New York's 53rd State Senate district

New York's 53rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Joseph Griffo since 2023.[3]

New York's 53rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Joseph Griffo
R–Rome
Registration41.1% Democratic
26.4% Republican
24.6% No party preference
Demographics75% White
13% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Native American
Population (2017)287,434[1]
Registered voters179,529[2]

Geography

District 53 includes parts of Chenango, Oneida, and Madison Counties.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 22nd congressional districts, and with the 117th, 121st, 126th, 127th, 128th, and 129th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2022
2022 New York State Senate election, District 53[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Griffo 73,709
Conservative Joseph Griffo 12,663
Total Joseph Griffo 86,372 99.3
Write-in 580 0.7
Total votes 86,952 100.0
Republican win (new boundaries)

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 53[6][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel May 61,697
Working Families Rachel May 5,002
Total Rachel May (incumbent) 66,699 54.8
Republican Sam Rodgers 45,537
Conservative Sam Rodgers 6,075
Independence Sam Rodgers 2,084
SAM Sam Rodgers 102
Total Sam Rodgers 53,798 44.2
Libertarian Russell Penner 1,246 1.0
Write-in 49 0.0
Total votes 121,792 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel May 8,553 51.8
Democratic David Valesky (incumbent) 7,943 48.2
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 16,496 100.0
Women's Equality David Valesky (incumbent) 2 66.6
Women's Equality Zephyr Teachout 1 33.3
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 3 100.0
General election
Democratic Rachel May 45,706
Working Families Rachel May 5,002
Total Rachel May 48,076 51.3
Republican Janet Berl Burman 29,627
Conservative Janet Berl Burman 5,021
Total Janet Berl Burman 34,648 36.9
Independence David Valesky 9,625
Women's Equality David Valesky 1,393
Total David Valesky (incumbent) 11,018 11.7
Write-in 68 0.1
Total votes 93,810 100.0
Democratic hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Valesky 68,854
Independence David Valesky 11,017
Women's Equality David Valesky 2,653
Total David Valesky (incumbent) 82,524 99.2
Write-in 658 0.8
Total votes 83,182 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Valesky 41,789
Independence David Valesky 9,263
Total David Valesky (incumbent) 51,052 98.7
Write-in 659 1.3
Total votes 51,711 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 53[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Valesky 68,897
Independence David Valesky 7,821
Working Families David Valesky 7,711
Total David Valesky (incumbent) 84,429 99.4
Write-in 507 0.6
Total votes 84,936 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 53
Year Office Results[9][10]
2020 President Biden 57.9 – 39.7%
2016 President Clinton 54.3 – 39.8%
2012 President Obama 62.3 – 35.8%
Senate Gillibrand 70.0 – 27.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 53, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "New York State Senator Joseph A. Griffo". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. "New York State Senate District 53". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. "State Senator 53rd Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  8. "State Senator 53rd 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 23, 2019.
  10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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