New York's 10th State Senate district

New York's 10th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Sanders Jr. since 2013, following his defeat of incumbent Shirley Huntley in the 2012 Democratic primary election.^[3]

New York's 10th State Senate district
Senator	James Sanders Jr. D–Far Rockaway
Registration	76.2% Democratic 5.3% Republican 15.7% No party preference
Demographics	6% White 47% Black 22% Hispanic 14% Asian 7% Other
Population (2017)	353,249[1]
Registered voters	183,790[2]

Geography

District 10 is located in Southeast Queens, including the neighborhoods of Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Edgemere, Bayswater, Arverne, and Far Rockaway, as well as the John F. Kennedy International Airport.^[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 5th, 6th, and 7th congressional districts, and with the 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, and 38th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 10^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	65,391
	Working Families	James Sanders Jr.	2,683
	Total	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	68,074	71.0
	Republican	Michael O'Reilly	25,129
	Conservative	Michael O'Reilly	2,151
	Common Sense	Michael O'Reilly	393
	Total	Michael O'Reilly	27,673	28.9
	Write-in		144	0.1
Total votes			95,891	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 10^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	43,880	98.5
	Write-in		636	1.5
Total votes			44,516	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 10^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	88,990
	Working Families	James Sanders Jr.	5,565
	Total	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	94,555	99.7
	Write-in		281	0.3
Total votes			94,836	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 10^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	62,095
	Working Families	James Sanders Jr.	1,461
	Reform	James Sanders Jr.	148
	Total	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	63,704	99.6
	Write-in		212	0.3
Total votes			63,916	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 10^[8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	5,495	57.8
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams	3,988	41.9
	Write-in		28	0.3
Total votes			9,511	100.0
General election
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	82,219
	Working Families	James Sanders Jr.	2,363
	Total	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	84,582	96.4
	Women's Equality	Adrienne Adams	3,054	3.5
	Write-in		96	0.1
Total votes			87,732	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 10^[8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	6,340	73.2
	Democratic	Everly Brown	1,893	21.8
	Democratic	Gian Jones	341	3.9
	Write-in		96	1.1
Total votes			8,651	100.0
General election
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	28,207
	Working Families	James Sanders Jr.	1,191
	Total	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	29,398	99.7
	Write-in		101	0.3
Total votes			29,499	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 10^[8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	5,322	56.6
	Democratic	Shirley Huntley (incumbent)	3,747	39.8
	Democratic	Gian Jones	328	3.5
	Write-in		101	0.1
Total votes			9,426	100.0
General election
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	67,474	99.9
	Write-in		93	0.1
Total votes			67,567	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 10

Year	Office	Results[10][11]
2020	President	Biden 86.5 – 12.7%
2016	President	Clinton 90.6 – 8.0%
2012	President	Obama 94.3 – 5.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 95.1 – 4.5%