New York's 55th State Senate district

New York's 55th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Samra Brouk since 2021, succeeding Republican Rich Funke.[3]

New York's 55th
State Senate district

Senator
  Samra Brouk
DRochester
Registration40.3% Democratic
28.7% Republican
24.2% No party preference
Demographics77% White
10% Black
8% Hispanic
3% Asian
Population (2017)294,445[1]
Registered voters204,872[2]

Geography

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District 55 covers parts of Monroe and Ontario Counties, including the eastern half of Rochester and many of its eastern and northern suburbs.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 25th congressional district and with the 131st, 133rd, 135th, 136th, 137th, and 138th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 55
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samra Brouk
Working Families Samra Brouk
Total Samra Brouk (incumbent)
Republican Luis Martinez
Conservative Luis Martinez
Total Luis Martinez
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2022

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 55[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samra Brouk 66,949
Working Families Samra Brouk 6,383
Total Samra Brouk (incumbent) 73,332 58.4
Republican Len Morrell 43,199
Conservative Len Morrell 8,517
Independence Len Morrell 553
Total Len Morrell 52,269 41.6
Write-in 37 0.0
Total votes 125,638 100.0
Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 55[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samra Brouk 83,539
Working Families Samra Brouk 6,871
Total Samra Brouk 90,410 57.4
Republican Christopher Missick 56,048
Conservative Christopher Missick 8,772
Independence Christopher Missick 2,122
SAM Christopher Missick 141
Total Christopher Missick 67,083 42.6
Write-in 57 0.0
Total votes 157,550 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 55[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rich Funke 54,429
Conservative Rich Funke 8,210
Independence Rich Funke 3,097
Reform Rich Funke 543
Total Rich Funke (incumbent) 66,279 51.9
Democratic Jennifer Lunsford 61,407 48.1
Write-in 38 0.0
Total votes 127,724 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 55[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rich Funke 75,856
Independence Rich Funke 12,403
Conservative Rich Funke 11,390
Reform Rich Funke 1,685
Total Rich Funke (incumbent) 101,334 98.9
Write-in 1,118 1.1
Total votes 102,452 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 55[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rich Funke 43,270
Conservative Rich Funke 7,943
Independence Rich Funke 2,640
Stop Common Core Rich Funke 1,021
Total Rich Funke 54,874 58.6
Democratic Ted O'Brien 34,777
Working Families Ted O'Brien 3,847
Total Ted O'Brien (incumbent) 38,624 41.3
Write-in 80 0.1
Total votes 93,578 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 55[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted O'Brien 64,973
Working Families Ted O'Brien 5,047
Total Ted O'Brien 70,020 52.0
Republican Sean Hanna 53,643
Conservative Sean Hanna 8,133
Independence Sean Hanna 2,796
Total Sean Hanna 64,572 47.9
Write-in 130 0.1
Total votes 134,722 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal results in District 55

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Year Office Results[9]
2020 President Biden 61.9 – 35.4%
2016 President Clinton 56.3 – 37.8%
2012 President Obama 56.5 – 41.5%
Senate Gillibrand 64.9 – 33.3%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 55, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Samra G. Brouk". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 55". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 55th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2019.