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New York's 1st State Senate district

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New York's 1st
State Senate district

Senator
  Anthony Palumbo
RNew Suffolk
Registration33.05% Democratic
31.64% Republican
27.56% No party preference
Demographics73.5% White
5.9% Black
16.7% Hispanic
2.2% Asian
0.3% Native American
0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.4% Other
1.0% Multiracial
Population (2019)316,934[1]
Registered voters257,083[2]

New York's 1st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Anthony Palumbo since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican Kenneth LaValle.[3][4]

Geography

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District 1 covers the eastern end of Suffolk County on Long Island, including the towns of East Hampton, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Riverhead, as well as some of eastern Brookhaven.[1][5]

The district is located entirely within New York's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts of the New York State Assembly.[6]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Palumbo
Conservative Anthony Palumbo
Total Anthony Palumbo (incumbent)
Democratic Sarah Anker
Common Sense Suffolk Sarah Anker
Total Sarah Anker
Write-in
Total votes

2022

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 1[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Palumbo 63,829
Conservative Anthony Palumbo 9,795
Total Anthony Palumbo (incumbent) 73,624 56.0
Democratic Skyler Johnson 54,854
Working Families Skyler Johnson 2,885
Total Skyler Johnson 57,739 44.0
Write-in 14 0.0
Total votes 131,377 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 1[8][9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Ahearn 8,427 34.2
Democratic Valerie Cartright 6,569 26.8
Democratic Thomas Schiavoni 5,822 23.6
Democratic Skyler Johnson 2,827 11.4
Democratic Nora Higgins 952 3.9
Write-in 29 0.1
Total votes 24,626 100.0
General election
Republican Anthony Palumbo 77,666
Conservative Anthony Palumbo 9,897
Total Anthony Palumbo 87,563 51.4
Democratic Laura Ahearn 81,543
Protect The Taxpayer Laura Ahearn 1,357
Total Laura Ahearn 82,900 48.6
Write-in 35 0.0
Total votes 170,498 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 1[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth LaValle 60,586
Conservative Kenneth LaValle 6,920
Independence Kenneth LaValle 3,150
Reform Kenneth LaValle 361
Total Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) 71,017 56.9
Democratic Greg Fischer 53,790 43.1
Write-in 54 0.0
Total votes 124,861 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 1[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth LaValle 78,075
Conservative Kenneth LaValle 11,092
Independence Kenneth LaValle 5,073
Reform Kenneth LaValle 516
Total Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) 94,756 66.4
Democratic Greg Fischer 47,813 33.5
Write-in 121 0.1
Total votes 142,690 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 1[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth LaValle 43,972
Conservative Kenneth LaValle 8,005
Independence Kenneth LaValle 4,496
Total Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) 56,473 70.0
Democratic Michael Conroy 24,154 30.0
Write-in 36 0.0
Total votes 80,663 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 1[9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Fleming 2,308 78.2
Democratic Jennifer Maertz 644 21.8
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 2,952 100.0
General election
Republican Kenneth LaValle 61,309
Conservative Kenneth LaValle 10,489
Independence Kenneth LaValle 4,208
Total Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) 76,006 59.7
Democratic Bridget Fleming 47,041
Working Families Bridget Fleming 4,260
Total Bridget Fleming 51,301 40.3
Write-in 35 0.0
Total votes 127,342 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 1

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Year Office Results[11]
2020 President Biden 49.9 – 48.8%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 54.4– 45.5%
2016 President Trump 52.3 – 44.4%
2012 President Obama 50.9 – 47.9%
Senate Gillibrand 62.8 – 36.0%

List of office holders

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Party Dates Notes
Simeon S. Hawkins Republican January 1, 1888 – December 31, 1889
Edward Hawkins Democrat January 1, 1890 – December 31, 1891
Edward Floyd-Jones Democrat January 1, 1892 – December 31, 1893
John Lewis Childs Republican January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1895
Richard Higbie Republican January 1, 1896 – December 31, 1898
John L. Havens Democratic January 1, 1899 – December 31, 1900
William M. McKinney Republican January 1, 1901 – December 31, 1902
Edwin Bailey Jr. Democrat January 1, 1903 – December 31, 1904
Carll S. Burr Jr. Republican January 1, 1905 – December 31, 1908
Orlando Hubbs Democrat January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1910
James L. Long Democrat January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912
Thomas H. O'Keefe Democrat January 1, 1913 – December 31, 1914
George L. Thompson Republican January 1, 1915 – September 1, 1941
Perry B. Duryea Republican January 1, 1942 – April 11, 1945
W. Kingsland Macy Republican November 6, 1945 – November 5, 1946
S. Wentworth Horton Republican January 1, 1947 – December 31, 1956
Elisha T. Barrett Republican January 1, 1957 – December 31, 1965
Leon E. Giuffreda Republican January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1976
Kenneth LaValle Republican January 1, 1977 – December 31, 2020
Anthony Palumbo Republican January 1, 2021 – present

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 1, NY". Census Reporter.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. November 2020.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Anthony H. Palumbo". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Officials: GOP flips Democratic state Senate seat held by Monica Martinez". Newsday. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Our District". Anthony H. Palumbo, The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "State Senator 1st Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 22, 2019.