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New York's 6th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kevin Thomas
D–Levittown
Registration38.5% Democratic
33.3% Republican
22.9% No party preference
Demographics58% White
14% Black
20% Hispanic
6% Asian
Population (2017)322,424[1]
Registered voters232,954[2]

New York's 6th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Thomas since 2019.[3] Thomas was first elected in 2018, defeating longtime Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon.[4]

Geography

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District 6 is located in central Nassau County on Long Island. It includes portions of the town of Hempstead including the villages of Hempstead and Garden City, and the hamlets of Levittown, East Meadow, and stretches into southern Oyster Bay including the hamlets of Plainedge and Bethpage.[1][5]

The district overlaps with New York's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 9th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[6]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 6[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Siela Bynoe 6,683 53.9
Democratic Taylor Darling 5,593 45.7
Write-in 52 0.4
Total votes 12,328 100.0
General election
Democratic Siela Bynoe 78,937 60.8
Republican Thomas Montefinise 46,276
Conservative Thomas Montefinise 4,437
Total Thomas Montefinise 50,713 39.1
Write-in 117 0.1
Total votes 129,767 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 6[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Thomas 52,510
Working Families Kevin Thomas 1,503
Total Kevin Thomas (incumbent) 54,013 59.2
Republican James Coll 33,877
Conservative James Coll 3,354
Total James Coll 37,231 40.8
Write-in 45 0.0
Total votes 91,289 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 6[10][11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jonathan Gunther 26 72.2
Libertarian Dennis Dunne Sr. 5 13.9
Write-in 5 13.9
Total votes 36 100.0
General election
Democratic Kevin Thomas 74,035
Working Families Kevin Thomas 2,553
Total Kevin Thomas (incumbent) 76,588 50.7
Republican Dennis Dunne Sr. 66,631
Conservative Dennis Dunne Sr. 6,088
Independence Dennis Dunne Sr. 911
Total Dennis Dunne Sr. 73,630 48.7
Libertarian Jonathan Gunther 855 0.6
Write-in 38 0.0
Total votes 151,111 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 6[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Thomas 53,630
Working Families Kevin Thomas 1,028
Women's Equality Kevin Thomas 546
Total Kevin Thomas 55,204 50.8
Republican Kemp Hannon 47,510
Conservative Kemp Hannon 4,906
Independence Kemp Hannon 810
Reform Kemp Hannon 170
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 53,396 49.1
Write-in 40 0.0
Total votes 108,640 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 6[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon 62,674
Conservative Kemp Hannon 6,892
Independence Kemp Hannon 1,383
Tax Revolt Party Kemp Hannon 395
Reform Kemp Hannon 279
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 71,623 53.8
Democratic Ryan Cronin 58,623
Working Families Ryan Cronin 2,085
Women's Equality Ryan Cronin 817
Total Ryan Cronin 61,525 46.2
Write-in 64 0.0
Total votes 133,212 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 6[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon 35,281
Conservative Kemp Hannon 5,189
Independence Kemp Hannon 1,661
Tax Revolt Party Kemp Hannon 183
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 42,314 63.1
Democratic Ethan Irwin 22,986
Working Families Ethan Irwin 1,716
Total Ethan Irwin 24,702 36.9
Write-in 28 0.0
Total votes 67,044 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 6[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kemp Hannon 49,998
Conservative Kemp Hannon 6,526
Independence Kemp Hannon 1,987
Tax Revolt Party Kemp Hannon 332
Total Kemp Hannon (incumbent) 58,843 52.0
Democratic Ryan Cronin 51,355
Working Families Ryan Cronin 3,027
Total Ryan Cronin 54,382 48.0
Write-in 25 0.0
Total votes 113,250 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 6

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Year Office Results[13][14]
2020 President Biden 52.7 – 45.9%
2016 President Clinton 50.0 – 47.2%
2012 President Obama 54.7 – 44.3%
Senate Gillibrand 64.5 – 34.6%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 6, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Kevin Thomas". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Laird, Jordan (November 12, 2018). "State Sen.-elect Kevin Thomas on his unexpected victory". City & State New York.
  5. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "2024 Primary Election Results". Nassau County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "State Senator 6th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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