New York's 15th State Senate district

New York's 15th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joseph Addabbo Jr. since 2009, following his defeat of longtime Republican incumbent Serphin Maltese.^[3]

New York's 15th State Senate district
Senator	Joseph Addabbo Jr. D–Ozone Park
Registration	53.5% Democratic 19.8% Republican 22.4% No party preference
Demographics	53% White 3% Black 27% Hispanic 14% Asian
Population (2017)	339,492[1]
Registered voters	186,014[2]

Geography

2020s

District 15 covers central and southern Queens, including most of the neighborhoods of Glendale, Middle Village, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven as well as portions of Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Lindenwood, and Rego Park.

The district overlaps with New York's 5th, 6th and 7th congressional districts, the 23rd, 24th, 28th, 30th, 31st, 35th, 38th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 24th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 32nd districts of the New York City Council.

2010s

District 15 covers a large swath of central and southeastern Queens, including the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth, as well as parts of South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Woodside and The Rockaways.^[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 23rd, 25th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 31st, 34th, 37th, 38th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 15^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	53,113	76.5
	Conservative	Danniel Maio	15,972	23.0
	Write-in		348	0.5
Total votes			69,433	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 15^[7][8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	4,072	53.7
	Democratic	Japneet Singh	2,450	32.3
	Democratic	Albert Baldeo	1,021	13.5
	Write-in		37	0.5
Total votes			7,580	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	29,646
	We the People	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	748
	Total	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	30,394	57.3
	Republican	Danniel Maio	20,769
	Conservative	Danniel Maio	1,472
	Independence	Danniel Maio	342
	Medical Freedom	Danniel Maio	60
	Total	Danniel Maio	22,643	42.6
	Write-in		72	0.1
Total votes			53,109	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 15^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	68,829	58.2
	Republican	Thomas Sullivan	44,108
	Conservative	Thomas Sullivan	3,980
	Save Our City	Thomas Sullivan	1,218
	Total	Thomas Sullivan	49,306	41.7
	Write-in		109	0.1
Total votes			118,244	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 15^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Sullivan	3,377	67.3
	Republican	Slawomir Platta	1,602	31.9
	Write-in		38	0.8
Total votes			5,017	100.0
	Reform	Thomas Sullivan	73	25.6
	Reform	Slawomir Platta	36	12.6
	Write-in		176	61.8
Total votes			285	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	44,706
	Working Families	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	2,262
	Total	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	46,968	64.1
	Republican	Thomas Sullivan	22,729
	Conservative	Thomas Sullivan	2,762
	Independence	Thomas Sullivan	611
	Reform	Thomas Sullivan	179
	Total	Thomas Sullivan	26,281	36.8
	Write-in		109	0.1
Total votes			73,302	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 15^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	60,102
	Women's Equality	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	2,358
	Total	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	62,460	63.6
	Republican	Michael Conigliaro	30,829
	Conservative	Michael Conigliaro	4,113
	Reform	Michael Conigliaro	749
	Total	Michael Conigliaro	35,691	36.3
	Write-in		61	0.1
Total votes			98,212	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 15^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	20,924	55.3
	Republican	Michael Conigliaro	13,600
	Conservative	Michael Conigliaro	3,277
	Total	Michael Conigliaro	16,877	44.6
	Write-in		61	0.1
Total votes			37,836	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 15^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Ulrich	2,984	69.6
	Republican	Juan Reyes	1,298	30.3
	Write-in		8	0.1
Total votes			4,290	100.0
	Independence	Eric Ulrich	98	82.4
	Independence	Joseph Tiraco	21	17.6
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			119	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	40,456
	Working Families	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	1,734
	Total	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	42,190	57.6
	Republican	Eric Ulrich	26,954
	Conservative	Eric Ulrich	2,917
	Independence	Eric Ulrich	1,165
	Total	Eric Ulrich	31,036	42.4
	Write-in		52	0.0
Total votes			73,278	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 15

Year	Office	Results[11]
2020	President	Biden 53.2 – 45.6%
2016	President	Clinton 55.3 – 41.9%
2012	President	Obama 59.8 – 39.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 70.5 – 28.2%