New York's 16th State Senate district
| New York's 16th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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| Registration | 58.9% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 21% White 3% Black 18% Hispanic 55% Asian | ||
| Population (2017) | 325,941[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 158,669[2] | ||
John C. Liu since 2023.[3]
Geography
District 16 covers part of central Queens, including parts of the neighborhoods of Flushing, Fresh Meadows, and Bayside.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 6th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 34th, 35th, 39th, and 40th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Liu
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| Working Families | John Liu
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| Total | John Liu (incumbent)
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| Republican | Juan Pagan | |||
Conservative
|
Juan Pagan | |||
| Total | Juan Pagan | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Liu
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26,601 | |||
| Working Families | John Liu
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2,114 | |||
| Total | John Liu
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28,715 | 57.7 | ||
| Republican | Ruben Cruz II | 19,326 | |||
Conservative
|
Ruben Cruz II | 1,422 | |||
Independence
|
Ruben Cruz II | 285 | |||
| Total | Ruben Cruz II | 21,033 | 42.2 | ||
| Write-in | 48 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 49,796 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new boundaries) | |||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 65,240 | 98.9 | |
| Write-in | 716 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 65,956 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky | 39,951 | ||
| Working Families | Toby Ann Stavisky | 2,201 | ||
| Women's Equality | Toby Ann Stavisky | 664 | ||
| Total | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 42,816 | 95.0 | |
Reform
|
Vincent Pazienza | 2,053 | 4.5 | |
| Write-in | 211 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 45,080 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 5,690 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | S.J. Jung | 3,966 | 41.0 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 9,677 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky | 49,431 | ||
| Working Families | Toby Ann Stavisky | 2,013 | ||
| Women's Equality | Toby Ann Stavisky | 1,051 | ||
| Total | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 52,495 | 77.9 | |
| Republican | Carlos Giron | 13,092 | ||
Conservative
|
Carlos Giron | 1,311 | ||
Reform
|
Carlos Giron | 453 | ||
| Total | Carlos Giron | 14,856 | 22.0 | |
| Write-in | 79 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 67,430 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 5,417 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | S.J. Jung | 3,880 | 41.5 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 9,351 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky | 18,784 | ||
| Working Families | Toby Ann Stavisky | 1,648 | ||
Independence
|
Toby Ann Stavisky | 734 | ||
| Total | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 21,166 | 98.8 | |
| Write-in | 261 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 21,427 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 5,377 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | John Messer | 3,879 | 41.8 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 9,279 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Toby Ann Stavisky | 41,920 | ||
| Working Families | Toby Ann Stavisky | 1,338 | ||
Independence
|
Toby Ann Stavisky | 722 | ||
| Total | Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent) | 43,980 | 76.4 | |
| Republican | J.D. Kim | 12,424 | ||
Conservative
|
J.D. Kim | 1,083 | ||
| Total | J.D. Kim | 13,507 | 23.5 | |
| Write-in | 48 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 57,535 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal results in District 16
| Year | Office | Results[9][10] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 66.0 – 32.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 71.3 – 26.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 74.1 – 24.9% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 80.2 – 18.5% |
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 16, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator John C. Liu". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "New York State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 16th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "State Senator 16th 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 1, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
