New York's 61st State Senate district American legislative district
New York's 61st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Ryan since 2023.[3]
Geography
District 61 stretches from Buffalo's inner suburbs to the southwestern corner of Rochester, including parts of Erie and Monroe Counties and all of Genesee County.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 24th, 25th, and 26th congressional districts, and with the 137th, 138th, 139th, 144th, and 146th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2024
2022 (redistricting)
2022 New York State Senate election, District 61[7][8][9][10]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Sean Ryan
|
11,448
|
86.1
|
|
Democratic
|
Benjamin Carlisle
|
1,798
|
13.5
|
|
Write-in
|
51
|
0.4
|
Total votes
|
13,297
|
100.0
|
|
Republican
|
Edward Rath III
|
3,712
|
78.0
|
|
Republican
|
Joel Giambra
|
994
|
20.9
|
|
Write-in
|
54
|
1.1
|
Total votes
|
4,760
|
100.0
|
|
Conservative
|
Edward Rath III
|
203
|
83.9
|
|
Conservative
|
Joel Giambra
|
37
|
15.3
|
|
Write-in
|
2
|
0.8
|
Total votes
|
242
|
100.0
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Sean Ryan
|
57,616
|
|
|
Working Families
|
Sean Ryan
|
6,285
|
|
|
Total
|
Sean Ryan (incumbent)
|
63,901
|
56.6
|
|
Republican
|
Edward Rath III
|
39,305
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Edward Rath III
|
9,500
|
|
|
Total
|
Edward Rath III (incumbent)
|
48,805
|
43.3
|
|
Write-in
|
90
|
0.1
|
Total votes
|
112,796
|
100.0
|
|
Democratic win (new boundaries)
|
2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 61[11][12][13]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jacqualine Berger
|
9,386
|
38.6
|
|
Democratic
|
Kim Smith
|
9,232
|
37.9
|
|
Democratic
|
Joan Seamans
|
5,577
|
22.9
|
|
Write-in
|
133
|
0.6
|
Total votes
|
24,328
|
100.0
|
|
Independence
|
Edward Rath III
|
1,003
|
70.2
|
|
Independence
|
Andrew Gruszka
|
397
|
27.8
|
|
Write-in
|
28
|
2.0
|
Total votes
|
1,428
|
100.0
|
General election
|
|
Republican
|
Edward Rath III
|
66,085
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Edward Rath III
|
10,753
|
|
|
Independence
|
Edward Rath III
|
2,492
|
|
|
SAM
|
Edward Rath III
|
127
|
|
|
Total
|
Edward Rath III
|
79,457
|
53.7
|
|
Democratic
|
Jacqualine Berger
|
68,230
|
46.2
|
|
Write-in
|
131
|
0.1
|
Total votes
|
147,818
|
100.0
|
|
Republican hold
|
2018
2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 61[12]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Working Families
|
Thomas Loughran
|
46
|
80.0
|
|
Working Families
|
Andre Liszka
|
13
|
20.0
|
|
Write-in
|
0
|
0.0
|
Total votes
|
59
|
100.0
|
|
Reform
|
Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)
|
14
|
100.0
|
|
Write-in
|
0
|
0.0
|
Total votes
|
14
|
100.0
|
General election
|
|
Republican
|
Michael Ranzenhofer
|
60,480
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Michael Ranzenhofer
|
10,964
|
|
|
Independence
|
Michael Ranzenhofer
|
3,338
|
|
|
Reform
|
Michael Ranzenhofer
|
473
|
|
|
Total
|
Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)
|
75,255
|
57.6
|
|
Democratic
|
Thomas Loughran
|
49,316
|
|
|
Working Families
|
Thomas Loughran
|
2,954
|
|
|
Women's Equality
|
Thomas Loughran
|
1,093
|
|
|
Total
|
Thomas Loughran
|
53,363
|
40.9
|
|
Green
|
Ruben Cartagena Jr.
|
2,012
|
1.5
|
|
Write-in
|
29
|
0.0
|
Total votes
|
130,630
|
100.0
|
|
Republican hold
|
2014
2012
Federal results in District 61
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 61, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Sean Ryan". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 27, 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 24, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Democratic Primary Results" (PDF). Erie County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Republican Primary Results" (PDF). Erie County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Conservative Primary Results" (PDF). Erie County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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