinton 82.5 – 15.0%
2012	President	Obama 86.0 – 13.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 88.2 – 10.6%