New York's 2nd State Senate district

New York's 2nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. Since 2021, it has been represented by Republican Mario Mattera, who succeeded former Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.[3]

New York's 2nd
State Senate district
Senator
  Mario Mattera
R–St. James
Registration34.1% Republican
31.5% Democratic
27.2% No party preference
Demographics80.0% White
3.1% Black
8.7% Hispanic
6.8% Asian
0.4% Other
Population (2017)313,799[1]
Registered voters233,554[2]

Geography

2nd District covers north-central Suffolk County on Long Island, including the town of Smithtown, as well as portions of Brookhaven and Huntington.[4][1]

The district overlaps with New York's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th, and 12th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 2[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mario Mattera 93,224 56.82
Democratic Michael Siderakis 70,833 43.18
Total votes 164,057 100.0
Republican hold

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 2[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Flanagan (incumbent) 66,054 54.9
Democratic Kathleen Cleary 54,152 45.0
Total votes 120,220 100.0
Republican hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 2[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Flanagan (incumbent) 91,172 63.2
Democratic Peter N. Magistrale 47,623 33.0
Libertarian Stephen Ruth 5,505 3.8
Total votes 144,300 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 2[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Flanagan (incumbent) 50,533 69.2
Democratic Joseph Lobmardi 22,530 30.8
Total votes 73,063 100.0
Republican hold

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 2[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Flanagan (incumbent) 79,784 67.6
Democratic Errol D. Toulon, Jr. 38,322 32.4
Total votes 118,106 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 2
Year Office Results[8]
2020 President Trump 52.2 – 46.3%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 51.6 – 48.3%
2016 President Trump 54.8 – 41.9%
2012 President Romney 52.8 – 46.0%
Senate Gillibrand 59.7 – 39.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 2, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "New York State Senator Mario R. Mattera". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. "New York State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  7. "State Senator 2nd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
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