American legislative district
New York's 56th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in theNew York State Senate. It has been represented byDemocratJeremy Cooney since 2021, succeedingRepublicanJoseph Robach.[3]
District 56 is located entirely withinMonroe County inWestern New York, including much of westernRochester and its surrounding suburbs ofBrighton,Gates,Greece,Parma,Clarkson, andHamlin.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's25th congressional district and with the 134th, 136th, 137th, 138th, and 139th districts of theNew York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
[edit]2020 New York State Senate election, District 56[8][9][10]| Primary election |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Jeremy Cooney | 11,136 | 53.9 |
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| Democratic | Hilda Rosario Escher | 4,887 | 23.7 |
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| Democratic | Sherita Traywick | 4,642 | 22.4 |
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| Write-in | 10 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | 20,675 | 100.0 |
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| General election |
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| Democratic | Jeremy Cooney | 64,491 | |
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| Working Families | Jeremy Cooney | 5,460 | |
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| Total | Jeremy Cooney | 69,951 | 55.7 |
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| Republican | Michael Barry Jr. | 46,137 | |
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| Conservative | Michael Barry Jr. | 7,572 | |
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| Independence | Michael Barry Jr. | 1,646 | |
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| Total | Michael Barry Jr. | 55,355 | 44.1 |
| Write-in | 214 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | 125,520 | 100.0 |
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| Democraticgain fromRepublican |
Federal results in District 56
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- ^"Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^"New York State Senator Jeremy A. Cooney". The New York State Senate. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2021.
- ^"Our District". The New York State Senate. RetrievedJuly 24, 2019.
- ^David Jarman."How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2019.
- ^"2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. RetrievedDecember 24, 2024.
- ^"2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
- ^"Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election"(PDF).New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on August 16, 2020. RetrievedAugust 8, 2020.
- ^abcde"New York State Senate District 56". Ballotpedia. RetrievedAugust 8, 2020.
- ^"State Senator 56th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020".New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Archived fromthe original on January 8, 2021. RetrievedDecember 6, 2020.
- ^"Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. RetrievedJuly 24, 2019.
- ^"2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived fromthe original on June 4, 2021. RetrievedJune 9, 2021.
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