| New York's 10th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 76.2% Democratic 5.3% Republican 15.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 6% White 47% Black 22% Hispanic 14% Asian 7% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 353,249[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 183,790[2] | ||
New York's 10th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in theNew York State Senate. It has been represented byDemocratJames Sanders Jr. since 2013, following his defeat of incumbentShirley Huntley in the 2012 Democratic primary election.[3]
District 10 is located in SoutheastQueens, centered aroundJFK International Airport. It includes most ofSpringfield Gardens,The Rockaways and portions ofRosedale,South Ozone Park,Howard Beach,Baisley Park, andJamaica.Baisley Pond Park and most of theJamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge lie within the district.[1][4]
The district is entirely withinNew York's 5th congressional district. It also overlaps with the23rd,29th,31st and32nd districts of theNew York State Assembly and the 27th, 28th, 31st and 32nd districts of theNew York City Council.[5]
District 10 is located in SoutheastQueens, including the neighborhoods ofLaurelton,Rosedale,Springfield Gardens,Edgemere,Bayswater,Arverne, andFar Rockaway, as well as theJohn F. Kennedy International Airport.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's5th,6th, and7th congressional districts, and with the 23rd, 24th,28th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, and 38th districts of theNew York State Assembly.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 65,391 | ||
| Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 2,683 | ||
| Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 68,074 | 71.0 | |
| Republican | Michael O'Reilly | 25,129 | ||
| Conservative | Michael O'Reilly | 2,151 | ||
| Common Sense | Michael O'Reilly | 393 | ||
| Total | Michael O'Reilly | 27,673 | 28.9 | |
| Write-in | 144 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 95,891 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 43,880 | 98.5 | |
| Write-in | 636 | 1.5 | ||
| Total votes | 44,516 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 88,990 | ||
| Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 5,565 | ||
| Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 94,555 | 99.7 | |
| Write-in | 281 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 94,836 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 62,095 | ||
| Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 1,461 | ||
| Reform | James Sanders Jr. | 148 | ||
| Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 63,704 | 99.6 | |
| Write-in | 212 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 63,916 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 5,495 | 57.8 | |
| Democratic | Adrienne Adams | 3,988 | 41.9 | |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 9,511 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 82,219 | ||
| Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 2,363 | ||
| Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 84,582 | 96.4 | |
| Women's Equality | Adrienne Adams | 3,054 | 3.5 | |
| Write-in | 96 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 87,732 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 6,340 | 73.2 | |
| Democratic | Everly Brown | 1,893 | 21.8 | |
| Democratic | Gian Jones | 341 | 3.9 | |
| Write-in | 96 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 8,651 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 28,207 | ||
| Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 1,191 | ||
| Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 29,398 | 99.7 | |
| Write-in | 101 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 29,499 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 5,322 | 56.6 | |
| Democratic | Shirley Huntley (incumbent) | 3,747 | 39.8 | |
| Democratic | Gian Jones | 328 | 3.5 | |
| Write-in | 101 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 9,426 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 67,474 | 99.9 | |
| Write-in | 93 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 67,567 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results[11][12] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 86.5 – 12.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 90.6 – 8.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 94.3 – 5.4% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 95.1 – 4.5% |