New York's 20th State Senate district

New York's 20th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Zellnor Myrie since 2019, following his victory over IDC-aligned incumbent Jesse Hamilton in the 2018 primary election.^[3] Among the seat's prior occupants are former Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz and current Mayor Eric Adams.

New York's 20th State Senate district
Senator	Zellnor Myrie D–Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Registration	77.9% Democratic 4.4% Republican 15.0% No party preference
Demographics	18% White 50% Black 20% Hispanic 10% Asian
Population (2017)	318,142[1]
Registered voters	203,529[2]

Geography

2020s

District 20 largely covers central and western Brooklyn. The district includes most of the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Windsor Terrace, as well as portions of East Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Remsen Village, Prospect Heights, South Slope and Sunset Park.

The district overlaps with New York's 8th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts, the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 51st, 52nd, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 35th, 36th, 39th, 40th and 41st districts of the New York City Council.^[4]

2010s

District 20 covers two separate areas in central Brooklyn, linked together by a narrow strip of city blocks. The district includes parts of the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Gowanus, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, South Slope, and Sunset Park.^[1][5]

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts, and with the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 49th, 51st, 52nd, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[6]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 20^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie (incumbent)	107,498	99.3
	Write-in		714	0.7
Total votes			108,212	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 20^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	62,092
	Working Families	Zellnor Myrie	17,944
	Total	Zellnor Myrie (incumbent)	80,036	99.5
	Write-in		399	0.5
Total votes			80,435	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 20^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	83,080
	Working Families	Zellnor Myrie	16,411
	Total	Zellnor Myrie (incumbent)	99,491	97.3
	Libertarian	Tucker Coburn	2,570	2.5
	Write-in		171	0.2
Total votes			102,232	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 20^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	23,784	53.9
	Democratic	Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)	20,266	45.9
	Write-in		66	0.2
Total votes			44,116	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	67,683
	Working Families	Zellnor Myrie	5,491
	Total	Zellnor Myrie	73,174	92.6
	Independence	Jesse Hamilton	4,983
	Women's Equality	Jesse Hamilton	745
	Total	Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)	5,728	7.3
	Write-in		101	0.1
Total votes			79,003	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 20^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Hamilton	84,081
	Working Families	Jesse Hamilton	5,465
	Independence	Jesse Hamilton	726
	Total	Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)	90,272	95.0
	Republican	Menachem Raitport	4,705
	Conservative	Menachem Raitport	1,001
	Total	Menachem Raitport	5,706	5.9
	Write-in		112	0.1
Total votes			96,090	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 20^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Hamilton	9,799	64.8
	Democratic	Rubain Dorancy	4,440	29.3
	Democratic	Guillermo Philpotts	816	5.4
	Write-in		74	0.5
Total votes			15,129	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jesse Hamilton	32,040	95.5
	Conservative	Menachem Raitport	1,445	4.3
	Write-in		65	0.2
Total votes			33,550	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 20^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Adams	77,335
	Working Families	Eric Adams	3,775
	Total	Eric Adams (incumbent)	81,110	95.7
	Republican	Rose Laney	2,683	3.2
	Conservative	Brian Kelly	938	1.1
	Write-in		38	0.0
Total votes			84,769	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 20

Year	Office	Results[11][12]
2020	President	Biden 89.7 – 9.3%
2016	President	Clinton 91.6 – 6.4%
2012	President	Obama 94.2 – 5.0%
	Senate	Gillibrand 95.0 – 4.0%