New York's 30th State Senate district

New York's 30th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Cordell Cleare since 2021.^[3]

New York's 30th State Senate district
Senator	Cordell Cleare D–Harlem
Registration	79.2% Democratic 4.0% Republican 13.9% No party preference
Demographics	21% White 39% Black 31% Hispanic 6% Asian
Population (2017)	348,896[1]
Registered voters	241,635[2]

Geography

District 30 is primarily based in Harlem in northern Manhattan, but also includes portions of East Harlem, the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights, and Washington Heights.^[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 10th, 12th, and 13th congressional districts, and with the 67th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, and 72nd districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 30^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cordell Cleare	80,476
	Working Families	Cordell Cleare	10,047
	Total	Cordell Cleare (incumbent)	90,523	99.5
	Write-in		422	0.5
Total votes			90,945	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 30^[7][8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cordell Cleare (incumbent)	13,686	69.9
	Democratic	Shana Harmongoff	5,711	29.2
	Write-in		185	0.9
Total votes			19,582	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cordell Cleare	55,813
	Working Families	Cordell Cleare	5,936
	Total	Cordell Cleare (incumbent)	61,749	99.6
	Write-in		253	0.4
Total votes			62,002	100.0
	Democratic hold

2021 special

Then-incumbent senator Brian Benjamin resigned in 2021 after being appointed by Kathy Hochul as Lieutenant Governor of New York, rooting from the resignation of Andrew Cuomo.^[9] The special election was held on the same day as general citywide elections, including the mayoral, city council and borough presidential elections.^[10]

In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held - county committee members for each party select nominees.^[11]

2021 New York State Senate special election, District 30^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cordell Cleare	43,148	88.6
	Republican	Oz Sultan	2,896	5.9
	Hope 4 NY	Shana Harmongoff	2,560	5.3
	Write-in		106	0.2
Total votes			48,710	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 30^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin (incumbent)	115,397	93.1
	Republican	Oz Sultan	8,477	6.8
	Write-in		148	0.1
Total votes			124,022	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 30^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin	55,813
	Working Families	Brian Benjamin	5,936
	Total	Brian Benjamin (incumbent)	96,528	99.6
	Write-in		362	0.4
Total votes			96,890	100.0
	Democratic hold

2017 special

2017 New York State Senate special election, District 30^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin	8,106	91.2
	Republican	Dawn Simmons	287	3.2
	Write-in	Joyce Johnson	261	2.9
	Reform	Ruben Vargas	190	2.1
	Write-in		47	0.6
Total votes			8,891	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 30^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Perkins	107,425
	Working Families	Bill Perkins	5,719
	Total	Bill Perkins (incumbent)	113,144	95.1
	Republican	Jon Girodes	5,619	4.7
	Write-in		269	0.2
Total votes			118,894	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 30^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Perkins	39,534
	Working Families	Bill Perkins	5,437
	Total	Bill Perkins (incumbent)	44,971	95.0
	Republican	Jon Girodes	2,338	4.9
	Write-in		64	0.1
Total votes			47,373	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 30^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Perkins	94,489
	Working Families	Bill Perkins	3,651
	Total	Bill Perkins (incumbent)	98,140	99.9
	Write-in		141	0.1
Total votes			98,281	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 30

Year	Office	Results[14][15]
2020	President	Biden 91.9 – 6.9%
2016	President	Clinton 93.7 – 4.0%
2012	President	Obama 95.3 – 3.8%
	Senate	Gillibrand 95.5 – 3.4%