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 | |||
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| Registration | 40.3% Democratic 28.7% Republican 24.2% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 77% White 10% Black 8% Hispanic 3% Asian | ||
| Population (2017) | 294,445[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 204,872[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 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
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samra Brouk | 89,485 | ||
| Working Families | Samra Brouk | 8,255 | ||
| Total | Samra Brouk (incumbent) | 97,740 | 61.6 | |
| Republican | Luis Martinez | 52,531 | ||
| Conservative | Luis Martinez | 8,449 | ||
| Total | Luis Martinez | 60,980 | 38.4 | |
| Write-in | 45 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 158,765 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Year | Office | Results[10] |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ a b "State Senate District 55, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Samra G. Brouk". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 55". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 55th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2019.