New York's 7th State Senate district

New York's 7th
State Senate district
Senator
  Jack Martins
R–Great Neck
Registration40.4% Democratic
28.4% Republican
26.3% No party preference
Demographics57% White
8% Black
15% Hispanic
18% Asian
Population (2017)323,318[1]
Registered voters234,469[2]

New York's 7th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jack Martins since 2023, following his defeat of incumbent Democrat Anna Kaplan.

Geography

District 7 covers northwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It is based in the town of North Hempstead, but also reaches into small areas of Hempstead and Oyster Bay.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 3rd, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 13th, 15th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 7[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kim Keiserman 7,143 75.1
Democratic Brad Schwartz 2,314 24.3
Write-in 59 0.6
Total votes 9,516 100.0
General election
Republican Jack Martins 82,154
Conservative Jack Martins 6,099
Total Jack Martins (incumbent) 88,253 55.1
Democratic Kim Keiserman 71,700 44.8
Write-in 251 0.1
Total votes 160,204 100.0
Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 7[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Kaplan 11,482 85.5
Democratic Jeremy Joseph 1,940 14.4
Write-in 12 0.1
Total votes 13,434 100.0
General election
Republican Jack Martins 60,372
Conservative Jack Martins 4,903
Total Jack Martins 65,275 53.2
Democratic Anna Kaplan 55,243
Working Families Anna Kaplan 2,204
Total Anna Kaplan (incumbent) 57,447 46.8
Write-in 36 0.0
Total votes 122,758 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 7[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Kaplan 84,635
Working Families Anna Kaplan 3,319
Independence Anna Kaplan 1,269
SAM Anna Kaplan 64
Total Anna Kaplan (incumbent) 89,287 57.4
Republican Dave Franklin 60,830
Conservative Dave Franklin 5,340
Total Dave Franklin 66,170 42.6
Write-in 49 0.0
Total votes 155,506 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 7[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Kaplan 60,969
Working Families Anna Kaplan 1,120
Women's Equality Anna Kaplan 588
Total Anna Kaplan 62,677 55.1
Republican Elaine Phillips 46,115
Conservative Elaine Phillips 3,959
Independence Elaine Phillips 771
Reform Elaine Phillips 230
Total Elaine Phillips (incumbent) 51,075 44.9
Write-in 26 0.0
Total votes 113,778 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 7[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elaine Phillips 62,030
Conservative Elaine Phillips 5,961
Independence Elaine Phillips 1,497
Reform Elaine Phillips 393
Total Elaine Phillips 69,881 51.2
Democratic Adam Haber 64,037
Working Families Adam Haber 1,769
Women's Equality Adam Haber 798
Total Adam Haber 66,604 48.8
Write-in 55 0.0
Total votes 136,540 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 7[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Martins 34,636
Conservative Jack Martins 4,193
Independence Jack Martins 1,365
Tax Revolt Party Jack Martins 271
Total Jack Martins (incumbent) 40,465 56.2
Democratic Adam Haber 28,045
Working Families Adam Haber 1,714
Women's Equality Adam Haber 754
Green Adam Haber 679
Total Adam Haber 31,552 43.8
Write-in 30 0.0
Total votes 72,047 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 7[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Martins 49,647
Conservative Jack Martins 5,837
Independence Jack Martins 2,173
Tax Revolt Party Jack Martins 382
Total Jack Martins (incumbent) 58,039 51.8
Democratic Daniel Ross 51,419
Working Families Daniel Ross 2,568
Total Daniel Ross 53,987 48.2
Write-in 20 0.0
Total votes 112,046 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 7

Year Office Results[11]
2020 President Biden 56.9 – 41.8%
2016 President Clinton 55.0 – 42.2%
2012 President Obama 53.8 – 45.2%
Senate Gillibrand 64.0 – 34.9%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 7, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "2024 Primary Election Results". Nassau County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "August 23, 2022 Primary Results". Nassau County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "State Senator 7th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.