New York's 9th State Senate district

New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate and has been represented by Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick since January 2023. Previously, it was represented by Democrat Todd Kaminsky until July 2022. He first won in an April 2016 special election to replace Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges.^[3]

New York's 9th State Senate district
Senator	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick R–Malverne
Registration	41.6% Democratic 31.1% Republican 22.3% No party preference
Demographics	61% White 13% Black 17% Hispanic 6% Asian
Population (2017)	321,334[1]
Registered voters	247,731[2]

Geography

District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of Hempstead in southwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It also includes the small city of Long Beach.^[1][4]

The district overlaps New York's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
	Conservative	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
	Total	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (incumbent)
	Democratic	James Lynch
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	58,217
	Conservative	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	4,919
	Total	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	63,136	53.8
	Democratic	Kenneth Moore	47,885
	Working Families	Kenneth Moore	1,430
	Total	Kenneth Moore	49,315	42.1
	Write-in		28	0.0
Total votes			112,479	100.0
	Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	92,414
	Independence	Todd Kaminsky	1,608
	Total	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	94,022	57.7
	Republican	Victoria Johnson	63,043
	Conservative	Victoria Johnson	5,918
	Total	Victoria Johnson	68,961	42.3
	Write-in		49	0.0
Total votes			163,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	505	79.8
	Reform	Francis Becker Jr.	114	18.0
	Write-in		14	2.2
Total votes			633	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	70,538
	Working Families	Todd Kaminsky	1,110
	Independence	Todd Kaminsky	918
	Women's Equality	Todd Kaminsky	693
	Reform	Todd Kaminsky	153
	Total	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	73,412	61.8
	Republican	Francis Becker Jr.	41,095
	Conservative	Francis Becker Jr.	4,044
	Tax Revolt Party	Francis Becker Jr.	278
	Total	Francis Becker Jr.	45,417	38.2
	Write-in		32	0.0
Total votes			118,861	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	23	59.0
	Green	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	16	41.0
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			39	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	72,723
	Working Families	Todd Kaminsky	2,091
	Women's Equality	Todd Kaminsky	925
	Total	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	75,739	51.7
	Republican	Christopher McGrath	61,702
	Conservative	Christopher McGrath	5,659
	Independence	Christopher McGrath	1,257
	Tax Revolt Party	Christopher McGrath	336
	Reform	Christopher McGrath	263
	Total	Christopher McGrath	69,217	47.2
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	1,565	1.1
	Write-in		50	0.0
Total votes			146,571	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 special

2016 New York State Senate special election, District 9^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	33,646
	Working Families	Todd Kaminsky	1,347
	Women's Equality	Todd Kaminsky	625
	Total	Todd Kaminsky	35,618	50.1
	Republican	Christopher McGrath	29,924
	Conservative	Christopher McGrath	3,164
	Independence	Christopher McGrath	1,054
	Tax Revolt Party	Christopher McGrath	404
	Reform	Christopher McGrath	186
	Total	Christopher McGrath	34,732	48.8
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	805	1.1
	Write-in		56	0.1
Total votes			71,155	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos	43,428
	Conservative	Dean Skelos	4,634
	Independence	Dean Skelos	1,960
	Tax Revolt Party	Dean Skelos	200
	Total	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	50,142	65.8
	Democratic	Patrick Gillespie Jr.	23,969
	Working Families	Patrick Gillespie Jr.	2,057
	Total	Patrick Gillespie Jr.	26,026	34.2
	Write-in		29	0.0
Total votes			76,197	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos	59,603
	Conservative	Dean Skelos	6,070
	Independence	Dean Skelos	2,675
	Tax Revolt Party	Dean Skelos	468
	Total	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	68,816	60.7
	Democratic	Thomas Feffer	44,646	39.3
	Write-in		29	0.0
Total votes			113,491	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 9

Year	Office	Results[9]
2020	President	Biden 54.7 – 44.0%
2016	President	Clinton 52.7 – 44.5%
2012	President	Obama 53.5 – 45.6%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.4 – 34.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 9, 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 Todd Kaminsky". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
4. "Our District". Todd Kaminsky, The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 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 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
7. "State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
8. "State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 24, 2019.